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MINUTES  OF  THE  THIRTY-SEVENTH  SESSION 


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Lower  Wabash  Conference 


OF  THE 

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CHURCH  OF  THE 

UNITED  BRETHREN  IN  CHRIST. 

HELD  IN 


COLLEGE  CHAPEL,  WESTFIELD,  ILLINOIS, 

August  29  September  i,  1894. 


Published  by  Order  of  the  Conference. 


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Terre  Haute,  Ind.  : 

Moore  A:  Lanoen,  Printers  and  Book  Binders. 

1894. 


/ 


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Officers  of  Conference  and  Conference  Organi= 

zations. 


Superintendent. 

Bishop  X.  CASTLE,  I).  I). 
Sec  reta  i'(i. 

S.  MILLS,  Westfield,  Illinois. 
Statistician. 

Prof.  W.  R.  SHUEY. 


BRANCH  MISSION AR  Y  SOCIETY. 

Treasurer. 

W.  C.  SMITH,  Westfield,  Illinois. 

Sec  retanj . 

S.  MILLS,  Westfield,  Illinois. 


Member  of  the  Missionary  Board . 
S.  MILLS,  Westfield,  Illinois. 


Trustees  of  Westfield  (  'allege. 

S.  MILLS,  1895;  51.  ROSEBAUGH,  1896;  GEO.  FREDEN BURGER,  1897 


BENEFICIARY  AID  ASSOCIATION. 

President. 

I).  R  SEXEFF,  D.  D  ,  Westfield,  Illinois.  , 

Vice  President. 

J.  L.  BRANDENBURG,  Clay  City,  Indiana. 

Seer  eta  i'd. 

T.  D.  SPYKER,  Center  Point,  Indiana. 

Treasurer. 

S.  MILLS,  Westfield,  Illinois. 

Trustees. 

J.  SHEETS,  1895;  W.  MALSOM,  1896;  H.  W.  BROADSTONE,  1897 


SABBATH  SCHOOL  ASSOCIA  TION. 

President. 

S.  E.  LONG,  Prairieton,  Indiana. 
Secretanj  and  Treasurer. 

J.  B.  COX  NETT,  Westfield,  Illinois. 


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YOUNG  PEOPLE’S  CHRISTIAN  UNION 

President. 

J.  B.  CONNETT,  Westfield,  Illinois. 

Corresponding  Secretary. 

jennie  McGregor. 

Treasurer. 

LIZZIE  BOMGARDNER. 


irojLLY’A  ms'/OMU/r  society. 

President. 

EMELY  SHUEY. 

Secretary. 

LIZZIE  SHEETS. 

Treasurer. 

MATTIE  OWENS. 


Court  of  Appeals. 

I).  R.  SENEFF,  D.  D. ;  S.  MILLS. 

Correspondent  U.  B.  Seminary. 

D.  R.  SENEFF. 

Correspondent  of  the  U.  B.  Historical  Society. 

S.  E.  LONG. 


Standing  Committees. 


Missions — S.  E.  Long. 

Church  Erection — A  D.  Marklev. 

Pu  b  l  ish  i ) ig  h  derests— J .  C  o  ft  in  an. 

Education — W.  H.  Klinefelter,  I>.  D. 

Sabbath  Schools — R.  Griffin. 

Y.  P.  C.  U. — W.  C.  Smith. 

Resolutions — J.  C.  Fowler. 

COURSES  OF  READING. 

First  Year — I).  R.  Seneff,  T.  D.  Spyker,  J.  L.  Brandenburg. 
Second  Year — AY.  Malsam,  J.  B.  Connett,  AY.  R.  Muncie. 
Third  Year — S.  Mills,  L.  H.  Cooley,  J.  Coffman. 


%n  Ittcwovtam. 


Deceased  flembers  from  the  Organization  of  the  Conference. 


Cherished  Names. 


died. 


A.  DUNBAR  .  .  . 
H.  STUMP  .... 
W.  H.  BROWN 
8.  COBLENTZ  .  .  . 
T.  B  THRAPP  . 

A.  SWEASY  .... 
S.  GREASON  .  .  . 
H.  CLARK  .... 
J.  SIMPSON,  Sr.  .  . 
J.  H.  BEDWELL  . 
D.  STOLTZ  .... 

A.  W.  HEDGE  .  . 
S.  HAYWORTH 

O.  P.  HURST  .  .  . 
J.  SEVERE  .... 

S.  STARK . 

J.  COTTMAN  .  . 

B.  LLOArD  .... 

J.  SIMPSON,  Jr.  . 
D.  ROSS . 

P.  STORY  ....’. 
M.  T.  TOBEY  .  .  . 

B.  COLE . 

J.  P.  SHUEY  .  .  . 
S.  G.  BROCK  -  .  . 
W.  G.  HARTMAN 

H.  SEVERN  .... 

w.  McGinnis  .  . 

S.  ROSS . 

J.  TOBEY . 

A.  COLLINS  .  .  . 
J.  BURTNER  .  .  . 
P.  BROCK  .... 
S.  ALLENBAUGH 
S.  C.  STEWART  .  . 

M.  HAIL . 

S.  B.  ALLEN  .  .  . 
J.  L.  CARD  WELL  . 
L.  S.  CHITTENDEN 
A.  HELTON  .... 

J.  GRIM . 

DANIEL  MATER  . 
A.  BRILEY  .... 

I.  W.  WILLIAMS  . 


1800 
1 800 
1 861 
1802 
1 868 
1864 
1807 

1871 

1872 

1873 

1874 
1874 
1874 

1874 

1875 
1875 
1 875 

1875 

1876 
1879 

1879 

1880 
1880 
1880 
1881 
1881 
1882 
1883 

1883 
1881 

1884 
1884 
1884 

1 884 

1 885 
1885 
1885 
1889 
1 892 
1892 

1 892 

1893 
1 893 
1893 


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ROLL  OF  MEMBERS. 


\ 


Bishop  N.  Castle,  I).  D.,  Elkhart,  Ind. 


Name. 

Relation. 

Joined. 

Ordained. 

W.  E.  Anderson . 

1881 

1887 

W.  C.  Adams . 

❖ 

1892 

•  •  • 

S.  Bussard . 

1859 

1860 

D.  Bussard  ...  . 

J.  L  Brandenburg  .  . 

1876 

1880 

H.  W.  Broadstone . 

E.  M.  Bartley . 

F.  M.  Buckner . 

■r 

J.  W.  Brush  . . 

L 

Z.  H.  Bvard . 

1886 

1891 

H.  D.  Bourne . 

L 

1898 

•  •  • 

J  M.  Burress . 

L 

1898 

•  •  • 

G.  W.  Boster . 

L 

1894 

•  •  • 

C.  E.  Bovd . 

L 

1894 

J.  Coffman . 

J.  Cougill . 

1875 

1884 

L.  H.  Cooley . 

❖ 

1885 

1891 

J.  B.  Con  nett  ...  . 

V 

1886 

1889 

R.  Clark . 

L 

1859 

E.  Cook . 

L 

R.  C.  Catron . 

1891 

J.  Dickens . 

1884 

1871 

W.  L.  Duncan . 

L 

1894 

•  •  • 

J.  F.  Edmonson . 

L 

1889 

•  •  • 

F.  M.  Fink . 

1885 

1889 

J.  C.  Fowler  ....  . 

* 

1871 

1891 

T.  E.  Foreman  . 

L 

1889 

W.  M.  Givens . 

SA 

1859 

1860 

R.  Griffin . 

L 

1898 

. 

J.  R.  Helton . 

L 

W.  C.  Harbert . 

* 

1888 

1891 

A.  Herrin . 

1889 

• 

J.  W.  Holsapple . 

•  •  • 

1894 

S.  Holley . 

L 

1898 

•  •  • 

W.  0.  Haycock . 

L 

1894 

•  •  • 

J.  M.  Inman . 

* 

1898 

E.  R. Johns . 

1886 

1890 

S.  Keagy . 

SA 

»  •  • 

I.  L.  Kephart . 

1885 

•  • 

W.  H.  Klinefelter . 

. 

1890 

» 

W.  Kreible . 

SN 

1888 

P.  F.  Ketring . 

1888 

0.  F.  Kirk . 

L 

1898 

W.  Kauble . 

SA 

1885 

M.  V.  Kauble . 

* 

1889 

G.  W.  Keller . 

S.  E.  Long . 

❖ 

1891 

1894 

S.  Mills . 

v 

1859 

1861 

J.  F.  Moore . 

SN 

1860 

1859 

W.  Malsom . 

1879 

1880 

W.  R.  Muncie . 

❖ 

1877 

1880 

A.  I).  Marklev . 

1881 

1894 

H.  J.  Musselman . 

L 

1890 

1894 

J.  T.  McCreerv . 

•J* 

1898 

•  •  • 

Postoffice  Address. 


Beecher,  Ill. 

Clay  City,  Ind. 
Olney,  111. 

Sullivan,  Ill. 

Martz,  Ind. 

Paris,  Ill. 

Olmstead,  Ill. 
Melrose,  Ill. 

Lewis,  Ind. 
Ashmore,  Ill. 
Browns,  Ill. 
Pleasantville,  111. 
Snowflake,  Ill. 
Vergennes,  Ill. 

St.  James,  Ill. 
Parkersburg,  Ill. 
Westfield,  Ill. 
Westfield,  Ill. 

Paris,  Ill. 

Robinson,  Ill. 
Westfield,  Ill. 

Flora,  Ill. 

Westfield,  Ill. 

Lewis,  Ind. 

Clay  City,  Ind. 

Paris,  Ill. 

Lewis,  Ind. 

Center  Point,  Ind. 
Garrett,  Ill. 

Center  Point,  Ind. 
Oblong,  Ill. 
Calhoun,  Ill. 

Casey,  Ill. 

Bowiing Green,  Ind. 
Olmstead,  Ill. 
Sumner,  Ill. 
Martinsville,  Ill. 

Mt.  Erie,  Ill. 

Davton,  Ohio. 
Westfield,  Ill. 

Clay  City,  Ind. 
Melrose,  Ill. 

Jordan  Village,  Ind. 
Zif,  Ill. 

Pleasantville,  Ind. 
Roodhouse,  III. 
Prairieton,  Ind. 
Westfield,  Ill. 
Westfield,  Ill. 
Vermillion,  Ill. 
Paris,  Ill. 

Clay  City,  Ind. 
Greenup,  Ill. 

Mt.  Vernon.  Ill. 


ROLL  OF  MEMBERS. — Continued. 


Name. 

Relation. 

i 

o 

•pH 

o 

rr— 

G) 

£ 

POSTO  FFI C E  A  D DR  ESS . 

W.  W.  McGregor . 

L 

1893 

Clay  City,  Ind. 

J.  B.  Norveil . 

1887 

1890 

Gluey,  Ill. 

S.  Neal . 

L 

1894 

•  •  • 

Clay  City,  Ind. 

J.  J.  Page  . 

* 

New  Hebron,  Ill. 

J.  Peachey . 

L 

Allendale,  Ill. 

J.  H.  Penner . . . 

L 

Lawrence vi lie,  Ill. 

Z.  Pease  . 

1879 

•  • 

Janesville,  Ill. 

E.  M.  Pierson . 

1892 

•  •  • 

Lewis,  Ind. 

J.  E.  Plummer . 

L 

1893 

•  •  • 

Jordan  Village,  Ind. 

A.  F.  Powell . . 

L 

1894 

•  •  • 

Greenup,  111. 

W.  Quigley  .  . 

L 

Elkville,  Ill. 

A.  Rider . . . 

* 

1884 

1889 

Flora,  Ill. 

A.  Roberts . 

i|{ 

1889 

1892 

Indianapolis,  Ind. 

N.  E.  Rover . . . 

L 

1893 

•  •  • 

Clay  City,  Ind. 

1859 

1852 

Westfield,  Ill. 

J.  A.  Smith . .  .  .  ; . 

* 

1871 

1875 

Westfield,  Ill. 

W.  R.  Shuev . 

1862 

1869 

Westfield,  Ill. 

J.  G.  Shuev . ; . .'  . 

■s 

Westfield,  Ill. 

J.  Sheets . i . 

Vermillion,  Ill. 

T.  I).  Spvker . . . 

1878 

1884 

Center  Point,  Ind. 

E.  Shuev . i . 

SA 

1859 

Rose  Hill,  Ill. 

J.  F.  Shuev . .  1  .  j . 

L 

1867 

1884 

Argenta,  Ill. 

S.  Schlosser . j.  .  . . 

Marshall,  Ill. 

I).  R.  Seneff . * . 

* 

1885 

1888 

Westfield,  Ill. 

D.  K.  Stevenson  . . 

* 

1887 

1893 

New  Hebron,  Ill. 

C.  A.  Stevenson . 

L 

1891 

1894 

New  Hebron,  Ill. 

S.  Smoot . 

L 

1893 

•  •  • 

Paris,  Ill. 

A.  Sh idler . 

V 

1884 

1889 

Lewis,  Ind. 

J.  Towhill . j . 

L 

r  •  • 

, 

Hardensville,  Ill. 

J.  Tabor . . 

L 

Putnam ville,  Ind. 

T.  A.  Waltrip . '....* . 

L 

1890 

1894 

Woodbridge,  Cal. 

T.  Walters . 

1880 

1891 

St.  Francisville,  Ill. 

B.  G.  Wood . ^ . 

1880 

1883 

A  vena,  Ill. 

T.  D.  Whitsel . ■ . 

L 

1893 

•  •  • 

Hamletsburg,  Ill. 

S.  B.  Whistler  . 

L 

1893 

.  .  . 

Sullivan,  Ind. 

•  ■  * 1 

L  Local.  *  Itinerant.  SA  Superannuated.  SN  Supernumerary. 


LAY  DELEGATES 


J.  W.  Burton. 

J.  L.  Wright. 

A.  H.  Allen. 

J.  X.  Goodman. 

F.  M.  Swingle. 

W.  Wheeler. 

Wm.  Holverstodt. 

B.  R.  Sparks. 

J.  M.  Boyd. 

S.  Brandenburg. 

1).  A".  Oberhutzer. 

F.  Beah  n. 

L.  Kertch. 

W.  E.  Verett. 

C.  Clayton. 

11.  Klingerman. 

A.  W.  Lowery. 

R.  R.  Ridenli 

R.  L.  Kenedy. 

T.  Coup. 

W.  Beasley. 

E.  Rielile. 

H.  1).  Sweazv. 

I).  Sumner. 

W.  C.  Mays. 

W.  Debruler. 

W.  Seneff. 

J.  I).  Andrews. 

J.  G.  Monroe. 

S.  T.  Bourne. 

J.  Cusic. 

C.  E.  Price. 

0.  Sheriden. 

L.  Bush. 

J.  B.  Browning. 

W.  Wardell. 

T.  M.  Caldwell. 

‘  J.  0.  Thomas. 

L.  Page. 

Kriah  Cooper. 

F.  Johns. 

W.  T.  Kibler 

G.  Freedenberger. 

W.  Hardinger. 

A.  Rodgers. 

E.  Files. 

Field  of  Labor. 


x 


Olney  District . 

St.  Francisville . 

Flat  rock . 

Yale  Circuit . 

Bluford  Mission  ...... 

Jackson  Mission . . 

Massac  Mission . . 

Pulaski  Mission . 

Oblong  Circuit . 

New  Hebron  Circuit  .  .  .  . 
Olney  and  Sumner  Station  . 

Sumner  Circuit . 

Parkersburg  Circuit  .  .  .  . 

Mt.  Erie  Circuit . 

Olney  Circuit . 

Brown’s  Mission . 

Total . 


Terre  Haute  District  .  .  . 
Terre  Haute  Station  .  .  .  . 

Pleasant  ville . 

Vermillion  Circuit . 

Paris  Station  . . 

South  Paris  Mission  .  .  .  . 
New  Goshen  Circuit  .  .  .  . 

Prairieton  Mission . 

Centerville  Circuit . 

(’enter  Point  Circuit  .  .  .  . 

Clay  City  Circuit . 

Mt.  Zion  Circuit . 

Union  Mission . 

Lockport  Mission  . 

Dolson  Circuit . 

Annapolis  Mission . 

Sullivan  Mission  Station  .  . 

Total . 

Westfield  District  .  .  .  . 

Westfield  Station . 

Westfield  Circuit . 

Janesville  Circuit . 

Long  Point  Circuit . 

Greenup  Mission  ...... 

Loogootee  Circuit . 

A  vena  Mission . 

Richland  Circuit . 

Sullivan  Mission . 

Galton  Station . 

Union  Circuit . 

Ashmore  Mission . 

Toledo  Mission . 

Island  Grove  Mission  .  .  . 
Redmon  Circuit . 

Total . 

Grand  total . 


STATISTICAL  TABLE. 

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Name  of  Preacher. 


W.  C.  Smith,  P.  E. 
T.  Walters  .... 
M.  V.  Kauble  .  . 
F.  M.  Fink  .  .  . 
J.  T.  McA'reery  . 
J.  Dickens  .  . 

D.  T.  Whitesel  .  . 
P.  F.  Ketring  .  . 
W.  C.  Harbert  .  . 
J.  G.  Shuey  .  .  . 
J.  B.  Norville  .  . 

D.  Gray . 

.T.  Con  gill  .... 

A.  Rider  .... 
S.  Bussard  .... 

B.  G.  Wood  .  .  . 


S.  Mills,  P.  E. 

J.  B.  Connett  .  . 
J.  M.  Goodman  . 
J.  M.  Inman  .  .  . 
J.  C.  Fowler  .  .  . 
Sam  Smoot  .  . 
H.  W.  Broadstone 

S.  E.  Long  .... 
W.  W.  McGregor 

T.  D.  Spyker  .  . 
A.  D.  Markley  .  . 
A.  Sh  idler  .... 
W.  C.  Adams  .  . 
Marvin  Pierson  . 
E.  R.  Johns  .  .  . 
O.  F.  Kirk  .... 
S.  B.  Whistler  .  . 


D.  R.  Senneff,  P.  E. 

J.  L.  Brandenburg  .  . 

J.  A.  Smith . 

Z.  Pease  . 

Alva  Button . 

R.  Griffin  . 

J.  Coffman . 

W.  E.  Anderson  .  .  .  . 
J.  W.  Holsapple  .  .  .  . 

D.  Bussard . 

W.  Malsom . . 

J.  Sheets  .  .  .‘ . 

Z.  H..Byard . 

R.  C.  Catron . 

A.  Herren . 

W.  R.  Muncie . 


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Value  of  Presents. 

Olxey  District. 

St.  Francisville . 

6 

200 

60 

1 

$450  00 

$60  00 

FI  at  rock . 

170 

20 

20 

55 

r 

199  32 

5  00 

Yale  Circuit . 

1 

157 

20 

20 

40 

7 

283  15 

25  55 

Bluford  Mission . 

200 

20 

•  •  • 

50 

235  93 

40  74 

Jackson  Mission . 

1 

165 

25 

25 

115 

#  # 

338  00 

46  00 

Massac  Mission . 

50 

25 

106  75 

45  00 

Pulaski  Mission . 

6 

125 

•  •  • 

75 

1 

285  00 

65  95 

Oblong  Circuit  ...  . 

8 

180 

20 

60 

45 

#  # 

250  00 

50  00 

New  Hebron  Circuit . 

180 

40 

20 

60 

#  m 

200  00 

23  00 

Olney  and  Sumner  Station  .  .  . 

5 

140 

15 

15 

#  # 

452  60 

57  54 

Sumner  Circuit . 

175 

.  . 

316  00 

Parkersburg  Circuit  . 

265 

90 

410  00 

15  00 

Mt.  Erie  Circuit . 

8 

190 

25 

10 

50 

2 

282  95 

46  35 

( )lnev  Circuit . 

o 

o 

200 

70 

402  65 

10  00 

Brown's  Mission . 

8 

95 

85 

•  • 

148  58 

.... 

Total . 

40 

2,267 

185 

170 

995 

12 

•  • 

$4,360  33 

$490  13 

Terre  Haute  District. 

Terre  Haute  Station . 

10 

135 

40 

40 

70 

4 

$735  05 

$55  00 

Pleasantville . 

88  50 

■  •  •  • 

Vermillion  Circuit . 

10 

126 

50 

10 

50 

2 

380  00 

30  00 

Paris  Station . 

8 

75 

60 

60 

30 

6 

500  00 

50  15 

South  Paris  Mission . 

45 

10 

59  00 

5  00 

New  Goshen  Circuit . 

15 

193 

40 

354  70 

30  00 

Prairieton  Mission . 

10 

140 

65 

2 

350  00 

25  00 

Centerville  Circuit . 

300 

•  •  • 

150 

314  05 

•  •  •  • 

<  ’enter  Point  Circuit . 

20 

200 

125 

573  25 

40  00 

Clay  Citv  Circuit . 

10 

300 

110 

403  85 

46  50 

Mt.  Zion  Circuit . 

20 

475 

25 

25 

150 

538  (X) 

23  00 

Union  Mission . 

10 

260 

20 

20 

75 

278  25 

40  00 

Lockport  Mission  . 

10 

925 

45 

152  20 

49  50 

Dolson  Circuit . 

180 

25 

25 

70 

374  90 

41  33 

Annapolis  Mission . 

17 

80 

50 

1 

214  00 

25  00 

Sullivan  Mission  Station  .... 

1 

50 

25 

25 

25 

•  • 

125  00 

1  00 

Total . 

141 

12,784 

245 

185 

1,065 

33 

2 

$5,440  75 

$463  48 

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Westfield  Station . 

24 

200 

100 

25 

20 

$446  39 

$30  00 

Westfield  Circuit . 

120 

60 

233  00 

8  00 

Janesville  Circuit . 

112 

40 

300  38 

38  00 

Long  Point  Circuit . 

Greenup  Mission . 

13 

200 

25 

25 

40 

390  00 

15  00 

2 

140 

45 

151  00 

1  00 

Loogootee  Circuit . 

260 

20 

20 

75 

284  63 

5  00 

A  vena  Mission  . 

1 

160 

40 

302  00 

15  00 

Richland  Circuit . 

13 

10 

16 

•  •  • 

75 

1 

287  05 

20  00 

Sullivan  Mission . 

70 

35 

220  00 

50  00 

Gal  ton  Station . 

60 

15 

•  •  • 

10 

459  00 

23  60 

Union  Circuit . 

4 

306 

20 

20 

65 

376  47 

6  05 

Ashmore  Mission . 

20 

20 

20 

25 

45  10 

•  • 

Toledo  Mission . 

80 

30 

# 

194  24 

15  91 

Island  Grove  Mission  . 

70 

40 

•  • 

111  27 

•  •  •  • 

Redmon  Circuit . 

250 

• 

.  .  . 

40 

•  • 

436  00 

.... 

Total . 

2,058 

216 

85 

665 

21 

•  • 

$4,237  23 

$227  56 

Grand  total . 

244 

7,109 

646 

440 

2,725 

66 

2 

$13,955  31 

$1,181  17 

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$9  00 

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2  00 

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17  60 

113  50 

40  78 

9  00 

2  00 

35  35 

28  08 

$3  09 

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39  37 

10  00 

45  00 

6  00 

2  00 

73  00 

73  00 

690  00 

45  00 

5  00 

2  00 

51  00 

30  10 

33  10 

200  00 

28  37 

4  00 

50 

10  00 

10  00 

75  00 

40  00 

5  00 

2  00 

20  00 

38  00 

2  00 

1  00 

41  00 

2,240  00 

40  00 

4  00 

1  00 

35  50 

16  40 

16  40 

625  00 

37  75 

8  00 

2  00 

45  00 

26  00 

1  50 

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27  50 

171  00 

27  36 

3  00 

1  00 

41  00 

8  00 

8  00 

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6  00 

2  00 

40  00 

42  00 

42  00 

237  00 

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7  00 

2  00 

50  00 

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43  15 

50  00 

4  00 

2  00 

25  00 

30  50 

30  50 

.  75  00 

38  50 

9  00 

4  00 

75  00 

35  00 

1  00 

36  00 

32  00 

27  00 

20  00 

$4,586  50 

$625  67 

$83  00 

$28  00 

$564  85 

$447  87 

$11  59 

$10  20 

$462  02 

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$50  00 

$6  00 

$4  00 

$101  67 

$33  00 

$43  00 

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1  00 

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17  00 

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46  00 

6  00 

1  00 

75  00 

33  00 

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320  00 

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25  00 

45  00 

2  00 

47  00 

145  00 

49  35 

1  15 

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30  00 

29  25 

29  25 

100  00 

60  00 

4  78 

2  00 

50  00 

46  70 

5  00 

51  70 

75  00 

48  00 

6  00 

3  00 

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36  90 

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100  00 

60  00 

11  00 

6  00 

51  00 

50  00 

3  95 

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53  95 

345  00 

32  00 

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10  12 

2  00 

66  32 

50  00 

5  06 

9  58 

64  64 

50  00 

40  00 

5  50 

2  00 

14  75 

26  65 

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26  15 

•  .  •  . 

3  00 

10  00 

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$632  59 

$79  45 

$33  55 

$606  94 

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$64  20 

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$56  00 

$8  50 

$6  00 

$150  00 

$75  19 

$3  75 

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100  00 

30  00 

3  00 

3  00 

35  00 

9  95 

350  00 

50  00 

7  00 

2  32 

60  25 

21  91 

21  91 

198  00 

50  00 

9  00 

5  00 

60  00 

40  00 

3  95 

$2  00 

47  35 

225  00 

25  00 

3  00 

1  00 

32  77 

11  25 

50  00 

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8  00 

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57  50 

19  00 

2  00 

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37  20 

5  00 

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15  00 

15  00 

165  00 

50  00 

5  00 

2  20 

43  00 

51  25 

4  22 

55  72 

900  00 

40  00 

5  00 

3  00 

16  25 

16  25 

82  50 

45  00 

6  00 

4  30 

38  00 

38  00 

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39  40 

55  00 

31  68 

5  00 

1  80 

70  15 

38  50 

6  25 

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44  75 

20  00 

16  00 

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12  00 

4  00 

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37  00 

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28  00 

1  00 

1  00 

10  00 

4  61 

4  61 

129  00 

46  34 

7  00 

1  00 

45  75 

38  00 

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Olney  District. 

St.  Francisville . 

$4  00 

$4  00 

$2  33 

Flatrock . 

25 

25 

$1  00 

$225  42 

Yale  Circuit . 

549  70 

Bluford  Mission . 

1  50 

•  • 

• 

415  17 

Jackson  Mission . 

2  00 

50 

$1  00 

•  •  • 

1,214  60 

Massac  Mission . 

1  00 

412  12 

Pulaski  Mission . 

2  00 

2  00 

• 

5  00 

2  00 

•  •  •  • 

477  95 

Oblong  Circuit . 

1  00 

2  388  90 

New  Hebron  Circuit . 

1  00 

•  •  •  • 

2  00 

$25  00 

997  75 

Olney  and  Sumner  Station  .  . 

1  00 

1  00 

•  • 

2  00 

1  00 

•  •  •  • 

477  50 

Sumner  Circuit . 

464  60 

Parkersburg  Circuit  .... 

3  00 

1  00 

5  70 

857  00 

Mt.  Erie  Circuit . 

1  00 

•  •  • 

1  00 

445  75 

Olnev  Circuit . 

5  00 

3  00 

•  •  •  • 

4  00 

4  CO 

•  •  •  • 

676  15 

Brown’s  Mission . 

• 

•  •  •  • 

•  • 

227  .58 

Total  ...  . 

$21  75 

$12  75 

$9  70 

$13  33 

$8  00 

$25  CO 

$9,930  09 

Terre  Haute  District. 

Terre  Haute  Station . 

$3  00 

$2  00 

$2  00 

$3,752  72 

Pleasantville  . . 

93  67 

Vermillion  Circuit . 

1  00 

•  •  •  • 

1  50 

$2  00 

•  •  •  • 

$5  00 

646  14 

Paris  Station . 

4  00 

1  00 

2  30 

4  00 

$1  90 

•  •  • 

1,131  19 

South  Paris  Station 

47 

90  73 

New  Goshen  Circuit . 

2  00 

2  00 

•  •  •  • 

2  00 

2  00 

20  00 

685  70 

Prairieton  Mission . 

4  00 

2  00 

•  •  •  • 

5  00 

2  00 

578  90 

Centerville  Circuit . 

2  20 

1  00 

5  00 

•  •  •  • 

1  00 

37  00 

616  25 

Center  Point  Circuit . 

4  00 

825  73 

Clay  City  Circuit . 

3  00 

1  50 

6  50 

2  00 

1  50 

•  •  • 

668  75 

Mt.  Zion  Circuit . 

8  00 

2  00 

5  00 

4  00 

1  00 

•  a  •  • 

873  95 

Union  Mission . 

-  3  00 

1  00 

757  55 

Lockport  Mission . 

2  00 

2  00 

•  •  •  • 

2  00 

2  00 

.  « 

386  70 

Dolson  Circuit . 

6  00 

2  00 

5  79 

2  00 

2  00 

•  •  •  • 

788  72 

Annapolis  Mission . 

1  00 

•  •  •  • 

#  # 

.  . 

382  40 

Sullivan  Mission  Station  .  .  . 

148  75 

Total . 

$43  20 

$15  50 

$28  56 

$24  00 

$13  40 

$62  00 

$8,798  05 

Westfield  District. 

• 

* 

Westfield  Station . 

$8  50 

Westfield  Circuit . 

•  •  •  • 

$502  91 

Janesville  Circuit . 

1  00 

$1  00 

•  •  • 

$2  32 

$1  00 

•  •  •  • 

832  68 

Long  Point  Circuit . 

5  00 

3  00 

$1  00 

14  10 

3  00 

•  •  •  • 

799  95 

Greenup  Mission . 

1  00 

1  00 

1  00 

•  •  • 

303  04 

Loogootee  Circuit . 

1  00 

1  00 

4  86 

1  00 

584  99 

A  vena  Mission . 

2  00 

1  00 

•  •  •  • 

1  00 

440  70 

Richland  Circuit . 

50 

1  77 

•  •  •  • 

6  25 

•  •  •  • 

•  . 

616  34 

Sullivan  Mission . 

1  00 

1  77 

441  02 

Galton  Station . 

3  00 

2  00 

$25  00 

699  40 

Union  Circuit . 

2  00 

1  00 

•  •  • 

3  75 

1  00 

•  •  •  • 

604  30 

Ashmore  Mission . 

1  00 

1  00 

%  # 

•  • 

103  10 

Toledo  Mission . 

280  85 

Ashland  Grove  Mission  .  .  . 

185  88 

Hedmon  Circuit . 

84 

•  •  • 

6  CO 

3  00 

1  00 

40  00 

764  93 

Total . 

$26  84 

$10  00 

$11  86 

$25  19 

$7  00 

$25  00 

$7,190  71 

Grand  total . 

$91  34 

$37  75 

$50  12 

$62  52 

$27  41 

$112  00 

$25,911  80 

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Conference  Proceedings. 


First  Day. 


MORNING  SESSION 


The  Lower  W abash  Conference  convened  in  its  Thirty-seventh 
Session  in  the  College  Chapel,  Westfield,  Ill.,  at  8:30  A.  M.  August 
29,  1894,  Bishop  N.  Castle,  D.  D.,  presiding. 

After  conducting  devotional  exercises  he  gave  appropriate  in¬ 
structions  to  members  of  the  Conference  touching  their  duties 
as  members  of  the  Conference,  and  as  to  their  Christian  life. 

The  roll  was  called.  Seventy-five  ministers  and  thirty-nine  lav 
delegates  were  present;  total,  114.  Sixteen  ministers  and  seven 
lay  delegates  were  absent;  total  membership,  137. 

S.  Mills  was  elected  secretary  and  Prof.  W.  R.  Shuey  was  chosen 
statistician. 

Advisory  members — F.  E.  Penny,  Upper  Wabash;  Dr.  Landis, 
U.  B.  Seminary;  W.  Wood  and  A.  E.  Nosht,  Illinois  Conference; 
A.  W.  Arford  and  J.  E.  Barr,  Indiana  Conference,  and  Mrs.  Len¬ 
nox,  Conference  Evangelist. 

Reporters  for  secular  papers  were  appointed. 

Members  received — G.  W.  Boster,  C.  Boyd,  S.  Neal,  0.  Haycock, 
A.  F.  Powell  and  W.  L.  Duncan. 

Members  ordained — Adam  I).  Markley,  Samuel  E.  Long,  J.  W. 
Holsopple,  J.  W.  Brush,  Mrs.  H.  J.  Musselman  and  Mrs.  C.  A. 
Stevenson. 


I).  Gray,  at  his  own  request,  was  granted  a 
from  the  Conference  and  Church. 


letter  of  dismissal 


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Proceedings. 


COLLECTORS  AND  REPORTS. 


A.  \V.  Arford,  Westfield  College . S97  15 

A.  Rider,  litigation  .  .  .  .  69  48 

I.  I)  Andrews,  Conference  collection .  306  42 

(Of  tjiis  S6.42  was  paid  to  the  secretary  to  apply  on  min¬ 
utes.) 

F.  M.  Fink,  educational  beneficiary .  27  40 

J.  B.  Connett,  Sunday  schools .  36  50 

Mrs.  Musselinan,  AVashington  church . 11  50 

Sadie  B  Whistler,  Portland  church  subscription .  44  50 

S.  Mills,  church  erection .  89  30 

S.  Mills,  personal  dues .  45  94 

Sadie  B.  Whistler,  Sullivan  church,  cash .  34  00 

Sadie  B.  Whistler,  Sullivan  subscription . 15  00 


Adjourned.  Benediction  by  J.  Sheets. 


AFTERNOON  SESSION. 

1:30  P.  M.  Devotion  by  H.  W.  Broadstone. 

Adjourned  to  give  time  for  committee  work.  Prayer  bv  B.  G. 
Wood. 


Second  Day. 


MORNING  SESSION. 

8:30  A.  M.  Devotional  exercises  by  H.  \\\  Harburt. 

The  Committee  on  Reading  reported,  also  the  Committee  on 
Boundaries. 

A.  D.  Markley,  S.  E.  Long  and  E.  M.  Pierson  were  admitted 
into  the  itineracy. 

S.  Mills,  J.  L.  Brandenburg  and  D.  R.  Seneff  were  elected  pre¬ 
siding  elders. 

J.  G.  Shuey,  M.  Malsom,  J.  B.  Connett,  F.  M.  Fink,  J.  C.  Fow¬ 
ler  and  J.  B.  Norveil  were  elected  to  station  presiding  elders. 

Committee  on  unauthorized  preachers  using  our  pulpits,  con¬ 
sisting  of  \V.  Malsom,  W.  R.  Muncie  and  J.  B.  Connett,  reported. 

Resolutions  of  condolence  were  read  by  T.  T).  Spyker. 

Adjourned.  Prayer  by  J.  M.  Inman. 


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AFTERNOON  SESSION. 

1:30  P.  M.  Devotion  led  by  .J.  B.  Norveil. 

W.  C.  Smith  was  elected  treasurer  of  the  Missionary  Society, 
and  S.  Mills  was  elected  secretary  of  the  same. 

Adjourned  to  give  time  to  hold  the  Conference  church  erection 
meeting  and  the  meetings  of  the  Y.  P.  C.  U.  and  the  Beneficiary 
Aid  Societies. 


In  the  evening  the  educational  meeting  was  ably  addressed  by 
Dr.  I.  L.  Kephart,  H.  W.  Klinefelter  and  Dr.  Landis. 


Third  Day. 

MORNING  SESSION. 

8:30  A.  M.  Saturday.  Prayer  by  Dr.  Kephart. 

A  paper  on  the  Y.  P.  C.  U.  Society  was  read  by  Prof.  L.  H. 
Cooley. 

The  Committee  on  Ways  and  Means  reported,  also  the  treasurer 
of  the  Branch  Missionary  Society,  W.  C.  Smith. 

Adjourned.  Prayer  by  G.  W.  Keller. 


AFTERNOON  SESSION. 

1:30  P.  M.  Devotion  by  Miss  Sadie  B.  Whistler. 

The  Committee  on  Finance  reported. 

The  Woman’s  Missionary  Society  reported  their  work  for  the 
past  year,  which  was  full  of  hope  and  courage.  A  resolution  of 
congratulation  was  passed  for  their  encouragement. 

A  collection  of  815.38  was  taken  up  for  the  secretaries. 

The  lay  delegates  held  a  meeting  which  was  enjoyable  and 
profitable,  and  presented  a  paper  to  the  Conference  which  was 
adopted,  but  it  failed  to  reach  the  secretary. 

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The  report  of  the  Committee  on  Resolutions  was  read  by  S.  E. 
Long,  and  adopted. 

It  was  agreed  that  the  presiding  elders  constitute  a  Committee 
on  Ministerial  Institutes  and  Sabbath  School  Conventions,  with 
instructions  to  hold  them  about  the  middle  of  July. 

Mrs.  Lennox,  Mrs.  Musselman  and  Miss  Whistler,  Conference 
Evangelists,  reported. 

It  was  agreed  to  hold  the  next  session  of  the  Conference  at  Ob¬ 
long,  Ill.  The  pastor  of  Oblong  Circuit  and  the  presiding  elder  of 
Olnev  were  constituted  a  committee  to  arrange  a  programme,  the 
titled  part  of  which  to  be  placed  in  the  hands  of  those  having- 
work  assigned  them  at  least  one  month  before  the  time  of  meeting. 

The  Bishop  read  the  Stationing  Committee's  report,  and  Con¬ 
ference  adjourned. 


During  the  week  sermons  were  preached  in  the  chapel  by  J.  B. 
Connett,  Sadie  B.  Whistler,  F.  E.  Penny  and  Bishop  Castle. 


Sabbath. 


On  Sabbath  the  Bishop  delivered  the  Conference  sermon  at  10:30 
A.  M.,  at  the  close  of  which  Mrs.  H.  J.  Musselman,  C.  A.  Stevens, 
A.  D.  Markley,  J.  W.  Holsoppie,  J.  W.  Brush  and  S.  E.  Long  were 
solemnlv  ordained  to  the  office  of  the  ministrv. 


The  Sabbath  School  anniversary  was  held  in  the  afternoon  at  3 
o'clock. 


The  evening  was  devoted  to  an  experience  and  praise  meeting, 
followed  by  the  sacrament  of  the  Lord’s  Supper.  Much  spiritual- 
itv  was  manifested. 

This  Conference  was  noted  for  the  full  attendance  of  its  mem¬ 
bers  and  of  interested  visitors,  for  its  push  in  business,  and  its 
Christian  courtesy  and  fellowship  during  all  its  deliberations. 

Thus  closed  well  the  thirty-seventh  session. 


Proceedings. 


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REPORT  OF  OLNEY  DISTRICT. 


Dear  Brethren ,  in  Conference  Assembled : 

This  District  is  composed  of  fifteen  charges,  nine  circuits,  one  mission 
station  and  five  missions.  These  fields  are  situated  in  the  following  seven¬ 
teen  counties:  Jasper,  Crawford,  Lawrence,  W abash,  Edwards,  Richland, 
Clay,  Wayne,  Hamilton,  Jefferson,  Pope,  Massac,  Alexandrie,  Pulaski, 
Johnson,  Franklin  and  Jackson.  These  charges  have  been  served  by  the 
ministers  assigned  to  them  by  the  Conference  at  its  former  session,  with 
two  exceptions.  Bro.  D.  K.  Stephenson  resigned  the  Brown’s  Mission,  on 
the  12th  of  December,  personal  afflictions  the  cause.  Bro.  D.  Gray  re¬ 
signed  Sumner  Circuit,  on  the  12th  of  May,  family  affliction  the  cause. 
These  charges  were  supplied — the  first  by  Bro.  B.  G.  Wood,  and  the  latter 
bv  Bro.  J.  E.  Barr.  These  men  of  God  went  to  their  fields  with  the  mes- 
sage  of  salvation,  and  they  have  realized  that  their  labors  were  not  in  vain. 
Tliev  have  trulv  realized  that  the  Master  has  given  them  souls  for  their 
hire  and  seals  to  their  ministry.  There  have  been  near  800  gathered  to  our 
church  fold  and  quite  as  many  conversions.  Three  young  men  have  been 
licensed  to  preach  during  the  year.  These  brethren  are  recommended  by 
their  respective  Quarterly  Conferences  to  this  body  for  membership. 

Considerable  interest  is  manifested  along  the  line  of  church  building. 
Five  church  houses  were  dedicated  during  the  year  and  a  number  of  others 


are  in  the  course  of  erection.  There  has  been  considerable  advancement 
of  the  organization  of  Y.  P.  C.  U.  societies.  If  1  have  the  figures  correctly, 
there  are  some  fourteen  societies,  and  with  proper  effort,  this  number  can 
be  increased. 

The  Ministerial  Institute  and  Sabbath  School  Associations  of  the  District 
was  held  about  the  middle  of  August,  and  was  a  very  interesting  meeting. 

There  have  been  sixty  quarterlies  in  the  District  during  the  year.  With 
one  exception,  I  have  met  all  of  these  in  person.  General  harmony  per¬ 
vades  the  district. 


Telescopes  taken,  207.  We  have  preached  237  times;  made  228  visits 
among  the  brethren  and  friends;  traveled  5,250  miles;  received  salary, 
$628.00;  traveling  expenses,  $115.00.  Brothers  Klinefelter,  Fowler,  Cooley, 
Fink,  Norveih  Rider  and  Tomhill  rendered  valuable  services  at  a  number 
of  my  quarterlies,  to  whom  I  would  express  my  grateful  thanks. 

The  reports  of  the  pastors  will  show  as  to  how  they  have  succeeded  in 
the  various  departments  of  church  work. 

The  financial  pressure  that  has  pervaded  the  country  has  militated,  very 
materially,  against  the  salary  of  the  pastors,  and  also  the  Conference  col¬ 
lections.  This  shortage  in  the  finances  I  much  deplore,  and  have  done 
what  we  could  to  press  the  people  to  duty,  but  feel  that  we  have  failed,  to 
a  great  extent. 

The  year  has  been  one  of  excessive  toil  and  labor,  but  these  toils  and 


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labors  have  been  accompanied  with  the  consolations  of  the  gospel  of  the 
precious  Saviour,  for  which  I  would  be  grateful  to  Him  who  said,  go  work 
in  my  vineyard.  Never  has  there  been  more  kindness  manifested  toward 
me,  by  pastors  and  people,  than  during  the  year,  for  which  I  would  tender 
them  my  warmest  thanks  . 


August  29,  A.  I).,  1894. 


W.  C.  Smith,  P.  E. 


TERRE  HAUTE  DISTRICT. 


On  this  district  there  are  sixteen  charges,  one  station,  two  mission 
stations,  five  missions  and  eight  circuits.  Two  of  the  missions  may  now 
be  made  self-supporting.  Pleasantville  Circuit  was  resigned,  owing  to  the 
dl  health  of  its  pastor,  Bro.  Burress.  J.  M.  Goodman  filled  this  charge 
the  last  half  of  the  year. 

We  organized  a  class  in  Sullivan,  Ind.  Miss  S'.  B.  Whistler  was  ap¬ 
pointed  as  pastor.  In  April  we  purchased  a  church  house,  which  was  re¬ 
paired  at  a  heavy  cost,  and  is  now  a  large,  commodious  place  of  worship, 
with  a  membership  of  fifty.  This  and  Mt.  Calvary  Churches  were  dedi¬ 
cated  since  Conference.  Two  other  churches  are  being  constructed. 

Sixtv-two  regular  and  six  called  sessions  of  Quarterly  Conference  have 
been  held.  Dr.  Klinefelter,  T.  D.  Spyker,  J.  L.  Brandenburg  and  J.  B. 
Connett  rendered  valuable  assistance. 

There  are  196  Telescopes  taken.  The  year  has  been  irought  with  strikes, 
and  depressed  finances  has  prevailed,  yet  more  money  has  been  paid  to 
pastors  on  the  district  than  last  year.  A  shrinkage  has  occurred  in 
Telescopes.  762  were  added  to  the  Church.  265  sermons ;  350  visits. 
Salary,  $632.60;  presents,  $20  00;  traveling  expenses,  $72.20. 

We  have  fourteen  Y.  P.  C.  U.  Societies.  One  Ministerial  Institute  was 
held  and  one  Sunday  School  Convention. 

S.  Mills,  P.  E. 

WESTFIELD  DISTRICT. 

The  charges  on  this  district  have  been  served  throughout  the  year  by 
the  pastors  assigned  to  them  by  the  Conference. 

While  there  have  been  a  number  of  revivals,  resulting  in  increase  of 
spiritual  and  pecuniary  strength  to  many  communities,  a  number  of 
societies,  in  reviewing  their  year’s  work,  find  cause  for  rejoicings  in  the 
consciousness  of  faithful  shepherding  rather  than  in  that  of  triumphant 
ingathering. 

There  have  been  upwards  of  500  conversions ;  and  fully  as  many  ac¬ 
cessions  to  the  Church. 

The  abundant  crops  of  the  season,  some  of  which  begun  to  be  marketed 
in  the  closing  weeks  of  the  Conference  year,  yielded  pecuniary  relief,  in 
many  communities,  to  the  dismal  prospect  that  confronted  us  so  great  a 
part  of  the  year;  so  that  by  a  judicious  use  of  the  opportunity  afforded  a 
number  of  pastors  have  pressed  their  collections  to  a  commendable  show¬ 
ing.  The  means  of  relief  did  not,  however,  come  in  time  to  revive  the  en¬ 
terprise  of  church-building  at  Zion  on  Ashmore  Mission,  or  to  save  the 
Toledo  enterprise  from  being  abandoned  for  the  time  being. 

The  parsonage  trustees  of  the  Westfield  congregation  have  purchased 
a  lot  for  parsonage  purposes,  and  have  in  hand  almost  enough  means  to 
erect  a  commodious  house  thereon,  the  contract  for  the  building  of  which 
is  about  to  be  let. 

A  Ministerial  Institute  and  Sunday  School  Convention  was  held  on  the 
district,  which  was  very  profitable  to  those  in  attendance. 

There  have  been  organized  within  the  vear  six  Y.  P.  C.  U.  Societies  and 


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one  Y.  P,  S.  C.  E.  Society,  all  of  which  are  now  in  successful  working  con¬ 
dition. 

All  Quarterly  Conference  appointments,  60  in  number,  have  been  filled, 
in  person  or  by  proxy. 

Presiding  elder’s  salary,  $569.13.  Traveling  expenses,  $63.90.  Yet  sal¬ 
ary,  $505.23.  Presents,  $23  00. 

My  brethren,  I  am  sure,  join  me  in  giving  praise  to  God  for  peace, 
health,  temporal  comforts,  spiritual  strength  and  gracious  power  bestowed 
upon  us  throughout  the  year. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

I).  R.  Seneff,  P.  E. 


FIRST  YEAR’S  COURSE  OF  READING. 

Your  committee  on  first  year’s  course  of  reading  report  as  follows: 

The  class  consists  of  Samuel  Holley,  Robt.  Griffin,  James  E  Plummer, 
W.  W  McGregor,  N.  E.  Jioyer,  H.  T.  Bourne,  I).  C.  Westfall,  O.  F.  Kirk, 
J  M.  Burress,  E.  M.  Pierson,  J.  Tabor,  J.  T.  McCreerv,  A.  Herrin,  R.  C. 
Catron,  T.  E.  Foreman. 

Samuel  Holley,  Robt.  Griffin,  W.  W.  McGregor,  N.  E.  Royer,  H.  T. 
Bourne,  O.  F.  Kirk,  E.  M.  Pierson,  R.  T.  Catron,  J.  T.  McCreerv  and  A. 
Herrin  appeared  before  the  committee  and  were  examined,  which  exam¬ 
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% 

70 

•  •  • 

H.  T.  Bourne . 

60 

100 

85 

78 

65 

90 

92 

78 

Sermon. 

Robt.  Griffin . • 

80 

100 

93 

60 

90 

86 

92 

86 

•  •  •  • 

AY  AY.  McGregor . 

60 

90 

95 

•  • 

•  • 

72 

70 

77 

Sermon. 

N.  E.  Rover . * 

•  • 

85 

68 

60 

60 

60 

• 

67 

•  •  •  * 

O.  F  Kirk . 

65 

90 

98 

•60 

, 

78 

70 

78 

•  •  • 

A.  Herrin . 

60 

•  • 

•  • 

60 

•  •  •  • 

R.  C.  Catron . 

•  • 

• 

60 

«  » 

•  • 

•  • 

60 

J.  T.  MeCreery . 

70 

•  • 

100 

85 

Sermon. 

T.  E.  Foreman . 

92 

92 

E.  M.  Pierson  .  . 

65 

We  recommend  that  Robt.  Griffin,  E  M.  Pierson  and  H.  T.  Bourne  be 
passed  to  second  year,  and  that  the  remainder  of  the  class  be  retained  in 
.  first  year.  D.  R.  Seneff. 

J.  L.  Branoenberg, 
T.  I).  Spy k eh. 


SECOND  YEAR’S  COURSE  OF  READING. 


The  committee  on  second  year’s  course  of  reading  report  as  follows: 

The  class  consistsof  D.  T.  Whitesell,  E.  M.  Pierson,  AY.  C.  Adams,  J.  Tabor, 
Miss  S.  B.  Whistler  and  Mrs.  C.  A.  Stevenson,  M.  Y.  Kauble,  P.  T.  Fetter¬ 
ing,  C.  H.  Evans  and  AYm.  Krieble. 


Proceedings. 


E.  M.  Pierson,  W.  C.  Adams,  M.  V.  Kauble,  P.  T.  Kettering,  Miss  Sadie 
B.  Whistler  and  Mrs.  C.  A.  Stevenson  met  the  committee  and  passed  on 
the  following  subjects  with  the  following  grades: 


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Elocution. 

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P  X 

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X 

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X 

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X 

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P~""1.  -v 

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1c 

c/c 

1o 

1c 

1c 

% 

1c 

1c 

1c 

S.  B.  Whistler . 

98 

100 

100 

90 

90 

90 

70 

90 

91 

C.  A  Stevenson  . 

70 

85 

•  • 

85 

•  • 

85 

•  • 

81 J 

E.  M.  Pierson . 

85 

80 

70 

60 

80 

60 

100 

80 

70| 

W.  C.  Adams . 

80 

80 

90 

80 

.  80 

70 

100 

85 

83  J 

M.  Y.  Kauble  ...  f.  . 

70 

70 

P.  T.  Kettering . 

80 

•  • 

80 

*  • 

•  • 

80 

1.  Sarah  B.  Whistler,  C.  A.  Stevenson,  E.  M.  Pierson,  and  W.  C.  Adams 

having  completed  the  second  year’s  course,  we  recommend  they  be  passed 

to  the  third  year’s  course. 

•/ 

2.  We  recommend  that  Win.  Krieble,  M.  V.  Kauble,  P.  T.  Kettering,  D. 
T.  Whitesell  and  J.  Tabor  be  continued  another  year. 

t/ 

3.  C.  H.  Evans  having  passed  the  limit  of  his  probation,  we  recommend 
he  be  referred  back  to  the  Quarterly  Conference. 

4.  A.  D.  Markley  presented  a  written  sermon  from  last  year.  We  recom¬ 
mend  that  he  be  excused  from  this  committee. 

Wm.  Malsom, 

J  B.  COX  NEXT, 

W.  R.  Muxcie, 

Committee. 

THIRD  YEAR’S  COURSE  OF  READING. 


Eight  ministers  were  examined,  with  the  following  results: 


• 

X 

Ww 

CO 

§C 

cx 

c 

w 

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X 

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tx 

• 

X 

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W  r— 

^  rx 

1—1  w 

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<*W 

02 

• 

X 

Zj 

r  1 

•  V 

Y 

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Qj 

rH 

r* 

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X 

X 

r-  ^ 

• 

P»"s 

Ww 

X 

X 

r  ^ 

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03 

5* 

w 

K. 

r* 

W 

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•r  ^ 

- 

% 

1o 

% 

1c 

1c 

1c 

1c 

1c 

1o 

1c 

S.  E.  Long . 

100 

98 

100 

80 

100 

80 

100 

80 

90 

92 

A.  D.  Marklev  .... 

100 

98* 

100 

78 

95 

80 

100 

90 

85 

91 

J.  W.  Holsopple  .  .  . 

85 

80 

85 

62 

80 

60 

90 

65 

•  • 

73| 

51.  J.  Musselman  .  .  . 

95 

85 

85 

90 

90 

90 

100 

80 

80 

88  J 

C.  A.  Stevenson  .  .  . 

70 

75 

80 

85 

70 

90 

100 

80 

80 

81* 

W.  Kauble . 

70 

60 

60 

30 

70 

60 

•  • 

•  • 

65 

59  f 

S.  B.  Whistler  .... 

90 

85 

95 

80  - 

100 

85 

95 

80 

85 

88* 

J.  AY.  Brush . 

80 

•  • 

60 

70 

Proceedings. 


23 


Each  member  of  the  class  received  passable  grades  on  all  the  books 
except  W.  Kauble.  We  recommend  that  he  be  retained  in  logic,  Gloss- 
benner  and  ethics,  and  the  remainder  of  the  class  be  excused  from  fur¬ 
ther  examinations,  except  that  J.  W.  Holsopple  present  a  written  sermon 
next  year.  The  class  has  stood  out  its  probation  of  three  years,  except 
Miss  Whistler,  who  has  been  but  one  year  in  the  Conference. 

S.  Mills, 

L.  H.  Cooley, 

J.  Coffman, 

Committee. 

CHURCH  ERECTION  INTEREST. 

As  the  years  come  and  go,  with  them  also  come  and  go  grand  opportun¬ 
ities  for  building  up  our  beloved  Zion  in  the  various  places  which  promise 
success  to  us  as  a  denomination  all  over  our  land. 

But  we  are  so  often  confronted  with  this  argument,  when  the  building 
of  a  house  of  worship  is  contemplated:  “  That  we  are  too  weak  finan¬ 
cially  to  undertake  such  an  enterprise  without  help.”  How  frequently 
are  we,  as  ministers,  met  in  this  way  where  there  is  an  inviting  field 
which  is  ready  to  harvest,  and  the  grain  is  ripe  for  the  sickle?  But,  oh  ! 
the  great  need  for  a  place  of  worship.  This  great  demand  our  Church 
Erection  Societies  have  been  instituted  to  supply,  if  the  plans  which  have 
been  provided  to  this  end  are  judiciously  executed. 

Many  persons  of  means  and  influence  do  we  meet  in  the  towns  and 
cities  who  formerly  have  been  connected  with  our  Church,  and  others  who 
are  pleased  with  the  doctrines  and  polity  of  our  Church,  but  from  the 
fact  that  we  have  no  church  house  and  not  sufficient  means  at  command 
to  assist  in  pushing  forward  a  vigorous  church  enterprise,  they  go  else¬ 
where,  and  we  are  very  often  left  in  the  rear  because  we  have  not  at  com- 
mand  the  means  necessary  to  carry  forward  this  branch  of  church  work 
successfully.  “Brethren,  these  ought  not  so  to  be.” 

Oh!  that  the  people  throughout  our  denomination  might  more  fully 
realize  the  great  possibilities  just  lying  open  before  us  and  open  wide  their 
hearts  and  pocket-books,  that  church  homes  might  be  provided  for  the 
homeless,  and  folds  into  which  may  be  invited  those  who  are  out  of 
Christ.  Therefore 

Resolved ,  1st.  That  we,  as  ministers  of  the  Church  of  the  United  Breth¬ 
ren  in  Christ,  put  forth  a  vigorous  effort  in  presenting  this  important 
item  of  church  work  to  our  people. 

2d.  That  we  will  not  be  satisfied  to  come  to  Conference  without  having 
collected  the  amount  assessed  to  our  charges  for  church  erection. 

3d.  That  we  associate  ourselves  with  our  Conference  Church  Erection 
Society,  and  promptly  pay  oui  annual  dues. 

P.  T.  Kettering,  Committee. 

EDUCATION. 

Education  in  its  broadest  and  fullest  sense  implies  the  cultivation  of  the 
moral  and  spiritual  nature  as  well  as  the  intellectual.  To  educate,  then, 
means  to  develop  these  powers,  to  unfold  or  lead  out.  It  is  more  than  a 
pouring  in  process  by  which  the  learner  may  take  in  the  whole  range  oi 
secular  knowledge.  Really,  there  is  no  moral  virtue  in  all  the  range  of 
secular  knowledge  to  restrain  the  passions  and  purify  the  individual  or 
society  without  moral  or  spiritual  culture. 

Schools  have  been  organized  by  the  states  for  the  purpose  of  culture 
and  mental  training  as  well  as  a  general  diffusion  of  the  whole  range  of 
secular  knowledge.  While  a  great  deal  is  done  in  the  schools  to  develop 
the  moral  and  spiritual  powers,  yet  moral  and  spiritual  culture  belongs 


24 


Proceedings. 


* 

largely  to  the  Christian  Church,  and  for  this  purpose  the  Christian  College 
has  been  established  and  must  be  sustained.  All  the  most  powerful  and 
effective  Christian  denominations  have  their  colleges  and  seminaries  of 
learning. 

We  feel  glad  to-dav  that  our  own  beloved  Zion  has  seen  the  necessity  of 
Christian  education  for  moral  and  spiritual  culture;  and  for  this  purpose 
has  founded  colleges  all  over  her  territory.  We  are  glad  that  Lower  Wa¬ 
bash  and  co-operative  Conferences  have  such  an  institution,  namely, 
Westfield  College,  and  that  through  her  efficient  corps  of  instructors  so 
many  of  our  young  men  and  women  have  gone  out  with  cultured  minds 
and  consecrated  hearts  to’ bless  the  world.  We  are  glad,  too,  that  we  have 
an  institution  for  the  special  purpose  of  giving  young  men  and  women 
special  training  for  the  work  of  the  ministry,  IT.  Biblical  Seminary,  of 
Payton,  Ohio.  We  are  glad  to  know  that  it  is  gaining  in  power  and  use¬ 
fulness.  More  and  more  its  need  and  power  is  being  felt. 

As  time  advances  and  such  rapid  strides  are  made  in  the  range  of  secu¬ 
lar  knowledge,  so  more  and  more  do  we  feel  the  need  of  special  attention 
being  given  to  the  moral  and  spiritual  development  of  our  young  people, 
and  especially  to  the  advantages  of  a  special  training  in  preparation  for 
the  ministry.  This  we  claim  our  colleges  and  seminaries  are  aiding  to  do; 
therefore,  be  it 

Resolved ,  1.  That  we  will  do  all  in  our  power  to  build  up  and  increase  the 
efficiency  of  Westfield  College  by  our  words,  our  prayers,  our  influence 
and  our  money,  and  that  we  will  encourage  our  young  people  in  our  fields 
of  labor  to  attend  our  school. 

2.  That  we  accept  and  make  an  effort  to  raise  the  $300  each  year  for 
three  years,  as  requested  by  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Westfield  College,  to 
be  given  toward  the  support  of  a  teacher  in  Latin. 

3.  That  we  welcome  and  assist  our  agents  in  their  work  among  us.  And 
be  it  further 

Resolved ,  1.  That  Ave  wi  11  cheerfully  accept  and  make  an  effort  to  raise 
our  apportionment  of  the  General  Conference  fund  $250  annually,  to  sup¬ 
port  the  LT.  Biblical  Seminary. 

2.  That  we  will  do  all  in  our  power  to  encourage  young  ministers,  and 
those  expecting  to  become  such,  to  attend  the  seminary. 

A.  D.  Markley,  Committee. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  MISSIONS. 

The  history  of  the  past  coinciding  with  the  Word  of  God,  has  left  un¬ 
mistakable  evidence  of  certain  facts  regarding  the  utility  of  missions  in 
personal  and  church  growth. 

To-wit:  1st.  That  the  religion  of  Christ  is  based  upon  the  principle 
of  sacrifice,  and  is  therefore  unselfish. 

2d.  That  while  it  must  begin  at  home  its  effects  must  not  and  can  not 
be  bounded. 

3d.  That  the  system  of  religion  taught  in  the  Bible  is  the  only  system 
adapted  to  the  civilization  of  heathen  nations;  and  that  the  church  by  its 
possibilities  becomes  responsible  for  such  civilization. 

4th.  That  there  has  been  and  can  be  no  church  growth  except  on  the 
line  of  Christian  missions. 

5th.  And  that  a  deep  interest  in  missions  is  conducive  to  real  personal 
spiritual  growth. 

We  feel  gratified  in  looking  back  upon  our  history  as  a  church,  that  our 
missionary  enterprises  have  been  so  fruitful  of  good  results.  That  there 
have  been  remarkably  few  mistakes  in  the  expenditure  of  money  by  the 
past  management  of  our  society;  and  that  our  employes  as  a  mass  have 


Proceedings. 


25 


been  exceptionally  consecrated,  efficient  and  devoted  to  God  and  his 
cause. 

We  regret  that  we  have  not  been  able  to  raise  inore  money  in  the  past, 
and  that  in  some  localities  our  people  are  not  more  thoroughly  imbued 
with  the  spirit  of  missions.  And  yet  Ave  recognize  that  one  of  the  reasons 
Avhv  Ave  lniAre  not  reached  the  one  hundred  thousand  dollar  mark  is  the 
stringency  of  the  times  and  Ave  pray  that  soon,  by  the  renewed  energy 
and  ability  of  our  people,  soon  to  reach  the  desired  end. 

And  Ave  hereby  pledge  oui  fidelity  to  the  cause,  and  our  renewed  en¬ 
ergies  to  increase  our  collections  for  the  cause  of  missions  Also  be  it 

Resolved,  That  Ave  gWe  our  co-operation  and  sympathy  to  the  Woman’s 
Missionary  Society  of  our  church  and  to  the  missionaiw  efforts  of  our 
Y.  P.  C.  U.  *  T.  D.  Spyker, 

Committee. 

CONDOLENCE. 

Inasmuch  as  one  of  the  greatest  elements  of  success  in  our  Conference 
in  the  past  has  been  the  noble,  pure,  unselfish,  and  yet  uncompromising 
character  of  the  ay  Wes  of  our  itinerants  as  a  class  ;  and  inasmuch  as  we 
recognize  that  four  of  them,  who  were  among  the  most  noble  and  efficient, 
a5z.  :  Sisters  Cook,  Fink,  Smith  and  Broadstone,  have  left  their  place  mil¬ 
itant  for  their  place  triumphant ;  and 

Whereas,  Sister  Prout,  the  Avife  of  an  itinerant  Conference  preacher, 
who  bore,  uncomplainingly,  two  years  of  itinerant  toil  on  our  mission 
territory,  has  also  been  taken  from  her  home  and  the  Church  here;  and 

Whereas,  We  miss  them  sadly  in  this  session  of  Conference  and  feel 
the  loss  sustained  so  severelv,  therefore 

Resolved,  1st.  That  Ave  identify  ourseWes  Avith  these  brethren  and  their 
families  in  their  great  sorrow,  and  hereby  express  our  earnest  sympathy 
for  them. 

2d.  That  we  will,  in  every  Avay  possible,  render  help,  and  kind  words 
and  sympathy  to  the  children  of  the  afflicted  homes,  and  that  we  will 
earnestly  pray  that  they  may  be  shielded  from  harm  in  every  Avay,  and 
that  the  noble  example  and  character  of  their  mothers  may  be  seen  in 
their  development. 

3d.  That  we  cherish  their  memory  and  the  many  kind  words  given  so 
often  by  them,  and  Avill  deArote  our  lives  toward  the  completion  of  the 
work  of  the  Church  for  which  they  lived;  and 

Whereas,  The  home  of  Bro.  W.  C.  Harbert  has  been  invaded  by  death, 
taking  aAvay  a  dear  child, 

Resolved,  That  Ave  also  tender  our  sympathies  and  prayers,  and  while  avp 
mourn  with  him,  we  rejoice  Avith  him  in  hope  of  a  reunion  with  all  our 
dear  ones. 


T.  D.  Spyker, 

W.  K.  Muncie. 

Committee. 

BOUNDARIES. 

Your  Committee  on  Boundary  and  Finance  report  as  follows: 

We  recommend  that  Bluford,  Oak  Dale.  Union,  Nibo  and  Oak  bill  churches 
on  Bluford  Mission,  constitute  Bluford  Circuit. 

That  Mt.  Vernon,  Long  Prairie  and  Center  appointments  on  Bluford 
Mission  constitute  Mt  Vernon  Mission. 

That  Jackson  Mission  constitute  Jackson  Circuit. 

TIi at  Massac  Mission  constitute  Metropolis  Mission. . 

That  the  remaining  fields  of  Olney  District  remain  as  they  are,  and  these 
constitute  Olnev  District. 


Proceedings. 


We  recommend  that  Sullivan  appointment  constitute  Sullivan  Mission 
Station. 

That  Union  appointment  he  detached  from  Centreville  Circuit  and  at¬ 
tached  to  Pleasantville  Circuit,  and  constitute  Dugger  Mission. 

That  the  remainder  of  Centreville  Circuit  constitute  Centreville  Circuit. 

That  Prairieton  and  Union  Missions  constitute,  respectively,  Prairieton 
and  Union  Circuits 

That  South  Paris  Mission  be  placed  under  the  care  of  the  pastor  of  Paris 
Mission  Station,  and  that  the  remaining  fields  of  Terre  Haute  District 
remain  as  they  are,  to  constitute  Terre  Haute  District. 

That  Westfield  District  remain  as  if  is. 

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PUBLISHING  INTERESTS. 


1st  We  believe  the  press  is  one  of  the  most  powerful  agencies  wielded 
by  the  church  and  state  in  the  interest  of  the  races  of  mankind. 

2d.  We  are  pleased  with  the  position  that  so  many  of  the  secular  pa¬ 
pers  have  taken  on  moral  questions,  that  vitally  affect  the  work  of  the 
church — especially  on  the  temperance  question.  We  recommend  that  our 
people  be  choice  in  selecting  literary  matter  for  the  home.  We  accord 
most  cheerfully  profound  gratitude  to  editors  Avho  sought  to  vindicate 
law  and  restore  order,  in  the  late  sympathetic  strike,  that  threatened  the 
perpetuity  of  the  sacred  institutions  of  our  republic,  and  the  very  exist¬ 
ence  of  the  nation.  We  believe  our  ministers  ought  to  instruct,  as  far  as 
may  be,  on  the  national  questions  of  the  day.  We  more  than  ever  recog¬ 
nize  the  worth  of  the  publications  of  our  own  denomination.  The  Relig¬ 
ious  Telescojje  is  the  best  paper  in  America  for  members  of  the  United 
Brethren  Church.  The  fathers  and  mothers  ought  to  read  it  and  the 
small  children  ought  to  listen  to  its  contents,  so  that  they  shall  be  con¬ 
strained  to  grow  up  church ly  as  well  as  Christian.  The  Quarterly  Review , 
Bible  Teacher,  Christian  Friend ,  Missionary  Visitor .  Little  Ones  and  Watch¬ 
word  each  fill  a  most  important  place,  and  richly  deserve  a  wide  circula¬ 
tion.  All  our  Sunday  Schools  ought  to  have  these  publications.  Minis¬ 
ters  should  see  to  it  that  their  charges  are  supplied  with  our  own  litera¬ 
ture.  Presiding  elders  should  examine  ministers  as  to  their  faithfulness 
in  this  regard. 

We  are  pleased  with  the  able  and  efficient  management  of  the  editorial 
departments  of  all  the  periodicals  that  emanate  from  the  publishing 
house,  and  feel  that  our  own  Dr.  Kepliart  is  meeting  our  most  sanguine 
expectations  in  his  responsible  position. 

We  are  satisfied  with  the  financial  management  of  the  concern.  We 
can  but  commend  and  praise  a  church  corporation  that  creditably  meets 
all  current  expenses,  in  spite  of  financial  depression,  and  accumulates  a 
surplus  to  bless  the  tired  and  worn  out  minister  of  Christ. 

Ministers  ought  to  patronize  the  publishing  house  and  promptly  pav 
their  bills. 

W.  R.  Shuey, 
Committee. 


USE  OF  PULPITS. 

Whereas,  Certain  persons  holding  doctrines  at  variance  with  the  ortho¬ 
dox  views  of  the  teachings  of  the  Bible  as  held  in  our  confession  of  faith, 
and  certain  religious  teachers  for  whom  no  orthodox  religious  organiza¬ 
tion  is  responsible,  have  intruded  themselves  into  our  church  houses  and 
disseminated  doctrines  out  of  which  have  grown  discord  and  strife,  result¬ 
ing  in  the  weakening,  and  in  some  cases  the  complete  disorganization  of 
our  societies  ;  therefore 


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27 


Resolved,  That  our  pulpits  shall  in  no  case  be  used  by  such  persons. 

Resolved ,  That  persons  using  our  pulpits  must  be  either  holders  oi  a 
valid  license  from  some  orthodox  religious  denomination  or  be  recognized 
by  such  denomination  as  worthy  and  responsible  religious  teachers. 

Resolved ,  That  pastors  and  trustees  of  our  church  houses  shall  see  that 
this  order  is  strictly  enforced,  and  tor  its  enforcement  thev  shall  be  held 
strictly  to  account  by  the  Quarterly  Conference. 

W.  M ALSOU, 

\V.  R.  Muxcie, 

J.  B.  Con  nett, 

Committee. 

FINANCE  COMMITTEE’S  REPORT. 


Field  of  Labor. 

Presiding  Elder’s 
Salary. 

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Mission  Collect¬ 
ion. 

Bishop’s  Collect¬ 
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Church  Erection. 

Sabbath  School 
General. 

Union  Bible 
Seminary. 

Educational  Ben¬ 
eficiary  Fund. 

Westfield  Col¬ 
lection. 

Washington  Col¬ 

lection. 

Five  Cent  Col¬ 

lection. 

Miscellaneous. 

•UOl)Rhl)lrI 

Olney  District. 
Oblong  Circuit . 

$4o 

838 

85 

$2 

$3 

82 

89 

82 

88 

82 

84 

83  00 

New  Hebron  Circuit  .... 

50 

60 

8 

3 

4 

3 

2 

3 

25 

3 

8 

70 

83  00 

Flat  Rock  Circuit . 

45 

37 

7 

2 

3 

3 

6 

2 

16 

2 

6 

2  00 

St.  Francisville  Circuit  .  .  . 

56 

60 

9 

3 

4 

3 

10 

3 

20 

3 

10 

3  40 

. 

Yale  Circuit . 

oo 

67 

9 

6 

6 

4 

13 

14 

20 

5 

10 

4  20 

Olnev  Circuit . 

00 

67 

9 

4 

6 

3 

14 

4 

25 

4 

10 

4  70 

Sumner  Circuit . 

64 

75 

10 

5 

6 

4 

15 

4 

25 

5 

12 

5  00 

Olney  Mission  Station  .  .  . 

20 

8 

3 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

3 

1 

1 

70 

Parkersburg  Circuit  .... 

50 

60 

7 

3 

4 

2 

10 

3 

20 

5 

8 

3  40 

2  00 

Mt.  Erie  Circuit . 

50 

60 

7 

3 

5 

3 

10 

4 

15 

3 

5 

3  40 

. 

Brown’s  Mission . 

40 

30 

6 

2 

2 

2 

5 

2 

8 

2 

6 

1  70 

1  00 

Bluford  Circuit . 

45 

38 

6 

2 

3 

2 

7 

2 

10 

2 

o 

O 

2  40 

Mt.  Vernon  Mission  .... 

20 

8 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

40 

Vergennes  Circuit . 

45 

38 

5 

2 

2 

2 

r- 

/ 

1 

7 

2 

3 

2  40 

Pulaski  Mission . 

42 

38 

•  5 

2 

2 

2 

5 

2 

6 

2 

2 

1  70 

Metropolis  Mission . 

32 

20 

4 

1 

1 

1 

4 

1 

5 

1 

2 

1  40 

Terre  Haute  District. 
Terre  Haute  Station  .... 

51 

50 

6 

4 

3 

2 

6 

2 

10 

3 

9 

2  00 

1*  50 

Prairieton  Circuit . 

46 

45 

6 

3 

4 

2 

5 

2 

7 

3 

5 

1  70 

New  Goshen  Circuit  .... 

54 

68 

8 

4 

6 

4 

10 

4 

15 

4 

10 

3  40 

Paris  Mission  Station  .... 

41 

38 

5 

2 

4 

2 

5 

2 

6 

2 

6 

1  70 

85 

Centreville  Circuit . 

00 

60 

8 

6 

8 

5 

8 

5 

12 

4 

11 

2  70 

Lockport  Mission . 

25 

15 

3 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

70 

South  Paris  Mission  .... 

16 

15 

3 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

40 

Centre  Point  Circuit  .... 

61 

90 

11 

6 

8 

5 

15 

5 

20 

8 

15 

5  00 

Dugger  Mission . 

37 

23 

5 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

70 

Mt.  Zion  Circuit . 

64 

100 

11 

6 

8 

4 

16 

6 

25 

8 

15 

6  35 

Clay  City  Circuit . 

50 

60 

t 

4 

5 

3 

8 

3 

12 

5 

10 

2  70 

Union  Circuit . 

38 

30 

5 

2 

3 

2 

4 

2 

5 

3 

3 

1  40 

Dolson  Circuit . 

00 

75 

9 

6 

6 

3 

10 

4 

20 

6 

10 

3  35 

Vermillion  Circuit . 

50 

60 

7 

4 

6 

3 

10 

3 

15 

3 

8 

3  35 

2  00 

Annapolis  Circuit . 

42 

38 

5 

2 

3 

2 

9 

2 

8 

2 

'  4 

3  00 

Sullivan  Mission  Station  .  . 

16 

20 

Westfield  District. 
Westfield  Station . 

60 

75 

8 

4 

4 

6 

15 

5 

30 

5 

10 

5  00 

4  00 

Westfield  Circuit . 

00 

60 

7 

3 

5 

3 

13 

4 

20 

3 

8 

4  35 

3  00 

Long  Point  Circuit . 

60 

60 

9 

5 

5 

3 

13 

3 

20 

5 

8 

4  33 

Greenup  Mission . 

30 

23 

3 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

5 

5 

2 

40 

Toledo  Mission . 

40 

30 

5 

9 

2 

2 

5 

2 

8 

2 

3 

1  70 

1  50 

Janesville  Circuit . 

50 

45 

r- 

/ 

3 

3 

2 

6 

2 

10 

3 

8 

2  00 

Richland  Circuit . 

56 

60 

7 

3 

4 

3 

10 

3 

15 

3 

7 

3  35 

A  vena  Circuit . 

45 

30 

5 

2 

2 

2 

5 

2 

10 

1 

4 

1  70 

Loogootee  Circuit  . 

00 

60 

8 

2 

6 

3 

10 

4 

20 

4 

6 

3  35. 

Island  Grove  Mission  .... 

36 

23 

3 

1 

1 

1 

4 

1 

8 

1 

2 

1  40 

85 

Redman  Circuit . 

60 

60 

10 

5 

/ 

4 

16 

5 

23 

5 

8 

5  35 

4  00 

Sullivan  Mission . 

45 

30 

5 

3 

3 

2 

6 

2 

10 

3 

3 

2  00 

Gal  ton  Station . 

38 

6 

3 

3 

2 

6 

8 

8 

4 

4 

2  00 

Union  Circuit . 

46 

38 

5 

3 

3 

2 

5 

2 

8 

3 

3 

1  70 

Ashmore  Mission . 

17 

4 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

40 

•  • 

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Proceedings. 


Appropriations. 

Gluey  Mission  Station . 

Brown's . 

Mt.  Vernon . 

Pulaski . 

Metropolis . 

Paris . 

Lockport . 

South  Paris .  .  .  . 

Dugger  Mission . . 

Sullivan,  Ind . 

Greenup . 

Toledo . 

Island  Grove . 

Sullivan,  Ill . 

Ashmore . 


SI 00  00 
20  00 
100  00 
25  00 
40  00 
125  00 
50  00 


25  00 
150  00 
50  00 
25  00 
50  00 
50  00 
25  00 


Total . '.  .  .  .$835  00 

We  recommend  that  the  pastors  be  required  to  collect  one-third  ol  their 
assessment  by  November  16th. 

We  recommend  that  the  Presiding  Elder’s  salary  be  set  at  S700,  and  have 
made  assessments  accordingly. 

Committee. 


SABBATH  SCHOOLS. 

The  Sundav  School  is  the  strongest  auxiliary  of  the  church.  It  reaches 
a  greater  per  cent,  of  the  people,  of  the  community  and  of  the  church 
membership  than  any  one  means  used  by  the  church.  It  helps  Christian 
parents  to  make  their  home  training  effectual  in  the  salvation  of  their 
children.  It  gathers  up  the  poor  and  neglected  of  town  and  country  and 
brings  them  under  the  blessed  influence  of  Christianity,  which  can  hardiv 
fail  to  incline  the  heart  unto  the  Saviour. 

In  view  of  this  great  power  in  the  church  of  Christ  in  touching  hearts 
and  winning  souls,  be  it 

Resolved ,  That  we,  as  members  of  this  Annual  Conference,  hereby  pledge 

our  earnest  individual  support  of  this  work.  1.  As  ministers  on  our  several 

fields  of  labor  we  will  faithfully  inform  ourselves  upon  each  week’s  lesson, 

and  will  make  it  a  rule  to  try  to  attend  at  least  one  school  each  Sundav. 

*/  */ 

2.  We  will  make  an  earnest  effort  to  organize  a  Sabbath  School  at  all 
preaching  points  not  having  the  same. 

3.  We  will  preach  Sabbath  School  sermons  occasionally,  as  the  interest 
may  demand. 

4.  We  will  try  to  introduce  our  own  literature  wherever  it  is  not  taken. 

5.  We  will  cheerfully  accept  the  amounts  apportioned  to  our  fields  of 
labor  for  the  General  Sunday  School  fund,  and  collect  the  same. 

6.  We  will,  when  possible,  attend  the  township  and  county  conventions 
on  our  fields  of  labor,  in  order  to  become  acquainted  with  the  most  ap¬ 
proved  methods  of  Sunday  School  work. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

J.  B.  Norveil,  Committee. 


I 


\ 


Proceedings. 


BRANCH  TREASURER’S  REPORT. 

-  September  1st,  1894. 

Your  Branch  Secretary  would  submit  the  following  report : 


FUNDS  RECEIVED. 


Borrowed  after  the  close  of  Conference,  one  year  ago: 

From  S.  Mills,  Treasurer  of  the  Ministerial  Aid  Society,  $117  20 


From  balance  on  Sabbath' collections  one  year  ago 

RECEIVED  FROM  THE  PASTORS. 


«> 


>  58 


From  Westfield  District . , . $382  01 

From  Terre  Haute  District  .  464  67 

From  Olnev  District .  422  83 


FROM  THE  PASTORS  ON  FIVE-CENT  COLLECTIONS. 


Westfield  District .  $5  75 

Terre  Haute  District .  10  95 

Olnev  District .  9  09 


By  J.  F.  McCreery  from  W.  J.  Martin,  of  Bluford  Cir¬ 
cuit — Special  to  Africa .  $35  00 


$117  20 
3  58 


1,269  51 

25  79 
35  00 


Total . 

Of  the  funds  reported  above  as  received  from  pastors, 


there  is  for 

Home  work .  . $634  75 

Parent  Board . . .  695  54 


$1,451  08 


FUNDS  PAID  OUT. 

Paid  to  Prof.  Landis  per  Rev.  Me  Fee,  Treas . $695  54 

Paid  to  Missionaries  on  unpaid  appropriations  of  one  year  ago  .  141  25 

Paid  on  appropriations  ordered  one  year  ago .  657  61 

Paid  S.  Mills,  interest  on  Borrowed  Funds  67  20 

Paid  to  J.  B.  Connett  on  publishing  of  Conference  Minutes  ...  5  00 

Paid  for  Postofiice  Order .  20 


Total  paid  out . $1,566  80 

Unpaid  appropriations . $320  00 

Respectfully  submitted, 

AY.  C.  Smith,  Branch  Treasurer. 

YOUNG  PEOPLE’S  CHRISTIAN  UNION. 

Dr.  A.  T.  Pierson  speaks  of  several  modern  wonders  of  the  world.  He 
calls  them  seven  fingers  of  God.  They  are  “  World  wide  exploration, 
world  wide  communication,  world  wide  assimilation,  world  wide  civiliza¬ 
tion,  world  wide  emancipation,  world  wide  preparation,  and  world  wide 
organization.” 

This  world  wide  organization  is,  to-day,  one  of  the  most  potent  forces  in 
human  society.  There  is  now  scarcely  any  profession  or  trade  whose  ad¬ 
herents  are  not  organized.  The  genius  of  organization  reigns  supreme  in 
the  heart  of  man  And  the  children  of  light  are  becoming  as  wise  in 
their  generation  as  the  children  of  this  world.  This  is  shown  in  the 
Christian  organizations  of  young  people  and  juniors. 

These  Christian  organizations  ought,  perhaps,  be  recognized  as  the  im¬ 
mediate  products  pi  Sabbath  School  soil.  Without  the  culture  of  a  cen¬ 
tury  which  Christendom  has  obtained  in  the  Sabbath  School,  our  Ah  P.  S. 


30 


Proceedings. 


C.  E’s  ,  Epworth  Leagues,  Y.  P.  C.  XT’s,  and  other  like  organizations  would 
perhaps  never  have  been  possible. 

That  the.  Y.  P.  C.  E.  is  a  necessity  appears  from  the  fact  that  our  young 
people  were  not,  previous  to  this  organization,  giving  themselves  to  "Chris¬ 
tian  work  as  thev  should  do.  It  seemed  that  the  church  was  losing  its 
grip  upon  them,  and  they  were  being  led  into  Christian  organizations  of 
other  churches  and  there  trained  for  work  so  that  our  church  could  no 
longer  use  them. 

We  have  the  divine  right  to  throw  around  our  own  children  such  social 
influence  that  they  will  be  best  fitted  to  serve  the  purpose  of  our  homes 
and  families.  We  are  under  no  obligations  whatever  to  train  our  children 
so  that  they  may  be  more  susceptible  to  the  spirit  of  another  home  than 
to  our  own.  Likewise  our  church  is  in  duty  bound  to  so  train  her  young 
people  that  they  may  be  used  in  the  work  of  the  church  to  the  glory  of 
God.  This  fact  calls  loudly  for  some  organization  of  the  young  people 
that  they  mav  be  trained  for  Christian  work  in  the  church,  that  thev  mav 
be  more  energetic  in  such  work,  that  thev  mav  be  more  churehlv,  and 
that  they  may  be  more  loyal  to  Christ. 

This  organization  is  found  to  be  the  Y.  P.  C.  U.,  and  perhaps  its  necessity 
can  be  made  more  clear  by  each  one  referring  to  communities  where  there 
is  so  much  listlessness  on  the  part  of  young  people  in  church  work;  where 
it  is  often  impossible  to  And  a  sufficient  number  of  suitable  officers  to  man 
a  Sunday  School,  even  among  Christian  young  people;  where  the  young 
people  have  as  little  regard  for  loyalty  to  the  church,  and  very  much  less 
lovaltv  to  Christ,  as  a  careless  bov  lias  for  his  home;  where  often  the 
lives  of  the  young  people  are  not  conducted  with  consistency,  because  they 
have  not  the  training  which  the  responsibility  of  a  special  Christian  or¬ 
ganization  would  place  upon  their  shoulders.  A  too  great  lack  of  employ¬ 
ment  in  church  work  is  the  cause  of  so  much  uselessness  and  sin  among 
our  Christian  young  people.  They  are  not  systematically  employed. 
Their  employment  is  not  such  that  they  develop  in  mind  and  soul;  hence 
they  grow  up  to  the  adult  age  of  great  -inefficiency  in  church  work. 

Why  is  it  so  difficult  to  find  suitable  class  leaders,  stewards,  superin¬ 
tendents,  Sabbath  School  teachers,  and  other  church  officers?  It  is  be¬ 
cause  our  good  fathers  and  mothers,  and  even  younger  adults,  did  not  have 
in  their  youth  the  blessed  privilege  of  a  systematic  training  in  Christian 
work.  Then  shall  we  permit  the  present  generation  of  young  people  to 
grow  up  to  the  same  stage  of  inefficiency  that  we  occupy?  God  forbid  it! 
A  wiselv  conducted  Y.  P.  C.  E.  in  every  community  will  obviate  this  ditfl- 
culty.  And  do  not  expect  a  few  months  or  a  few  years’  work  to  accom¬ 
plish  it.  In  some  communities  it  will  require  several  years  to  overcome 
the  failings  of  generations  of  growth. 

In  discussing  thus  far  the  “Necessity  of  the  Y.  P.  C.  G.,”  the  next  point 
has  been  anticipated,  viz.:  “The  Possibilities  of  the  Y.  P.  C.  G.”  On  this 
point  note  the  statistics  of  the  Lower  Wabash  Conference  branch,  as  taken 
from  the  report  of  the  branch  convention  recently  held  in  Terre  Haute, 
Ind.:  “Local  societies,  38;  active  members,  1,042;  associate  members, 
395;  total,  1,437.  Junior  societies,  3;  members,  118;  Watchwords ,  48. 
Growth,  since  last  year:  Gnions,  27;  members,  857 ;  Junior  societies,  2 ; 
members,  97.” 

So  much  for  the  possibilities  of  the  Y.  P.  C.  E.  in  our  branch.  You  will 
observe  that  more  than  half  of  our  present  membership  was  secured  dur¬ 
ing  the  past  year.  The  possibilities  of  social,  mental  and  moral  im¬ 
provement  has  no  bounds.  Each  one  of  these  is  very  important  in  order 
to  make  our  young  people  churchly,  and  thereby  make  the  church  more 
efficient  in  winning  souls. 


Proceedings. 


The  third  and  last  point  in  this  discussion  is  the  “  Equipments  of  the 
Y.  P.  C.  U.”  They  are  many.  Notice  but  a  few:  First  the  Bible.  Much 
attention  is  given  in  the  Y.  P.  C.  U.  to  an  applied  knowledge.  That  is,  to 
study  the  Bible  that  the  members  may  meet  their  spiritual  wants  and  be 
able  to  carry  the  gospel  to  others.  Another  equipment  is  the  strength 
derived  from  the  organization  itself.  You  know  there  is  strength  in  union, 
and  this  sort  of  strength  is  alone  derived  from  being  organized. 

The  latest  methods  of  Christian  work,  as  taught  by  the  most  successful 
Christian  workers,  is  another  very  important  equipment.  Such  are 
“ Helps  to  the  Study  of  the  Bible,”  “Methods  of  Personal  Work  Among 
the  Unsaved,”  &c. 

But  another  very  important  equipment — next  to  the  study  of  the  Bible 
for  our  Y.  P.  C  IPs  — is  the  Watchword.  If  this  paper  was  read  faithfully 
by  every  member  of  the  Y.  P.  C.  U.  in  the  church  we  would  be  happily 
surprised  at  the  most  wonderful  results  that  would  follow.  The  Watchword 
does  not  cost  much  and  is  one  of  the  most  spicy,  instructive  and  attractive 
sheets  issued  from  our  publishing  house.  All  pastors,  laymen,  and  Y.  P. 
C.  U.  workers  ought  to  take  the  Watchword. 

Another  equipment  is  the  presiding  elders  as  organizers.  They  did  good 
work  last  year  and  should  be  thus  authorized  for  the  .coming  year. 

Before  closing  this  paper  the  Junior  department  should  be  mentioned. 
The  boys  and  girls  contract  evil  habits,  too,  and  are  just  as  susceptible  of 
evil  influences  as  their  older  brothers  and  sisters.  They  are  found  mingling 
in  society  and  coming  in  contact  with  evil  associates  just  as  much  as  the 
young  people  do.  Hence  the  demand  for  their  special  interest  is  equal  to 
that  of  the  young  people.  And  being  younger  in  years  they  are  the  more 
susceptible  of  Christian  training.  Hence  the  boys  and  girls  should  be 
organized  for  Christian  work,  too. 

In  conclusion,  will  every  minister  and  lay  delegate  here  ask  himself  and 
herself  this  question,  “What  before  God  is  my  duty  to  the  Y.  P.  C.  IT.?” 
If  you  cannot  give  it  your  presence,  you  can  give  it  money.  And  if  you 
live  in  communities  that  have  no  unions,  inform  yourself  and  proceed  to 
organize,  or  talk  of  it  among  the  young  people  until  they  become  inter¬ 
ested,  then  it  will  be  more  easy  to  organize.  Ministers,  von  can  become 
enthusiasts  on  this  subject  when  you  think  of  the  great  need  of  trained 
church  members,  and  remember  that  the  speedy  way  to  such  training 
leads  through  the  Y.  P.  C.  U. 

We  trust  that  the  members  of  this  conference  will  put  themselves  on 
record  here  to-day  as  warm  supporters  of  the  Y.  P.  C.  U.;  therefore, 

Resolved,  1.  That  we,  as  members  of  this  Conference,  hereby  express 
our  sincere  sympathy  for  the  Y.  P.  C.  U.  movement. 

2.  That  we. will  do  all  we  can  to  inform  ourselves  upon  this  subject, 
and  will  pledge  ourselves  to  carefully  and  prayerfully  read  the  constitution 
and  by-laws  of  the  Y.  P.  C.  U.,  if  a  copy  be  sent  to  each  one  of  us. 

3.  That  we  will,  consistent  with  our  means,  subscribe  for  the  Watchword 
and  become  faithful  readers  of  the  same,  in  order  that  we  may  come  into 
immediate  touch  with  this  movement  throughout  the  church. 

4.  That  we  hereby  authorize  the  presiding  elders  to  organize  Y.  P.  C. 
U’s.  on  their  respective  districts,  wherever  it  is  at  all  practicable. 

5.  That  we  approve  the  special  movement  which  our  Unions  are  making 
to  support  the  Los  Angeles  Church. 


L.  II.  Cooley. 


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32 


Proceedings. 


WAYS  AND  MEANS. 

We,  your  Committee  on  Ways  and  Means,  appointed  to  consider  the 
paper  presented  by  the  Presiding  Elders,  would  respectfully  submit  the 
following : 

We  recommend — 

1.  That  all  the  quarterly  meetings  embrace  the  Sabbath,  and  that  for 
the  surplus  quarterly  meetings  the  Presiding  Elder  substitute  in  whole  or 
in  part,  as  his  judgment  may  direct. 

2.  That  the  Presiding  Elder’s  salary  be  apportioned  to  the  different 
societies  on  the  charge,  and  that  stewards  be  appointed  to  raise  said 
salary  by  private  solicitation,  under  the  direction  of  the  Pastor. 

3.  That  for  securing  Pastor’s  salary,  a  steward  be  appointed  for  every 
twentv-five  or  thirty  members  in  each  society,  and  that  the  circuit 
steward  be  president  of  the  board  of  stewards. 

4.  That  each  Pastor  ask  for  a  salary  sufficient  for  a  liberal  support,  and 
in  case  an  agreement  cannot  be  reached,  that  the  matter  be  deferred  until 
the  first  quarterly  meeting,  the  Pastor  serving  the  charge  regularly  and 
the  stewards  collecting  on  the  basis  of  the  committee’s  proposition. 

5.  That  the  card  system  introduced  on  the  Westfield  district  during  the 
past  year  be  adopted. 

6.  That  the  expense  of  publishing  the  minutes  be  defrayed  from  the 
miscellaneous  collection,  as  per  chart,  and  after  supplying  a  copy  free  to 
all  who  have  payed  one  dollar  or  more  missionary  money  the  remainder 
be  sold  for  ten  cents  each,  and  the  money  reported  in  the  miscellaneous 
column. 

H.  W.  Beoadstone,  President. 

F.  M.  Swengel,  Secretary. 


RESOLUTIONS. 


THE  CHURCH. 


Standing  to-day  on  the  eve  of  another  conference  year,  casting  our  eves 
backward  through  the  gathering  twilight  of  departed  opportunities  and 
forward  to  the  golden  dawn  of  prospective  usefulness,  our  hearts  are  filled 
with  solemnity  and  joy.  Solemnity  at  the  thought  that  opportunities 
unimproved  can  never  be  recalled,  and  that  God  will  hold  us  responsible 
for  all  that  he  has  given  us  ability  to  perform.  Joy  at  the  peace  and  pros¬ 
perity  of  our  beloved  Zion;  joy  for  the  souls  which  the  Lord  has  given  us 
for  our  hire;  joy  that  our  field  of  usefulness  is  still  widening  and  the  Mas¬ 
ter  still  cries,  “Behold,  I  have  set  before  thee  an  open  door.”  Therefore 
Resolved,  1st.  That  we  offer  to  God  devout  thanksgiving  and  praise  for 
the  success  which  has  attended  our  labors  during  the  past  year. 

2d.  That  with  a  view  to  the  glory  of  God  and  the  salvation  of  men,  we 
enter  with  renewed  zeal  the  work  of  the  coming  year  looking  to  the  great 
head  of  the  church  to  bless. our  labors  and  crown  them  with  success. 


TEMPERANCE. 

W  e  believe  that  the  sin  of  intemperance  is  the  darkest  stain  on  our  na¬ 
tion’s  fair  record.  That  it  destroys  the  bodies,  dethrones  the  minds  and 
damns  the  souls  of  more  men  and  bovs  than  an  v*  other  sin  of  which  the 
American  people  are  guilty.  That,  by  corrupting  the  morals  of  our  citi¬ 
zens  and  perverting  legislation  the  liquor  traffic  has  become  the  sworn 
enemv  of  Church  and  State. 

In  view  of  these  startling  facts, 


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33 


Resolved,  That  we  wage  an  uncompromising  warfare  against  this  national 
evil. 

1st.  By  talking  temperance  in  the  homes  and  preaching  it  from  the 


pulpit. 

2d.  Bv  seeking  to  obtain  through  the  ballot  the  enactment  of  such 
laws  as  will  secure  the  speedy  overthrow  of  this  national  curse. 


tobacco. 

Since  the  use  of  tobacco  is  an  inconvenient,  uncleanly  and  expensive 
habit,  and  since  the  testimony  of  eminent  physicians  agree,  that  in  most 
cases  at  least,  it  is  injurious  to  the  health  of  the  user;  therefore 

Resolved,  That  we  shall  abstain  from  the  use  of  it  ourselves  and  discour¬ 
age  the  habit  in  others,  except  where  it  is  recommended  by  competent 
physicians. 

THE  SABBATH. 

We  believe  in  the  sanctity  of  the  Christian  Sabbath  and  recognize  the 
command  to  “ keep  it  holy”  as  incumbent  upon  all  mankind;  that  it  is 
necessary  both  as  a  day  of  rest  and  religious  worship.  Therefore 

Resolved,  1.  That  we  deplore  the  increasing  tendency  on  the  part  of  busi¬ 
ness  men  and  pleasure  seekers  to  desecrate  this  holy  day. 

2.  That  we  earnestly  endeavor  to  keep  its  sanctity  before  the  people, 
and  to  secure  its  sacred  observance  bv  all. 


THANKS. 

Resolved,  1.  That  we  greatly  appreciate  the  kindness  shown  to  us  by 
the  people  of  Westfield  in  entertaining  us  during  the  Conference  session 
and,  that  we  sincerely  thank  them  for  the  same. 

2.  That  we  heartily  thank  our  worthy  Bishop  Castle  for  the  kind  and 
able  manner  in  which  he  presided  over  the  Conference. 

S.  E.  Long. 


EVANGELISTS’  REPORTS. 


Sermons  preached  .  . 
Miles  traveled  .... 
Received  in  the  Church 

Conversions . 

Salary . 


190 


1,000 
1 05 
90 

$180  00 


M.  W.  Lenex. 
Evangelist. 


Number  of  miles  traveled .  2,000 

Number  of  days  of  service? .  147 

Services  held .  300 

Conversions . 1(>0 

Charges .  4 

Number  of  miles  traveled  bv  railroad .  500 

%> 


Loogootee,  (Brazil  Circuit,  Upper  Wabash  Conference),  Yale  and  Park¬ 
ersburg. 


Sarah  B.  Whistler, 


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34  Proceedings. 


Number  of  days  spent  in  tlie  active  work . .  248 

Number  of  sermons  preached . , .  270 

Number  of  day  Revival  Services  conducted .  142 

t 

Calls  made  and  homes  visited .  855 

Children’s  meetings  conducted .  20 

Number  of  conversions  in  meetings  held .  228 

Number  of  accessions  to  the  church .  170 

Number  ol  miles  traveled  by  railroad .  780 


Mrs.  H.  J.  Mussulman, 

Evangelist. 


STATIONING  COMMITTEE. 

Olney  District — J.  L.  Brandenburg ,  P.  E. 

Flat  Rock  Circuit,  A.  Herrin. 

St.  Francisville  Circuit,  T.  Walters. 

Yale  Circuit,  J.  Sheets. 

Bluford  Circuit,  J.  Dickens. 

Mt.  Vernon  Mission.  J.  T.  McCreerv. 

Verge  lines  Circuit,  C.  Boyd. 

Metropolis  Mission,  D.  T.  Whitesell. 

Pulaski  Mission,  W.  O.  Haycock. 

Oblong  Circuit,  W.  C.  Harbert. 

New  Hebron  Circuit,  D.  K.  Stevenson  and  wife. 

Olnev  Mission  Station,  J.  B.  Norveil. 

Sumner  Circuit,  J.  M.  Inman. 

Parkersburg  Circuit,  J.  Cougill. 

Mt.  Erie  Circuit,  A.  Rider. 

Olney  Circuit,  S.  Bussard. 

Brown’s  Mission,  H.  T.  Bourne. 

Terre  Haute  District— S.  Mills,  P.  E. 

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Terre  Haute  Station,  E.  H.  Shuey. 

Vermillion  Circuit,  Wm.  Malsom. 

Paris  Mission  Station,  J.  C.  Fowler. 

Sullivan  Mission  Station,  S.  B.  Whistler. 

South  Paris  Mission,  care  of  J.  C.  Fowler. 

New  Goshen  Circuit,  W.  R.  Muncie. 

Prairieton  Circuit,  S.  E.  Long. 

Centreville  Circuit,  A.  D.  Markley. 

Center  Point  Circuit,  T.  D.  Spyker. 

Dugger  Mission,  M.  V.  Kauble. 

Clay  City  Circuit,  F.  M.  Fink. 

Mt.  Zion  Circuit,  W.  C.  Adams. 

Union  Circuit,  Ind.,  O.  F.  Kirk. 

Lockport  Mission,  W.  W.  McGregor. 

Dolson  Circuit,  E.  R.  Johns. 

Annapolis  Mission,  P.  T.  Kettering. 

Westfield  District — D.  II.  Seneff,  I).  D.,  P.  E. 

Westfield  Station,  J.  B.  Connett. 

Westfield  Circuit,  J.  G.  Shuey. 

Janesville  Circuit,  Z.  Pease. 

Long  Point  Circuit,  J.  W.  Holsopple. 

Greenup  Mission,  N.  E.  Royer. 


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Proceedings. 


Loogootee  Circuit,  J.  Coffman. 

Avena  Mission,  B.  G.  Wood. 

Richland  Circuit,  W.  E.  Anderson. 

Sullivan  Mission,  Illinois,  D.  Bussard. 

Galton  Station,  W.  C.  Smith. 

Union  Circuit,  Illinois*,  R.  Griffin. 

Ashmore  Mission,  Z.  H.  Byard. 

Toledo  Mission,  J.  A.  Smith. 

Island  Grove  Mission,  E.  M.  Pierson. 

Redmond  Circuit,  A.  Shidler. 

Rev.  I.  L.  Rep  hart,  D.  D.,  editor  Religious  Telescope. 

Rev.  AY.  H.  Klinefelter,  D.  D.,  President  Westfield  Code 
Rev.  L.  H.  Cooley,  Professor  in  Westfield  College. 

Rev.  AY.  R.  Shuey,  Professor  in  Westfield  College. 

Rev.  T.  A.  Waltrip,  Professor  Woodbridge  College,  Cal. 
Rev.  H.  AY.  Broadstone,  Conference  Evangelist. 

Rev.  H.  J.  Musselman,  Conference  Evangelist. 

Rev.  F.  M:  Buckner,  Conference  Evangelist. 

Mrs.  M.  AY.  I  .ennox,  Conference  Evangelist. 


Missionary  Contributions. 

Olney  District. 


OLNEY  AND  SUMNER  MISSION— J.  B.  Norveil,  Pastor. 

Olney  Class— Mary  B.  Peters,  Wesley  Wheeler,  Soloman  Shook,  John 
W.  Shook,  F.  M.  Pay,  each  $1.00;  Amanda  Wheeler,  Ella  Buckles,  Cora 
Shook,  Mrs.  M.  J.  Shook,  Calvin  Bradley,  Ella  Pay,  Samuel  Faris,  Eecta 
Faris,  Tilford  More,  each  50  cents;  J.  B.  Norveil,  $3.00.  Total,  $12.50. 

Sumner  Class — N.  J.  Pepple  and  wife,  James  Webber  and  wife,  each 
$1.00;  Lily  Piper,  Mary  E.  Carmony,  Euphamy  Tombaugh,  L.  J.  Bowman, 
each  25  cents;  A.  B.  Jones,  50  cents;  from  other  parties,  $3.00;  J.  B.  and 
Pellia  Norveil,  $3.00.  Total,  $9.50. 

Grand  total,  $22.00.  Applied  on  mission,  $8.00;  on  other  claims,  $14.00. 


OBLONG  CIRCUIT— W.  C.  Harbert,  Pastor. 

Oblong  Circuit — A.  H.  Allen,  Oliver  Barnhart,  each  $1.00;  John  Henry, 
Mrs.  Muclimore,  Ella  Sears,  Z.  Wirt,  J.  Nudle,  Geo.  Zeigler,  T.  N.  Much- 
more,  each  50  cents;  Henry  Freeman,  Lucy  Wurtzberger,  Wm.  Cox,  G/ 
Shire,  Anda  Allen,  Martha  Zeigler,  each  25  cents;  J.  H.  Nuble,  Mrs.  Free¬ 
man,  each  10  cents.  Total,  $7.20. 

Grassy  Hollow  Class — C.  J.  Wattleworth,  $1.00;  Joe  Wagonseller,  Mrs. 
Whitmere,  Jennie  Wattleworth,  Amelia  Wattleworth,  each  50  cents;  Joe 
Randolph,  C.  Hults,  Milt  AValters,  each  25  cents;  John  Manhart,  10  cents. 
Total,  $3.85. 

Robinson  Class — Peter  Smith,  $2.00;  C.  Shire,  F.  Bennis,Phil  McGovern, 
each  $1.00;  Alvin  Ownsbv,  John  Johnson,  Marshal  Bean,  John  Haller, 
Mrs.  Hamilton,  Mrs.  McClure,  Martha  Shire,  Mrs.  Smith,  each  50  cents; 
Bro.  Mathena,  R.  Johnson,  Mrs.  Fritts,  Mrs.  Clark,  Mrs.  Connett,  Jacob 
Haller,  each  25  cents;  public  collection,  85  cents.  Total,  $11.35. 

Grand  total,  $22.40.  Applied  on  mission,  $17.40;  to  other  claims,  $6.00. 


JACKSON  MISSION— J. 


Pickens,  Pastor. 


Vergennes  Class — William  Perry, 50  cents;  John  Perkins,  10  cents;  Mar¬ 
garet  Pickens,  25  cents ;  Maggie  Perry,  50  cents ;  Sarah  Carlisle,  25  cents ; 
Jane  Gray,  50  cents;  E.  C.  Lovejov,  5  cents;  Mrs.  Beasley,  Lucinda  Perry, 
each  10  cents;  Richard  Arnold,  Mattie  Pickens,  each  25  cents;  Winton 
Beasley,  50  cents ;  Willie  Perkins,  Harry  Perry,  Ransom  Beasley,  each  25 
cents;  George  Perry,  50  cents;  Lyman  B.  Perkins,  25  cents ;  Andrew  Pickens, 
10  cents;  A.  B. Perry,  50 cents;  J.  Pickens,  $1 ;  L.  E.  Carlisle,  C.  Hack,  each 
25  cents;  by  collection,  $7. 


Prairie  Chapel  Class — J.  Martin,  50  cents;  J.  Wasson,  5  cents;  Frank 
Martin,  $1;  Charles  Royster,  15  cents;  G.  W.  Watson,  Jack  Robertson, 
Eva  Martin,  Eliza  Pend,  each  25  cents;  unknown,  10  cents. 

U.  B.  Class — W.  B.  Padget,  25  cents;  Kate  Crowell,  Anna  Padget,  each 
10  cents;  J.  B.  Crowell,  Elizabeth  Bagwell,  Matilda  Fraley,  each  25  cents; 
Effie  Johnson,  A.  H.  Hanson,  each  10  cents. 


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Oak  Grove  Class — H.  C.  AYisley,  Wilson  Fox,  each  25  cents ;  Sarah  Craw- 
shaw,  Anna  Crawshaw,  Charles  Beasley,  M.  A.  Cox,  each  10  cents. 

Mt.  Zion  Class — Peter  Schlanker,  $1;  James  Joubert,  Troy  Woodard,  S. 

R.  Rosenberger,  each  25  cents;  William  Campbell,  10  cents;  Homer  Hind¬ 
man,  5  cents;  Lorettie  Perry,  J.  N.  Perry,  each  25  cents;  Henry  Schimpf, 
Elizabeth  Schimpf,  each  20  cents;  Ada  Woodard,  25  cents;  John  Schimpf, 
15  cents;  Josephine  Schimpf,  10  cents;  Hattie  Campbell,  50  cents;  Mattie 
Gray,  25  cents;  Joe  Rosenberger,  50  cents;  William  Hartley,  Sereldia  Camp¬ 
bell,  George  Kick,  Sabastin  Schimpf,  Joseph  Colens,  each  25  cents;  Carrie 
Henson,  50  cents;  Cora  Henson,  10  cents;  Harriet  Campbell,  25  cents;  E. 
J.  Crain,  10  cents;  J.  M.  E.  Johnson,  Peter  Henson,  Mary  Schimpf,  Lena 
Schimpf,  Anna  Schlanker,  Nancy  Hartley,  Frances  Hartley,  each  25  cents; 
31.  J.  Jacobs,  50  cents;  Edmond  Clement,  25  cents;  August  Schimpf,  50 
cents;  Peter  Weston,  25  cents;  S.  R.  Derington,  10  cents.  Total,  $9.60. 

Mt.  Zion  Infant  Sunday  School  Class — Fountain  Derrington,  Anna  Sher¬ 
man,  Anna  Schimpf,  Ora  Derrington,  Anna  Rosenberger,  Jimmie  Butcher, 
Walter  Gilbert,  Jakie  Schimpf,  Willie  Crain,  Walter  Johnson,  Worth 
Woodward,  Bastin  Schimpf,  Emil  Schimpf,  Jakie  Schimpf,  Ottie  Schimpf, 
Bastin  Schimpf,  Anna  Schimpf,  Rosa  Henson,  each  5  cents;  Ida  Derring¬ 
ton,  Hattie  Derrington,  Noah  Johnson,  1  penny  each.  Total,  93  cents. 

MT.  ERIE  CIRCUIT— Aaron  Rider,  Pastor. 

Harmony  Class — Aaron  Rider,  Charles  Austin,  Eli  Boone,  $1.00;  G.  H. 
Goudv,  75  cents;  John  Cassidy,  H.  B.  Utterback,  James  Hunt,  C.  C.  Clark, 
J.  R.  Babcock,  B.  T.  Atherton,  Rena  Kneff,  Wm.  Cunningham,  each  50 
cents;  Clara  Cunningham,  Mary  J.  Lewis,  Elizabeth  Boone,  Lora  Kearney, 
T.  R.  Kneff,  John  Kneff,  Robert  Kitley,  Anderson  Clark,  Sara  Austin,  Ida 
Goudy,  Lura  Stanford,  Josephine  Humes,  A.  J.  Chaney,  R.  FI.  Williams, 
Ellis  Higgles,  Wm.  Foster,  Charles  Kitley,  Ellen  Williams,  Alice  Dobbs, 
J.  Higginson,  Clara  Mason,  each  25  cents;  Archie  Kitley,  5  cents;  Lewis 
Stanford,  50  cents  ;  Rosan  Stanford,  20  cents  ;  Mary  Stanford,  Eugene  Stan¬ 
ford,  10  cents  each.  Total,  $12.90. 

Center  Class — S.  F.  Garber,  $1.50;  Clara  Garber,  Jane  Bensldn,  W.  J. 
Benskin,  Daniel  Garber,  Alex.  Robinson,  each  50  cents;  N.  H.  Welsh,  AY. 
E.  Gill,  J.  AY.  Pygott,  Savilla  Garber,  Ada  Brissenden,  Sarah  Gill,  Orpha 
Stanford,  AYm.  Smith,  F.  H.  Gill,  each  25  cents;  S.  Poppen,  Mrs.  Poppen, 

S.  A.  Stanford,  Clarence  AYhite,  R.  L.  AYelsh,  A.  J.  Lee,  10  each  cents; 
White  Chambers,  5  cents;  AYm.  Tipton,  A.  I).  Blankenship,  Ruey  Tipton, 
each  25  cents;  Ed  Smith,  10  cents;  Harley  Lindsey,  25 cents.  Total, $7.50. 

Tit.  E-rie  Class — M.  AY  Seneff,  J.  AY.  Seneff,  N.  B.  Rose,  each  $1.00;  J.  N. 
Ressler,  J.  AY.  ATinderver,  Copelin  McKelvey,  Nora  Seneff,  Alary  E.  Ake, 
AY.  C.  Seneff,  each  50  cents  ;  W.  C.  Camp,  M.  E.  Rider,  David  Ressler,  Sue 
Rose,  Belle  Pharr,  R.  C.  Nesbet,  Paul  Campbell,  J.  J.  Carson,  Allie  Car- 
son,  Blanche  Holmes,  Rachel  Camp,  each  25  cents;  collected  20  cents ; 
Zula  Holmes,  Agnes  Rider,  each  15  cents;  Lela  Hiser,  May  Bethel,  each 
10  cents ;  Lylle  Seneff,  T.  1).  Ressler,  each  5  cents. 

Grand  total,  $29.95. 

BLUFORD  MISSION — J.  T.  McCreery,  Pastor. 

Oak  Hill — J.  T.  McCreery,  Z.  A.  Septon  and  Geo.  Boster  each  $1 ;  Newton 
Bovin,  Jas.  Smith,  Elmer  Sink,  Thos.  Drew,  Harriett  Drew,  Sarah  Pearson, 
AYm.  Pearson,  Clias.  Lovin,  each  50 cents ;  Ella  Sink  and  Noma  Sink,  each  55 
cents ;  C.  J.  McAfoose,  Henry  AYilkie,  Laura  Lovin,  Lizzie  Lovin,  Belle  Lovin, 
Ellen  Huffstettler,  Mary  J.  Smith,  Freddie  Septon,  Ollie  Lovin,  Ella  Pearson, 
Dona  Page,  Elsie  Page,  Jane  Barnes,  Parnic  Smith,  A.  A.  Boster,  Jane 


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Missionary  Contributions. 


Roster  and  Willie  Kelley,  each  25  cents;  Matilda  Boster,  15  cents;  Rhoda 
Sink,  Willie  Smith,  Riley  Smith,  Talitha  Smith  and  Alice  Smith,  each  10 
cents;  Irbie  Boster,  Lenah  Boster,  Clarence  Smith,  Eddie  Page,  Flora  Page, 
Pernie  Page,  Della  Page  and  Birchel  Page,  each  5  cents. 

Mt.  Nebo  Class — J.  T.  McCreerv,  Wm.  Witters,  Charley  Gray  and  Noah 
Gray,  each  SI;  Henry  Seel,  P.  H.  Snover,  .Tno.  Huffstettler,  Catherine 
Witters  and  Sarah  Mitchell,  each  50  cents  ;  W.  H.  Seel,  Robert  Gowdy,  W. 
H.  Barbee,  Clias.  Witters,  James  Wilkey,  Chas.  McCoy,  S.  A.  Snover, 
Sarah  Brock,  Amber  Gray,  Mary  Seel,  Kate  Mitchell  and  Emma  Berton, 
each  25  cents;  Jane  Oliver,  20  cents;  Sarah  Rodgers  and  Charley  Snover, 
each  15  cents;  James  Oliver  and  Nellie  Snover,  each  10  cents. 

Union  Class — T.  D.  Blake,  K.  Blake,  S.  Overby,  Marget  West,  Willie 
Blake,  J.  Guthrie,  A.  F.  Ellis,  T.  L.  Boswell,  W.  B.  Hallowell  and  William 
Porter,  each  25  cents;  M.  A.  Snider,  15  cents;  J.  Pace,  N.  C.  Elkins,  Sarah 
Pace,  0.  Williamson,  L.  E.  Stephens,  Alonzo  Base,  Alfie  Blake,  Annie 
Blake  and  Mary  Pace,  each  10  cents ;  Jno.  Snider,  10  cents ;  Elizabeth  Blake, 
35  cents. 

Oak  Dale  Class— Mary  Young,  E.  Holmes  and  J.  T.  McCreerv,  each  SI ; 
Daniel  Sumner,  Frank  Brookman,  R.  S.  Young,  Lydia  Starr  and  M.  E. 
Wallace,  each  50  cents ;  C.  Brookman,  J.  R.  Williams,  Sarah  Watts,  Bessie 
Branson,  Ollie  Starr,  Ettie  Partridge,  Nancy  Partridge,  Lue  Summers,  Unia 
Wallace  and  Louis  Brookman,  each  25  cents;  Victoria  Brookman,  50  cents  ; 
Lyman  Wood,  20  cents;  Sarah  Wood,  15  cents;  Horace  Holmes  and  Mary 
Holmes,  each  10  cents;  Florence  Sly,  15  cents. 

Bluford  Class— Wm.  Williamson,  $1;  A.  A.  Wood,  J.  P.  Woodand,  D.  D. 
Phillips,  each  50  cents;  C.  M.  Phillips,  E.  R.  Bruce,  Anna  Bunnel,  Lizzie 
Davidson,  Lunette  Ashby,  Ann  Bruce,  Artie  Huff  and  J.  R.  Huff,  each  25 
cents;  Roy  Wood  and  Amanda  Chesher,  Mai  ilia  Wright,  each  10  cents ; 
S.  51.  Miller,  E.  Lane,  Carrie  Wood  and  Walter  Wood,  each  5  cents. 

Hickory  Hill  Class — F.  51.  Drennan  and  W.  J.  5Iartin,  each  SI;  A.  R. 
5Ierrill,  50  cents;  John  Sargent  and  Liza  Drennan,  each  25  cents;  Amos 
Barton,  Geo.  Cooprider  and  Ada  Bodine,  each  10  cents. 

Long  Prarie  Class — John  Ellis,  SI ;  John  Lee,  50  cents  ;  J.  G.  Ellis,  Andrew 
Bushong,  A.  J.  Smith,  Andrew  Bourland,  51.  J.  Hamilton  and  J.  S.  Peery, 
each  25  cents;  A.  I.  Smith,  20  cents;  a  friend,  15  cents;  W.  H.  5Iayfie!d, 
Jerry  5Iayfield,  L.  B.  Robinson,  T.  E.  Robinson,  R.  B.  Robinson,  Mary  Rob¬ 
inson  and  S.  I.  Lee,  each  10  cents ;  Susan  Ragan,  20  cents. 

Total  on  circuit,  $50.25.  * 

PARKERSBURG  CIRCUIT— J.  Cougill,  Pastor. 

Ebenezer  Class — A.  Hufnan,  Millard  Webber,  Henry  Peters,  Robert  Gar- 
throp,  James  Taylor,  Alice  Buxton,  A.  Garthrop,  each  $1.00;  A.  Brown, 
E.  Fylds,  Hiram  Curl,  G.  Hufman,  Hattie  Peters,  Lucy  Taylor,  T.  J.  Peters, 
each  50  cents;  W.  Gaybor,  N.  Taylor,  Lidia  McQuary,  M.  E.  Curl,  Sallie 
Fields,  5Iary  Brown,  Emma  Boulten,  Jas.  Brown,  Cora  Curl,  Jane  Great- 
house,  5Iariah  Peters,  Hattie  Hufman,  each  25  cents;  Beta  Brown,  L. 
Brown,  W.  A.  Brown, each  10  cents;  Archie  Taylor,  5  cents.  Total, 822.62. 

Parkersburg  Class — R.  Harrison,  J.  Cougill,  each  85.00;  O.  C.  Rose,  Sarah 
Harrison,  Wm.  Whiteherst,  Rhoda  Cougill,  each  81.00;  Zina  Rose,  A.  All¬ 
house,  Clarence  5Iulenax,  Mrs.  Emma  Rose,  Herbert  5Iaden,  John  Clark, 
each  50  cents;  Ed.  Raby,  Alva  Harrison,  Emerson  Whiteherst,  Rachel 
Harris,  Edith  Harrison,  Gabie  Whiteherst,  Alice  5Iulenax,  5IarvEnson, 
O.  Enson,  each  25  cents;  Clara  Cougill,  Lulu  Cougill,  each  20  cents;  Wm. 
Vanasdall,  15  cents.  Total,  822.33. 


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Otterbein  Class — Alvin  Berry,  $5.00;  Homer  Berry,  25  cents;  Robert 
Webber,  50  cents;  collections,  95  cents.  Total,  $6.70. 

Oak  Grove  Class — M.  T.  Wald  on,  Wm.  Waldon,  Burtlia  Pepple,  each 
25  cents;  V.  0.  Walden,  Martha  Lambert,  50  cents;  L.  1).  Walden,  15 
cents.  Total,  $4.20. 

Seminary  Class — Steven  Hix,  Jacob  Stover,  John  Dean,  each  $1.00;  N. 
J.  Wyett,  Ida  McDonald,  S.  J.  Dean,  Minnie  Black,  each  50  cents ;  Lavina 
Reaugh,  Elizabeth  Black,  Clara  Cnmton,  Sarah  Hix,  each  25  cents.  Total, 
$6.00. 

Grand  total,  $61.85. 

FLAT  ROCK  CIRCUIT— M.  V.  Kauble,  Pastor. 

Bird’s  Class — John  Stradtner,  Sr.,  $2.00  ;  Mrs.  E.  Stradtner,  JohnStradt- 
ner,  Rev.  M.  V.  Kauble,  $1  each  ;  W.  P.  Stradtner,  Minnie  Stradtner, 
each  50  cents;  Dora  Stradtner,  Emma  Stradtner,  L.  D.  Miller,  J.  W. 
Rodgers,  F.  H.  Bird,  Art  Stevenson,  Mrs.  M.  Ford,  each  25  cents ;  Rebecca 
Highsmith,  W.  R.  Rich,  O.  M.  Highsmith,  T.  M.  Calvert,  M.  Steffey,  Ben 
Darold,  each  10  cents.  Total,  $8.35. 

Otterbein  Class — Rev.  J.  Conard,  $1.00;  A.  Highsmith,  50  cents;  S. 
Highsmith,  25  cents;  Myrtle  Highsmith,  5  cents.  Total,  $1.80. 

Pinkstaff  Class — Wm.  Warded,  F.  K.  Miller,  each  50  cents  ;  J.  D.  Pink- 
staff,  Amanda  Pinkstaff,  Josie  Pinkstatf,  Malissa  Warded,  each  25  cents; 
Mattie  Warded,  10  cents;  Truman  Pinkstaff,  5  cents.  Total,  $2.15. 

Union  Class — Elijah  Wesley,  John  Wesley,  Sr.,  each  50  cents  ;  Rev. 
Dan’l  Wesley,  J.  L.  Band,  G.  A.  Simons,  Laura  Rich,  Rosa  Seaney,  Sarah 
Wesley,  Della  Wesley,  J.  A.  Wesley,  each  25  cents,;  Albert  Wesley,  Fred 
Rich,  each  10  cents  ;  Clydia  Wesley,  5  cents;  a  friend,  15  cents.  Total, 
$5.40. 

Pearl  Class — Mrs.  S.  P.  Bartlett,  50  cents;  Dora  Siler,  Mrs.  Mary  Parker, 
J.  D.  Price,  Effie  Crum,  A.  J.  Crum,  each  25  cents  ;  Geo.  Bartlett,  15  cents. 
Total,  $1.90. 

Grand  total,  $17.60. 

YALE  CIRCUIT— F.  M.  Fink,  Pastor. 

Cummins  Class — W.  T.  Kibler,  R.  S.  Hunt,  Jacob  Stiffols,  Nancy  Kibler, 
Lydia  Hunt,  Rena  Finney,  each  $1 ;  Minta  Cummins,  Emma  Hunt,  Carrie 
Bverly,  Clara  Chapman,  R.  J.  Sliuey,  Rev.  E.  Shuey,  each  50  cents  ;  Mol- 
lie  Kibler,  E.  E.  Stiffols,  Myrtle  M.  Kibler,  each  25  cents;  Fred  Chapman, 
10  cents;  Burn  Chapman,  5  cents.  Total,  $9.90. 

Plainfield  Class — F.  M.  Fink,  A.  L.  Fink,  Ollie  White,  each  $1;  Almira 
Kibler,  H.  F.  Brooks,  Wash.  Kibler,  W.  T.  Cowger,  Walter  Brust,  each  50 
cents;  D.  M.  Cowger,  Samuel  White,  Frank  Brust,  J.  H.  Brooks,  Sarah 
Cowger,  Emma  Crofford,  Nancy  Kibler,  S.  S.  White,  25  cents  each ;  Laura 
Lee,  Mary  Brust,  each  10  cents;  A.  B.  Cowger,  5  cents.  Total,  $7.75. 

Otterbein  Class — W.  A.  Gifford,  S.  S.  Farley,  Aden  Jared,  Emely  Gifford, 
Esther  Bailey,  each  $1  ;  Wm.  Layman,  Robert  Murray,  Henry  Gifford, 
50  cents  each;  O.  M.  Snyder,  Wilber  Gifford,  Lillie  Merrick,  Tovia  Gifford, 
Lizzie  Clark,  Annie  Davis,  Mary  Layman,  Dencie  Clark,  Ada  Gifford, 
each  25  cents.  Total,  $8.50. 

Yale  Class — George  Engle,  P.  I).  Perisho,  Solomon  More,  T.  Spangler, 
Winnie  Arelton,  James  Shackels,  each  25  cents;  A.  P.  Freeman,  15  cents; 
Hattie  Boded,  13  cents;  M.  M.  Perisho,  10  cents;  E.  C.  Rvun,  5  cents. 
Total,  $1.93. 

Grand  total,  $28.08. 


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Missionary  Contributions. 


BROWN’S  MISSION— B.  G.  Wood,  Pastor. 

L.  L.  Wheeler,  Nellie  Wheeler,  each  81.50;  Win.  Simonds,  Thos.  Lam- 
hert,  Mary  Lambert,  Nora  Marriatt,  each  81.00;  B.  G.  AYood,  82.55;  Pearl 
Marriatt,  50  cents ;  Milton  AVes'tfall,  Elizabeth  Westfall,  Bertha  Westfall, 
each  25  cents;  Aggie  Lambert,  Josie  Gray,  each  10  cents.  Total,  811.00. 

Nve’s  Chapel — Joseph  Litherland,  83.00;  S.  FornofF,  50  cents;  Hattie 

Staltz,  25  cents;  E.  Leepbold,  20  cents;  Elizabeth  - ,  10  cents.  Total, 

84.05. 

Pleasant  Grove — Isaac  Tally,  81.00;  Lon  Tally,  35  cents;  Julia  Rodgers, 
J.  F.  Seal,  25  cents;  E.  Eckiss,  10  cents.  Total, $1.95. 

Mill  Prairie — F.  Beehn,  81.00;  O.  Swetsbaugli,  Isadora  Gamper,  each  50 
cents;  Talbert  McKinney,  Mary  McKinney,  Friend  Tally,  each  25  cents ; 
Martha  Parr,  15  cents.  Total,  82.85. 

Grand  total,  820.00. 

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PULASKI  MISSION — P.  F.  Ketrixg,  Pastor. 

Fairview  Class — R.  R.  Ridenhour,  82.00;  I).  W.  Mathis,  Richard  Frank¬ 
lin,  Chas.  Beach,  B.  F.  Yeach,  T.  M.  Hatcher,  S.  E.  Pickens,  J.  F.  AIcKor- 
kle,  each  81.00;  AY.  H.  Beach,  Thomas  McKiney,  Frank  Hogg,  J.  G. 
Marberry,  AV.  L.  Johnson,  Alice  Ridenhour,  Bell  Pickens,  Alice  Mathis, 
Airs.  McBride,  M.  A.  Harvick,  Fannie  Harvick,  Edith  Burris,  Alary  Mohler, 
each  50  cents ;  Arthur  Harvick,  Archa  McKiney,  Hiram  Lasley,  Bettie 
Johnson,  Eliza  AIcKiney,  Lania  Dark,  H.  A.  Davis,  Alary  AMacli,  Lou  Pen- 
ley,  Ella  Harvick.  E.  J.  Harvick,  each  25  cents.  Total,  818.25. 

Cache  Class— Bettie  Lentz,  81.50;  Anna  Bise,  Sarah  Sowers,  each  81.10; 
A.  AI.  Lingle,  James  Billingsby,  Jerre  Posey,  Chas.  Abbott,  Alattie  Abbott, 
S.  B.  Posey,  Joseph  Bise,  P.  F.  Ketring,  F.  AL  Bartley,  Aloses  Lentz,  each 
81.00;  Phoebe  Posey,  90  cents;  Cordelia  Billingsby,  85  cents;  Sarah  Lingle, 
Anna  Posey,  Laura  Bartley,  each  50  cents;  J.  Hudson.  10  cents.  Total, 
$17.05. 

Cross  Roads  Class — James  Chumlev,  G.  AV.  Barber,  Alaggie  Crecelius, 
P.  F.  Ketring,  each  81 ;  Manna  Baccus,  Alaggie  Perine,  I.  A.  Crecelius, 
Anna  Bohn,  Elizabeth  Chumlev,  each  50  cents;  AlammieBohm,  Alargaret 
Baccus,  Rosa  Elmore,  AVm.  Shumaker,  Amanda  Spence,  each  25  cents. 
Total,  87.75. 

Ohio  Class — Henry  Brayton,  Sarah  Brayton,  John  Guy,  P.  F.  Ketring. 
each  SI;  Maggie  Guy,  $1.35;  Jane  Dry,  80  cents;  Sarah  Holder,  50  cents. 
Total,  $6.65. 

Cairo  Class — Airs.  P.  F.  Ketring, $2;  Malissa  Jennings,  50 cents;  Kale  Nix, 
Lizzie  Nix,  Charlie  Nix,  Nancy  Levels,  AY.  AL  Farrow,  George  Fitzgeralds, 
Angeline  Fitzgeralds,  L.  O.  Clifford,  each  25  cents.  Total,  $4.50. 

By  collection,  $28.80.  Grand  total,  $67.  838  applied  on  missions ;  balance 
on  other  collections. 

ST.  F  R  AN  CIS  Y I LLE  CIRCUIT— Thomas  Walters,  Pastor. 

Sand  Barren’s  Class — J.  AI.  Collison,  83;  J.  AL  Highsmith,  AVm.  Quick, 
Henry  Stoltz,  C.  E.  Boyd,  J.  AL  Boyd,  J.  H.  Highsmith,  Emma  Sibert,  AV. 
H.  Highsmith,  Jonathan  Litherland,  Joseph  Jett,  Mary  E.  AValters,  J.  AV. 
Barber,  R.  L.  Shroyer  (Home),  Edward  Boldt,  J.  S.  Ramsey,  Eliza  Breene, 
Emma  Highsmith,  Sarah  E.  Collison,  Allen  Sibert,  John  England,  George 
Franklyn,  Eliza  Thorn,  Ester  Stoltz,  James  Price,  John  Boldt,  Alonzo 
Freeman,  J.  Alurray,  James  Bye,  Andy  Bye,  Nettie  Alurray,  C.  E.  High¬ 
smith,  Sarah  Highsmith,  Lydia  Shroyer,  Ratha  Yanwey,  Noah  Ahdley, 


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George  X.  Barney,  Harrison  Yotts,  Albert  Carnes,  Clyde  Breene,  Matilda 
England,  Elmira  Ducher,  J.  Yanwev,  Sister  Yanwey,  each  25  cents.  Total, 
$25.00.  I 

Ackmen  Class — J.  H.  Yenner,  SI ;  Sister  Yenner,  Alex.  Brunson,  R.  F. 
Barnett,  each  50  cents ;  Sister  Ackmen,  Sister  Brunson,  Sarah  E.  Aiken, 
Maude  Aiken,  Sadie  Adams,  J.  W.  Ackmen,  Sella  Ackmen,  Emma  Ryan, 
Arthur  Aiken,  each  25  cents;  Clara  Brunson,  10  cents;  Sister  Miener,  $1. 
Total,  $5.85. 

Patton  Class — William  Lingelsen,  Sister  Lingelsen,  each  50  cents  ;  M.  E. 
Hunt,  Cora  Musselman,  T.  P.  Hunt,  Lewis  Musselman,  I).  F.  Hunt,  Bro. 
Ed.  Hunt,  Orange  Buchanan,  C.  W.  Buchan,  Joe  Isliam,  each  25  cents; 
Bro.  Williams,  20  cents ;  Frank  Wolf,  Will  Walton,  each  10  cents;  Lily 
Seiler,  Mrs.  Hunt,  each  5  cents;  Frank  Gould,  Nansen  Couch,  each  1  cent. 
Total,  $3.77. 

Adams  Corner’s  Class — W.  Shoalter,  J.  W.  Yieman,  Andrew  Reiber, 
Mrs.  Frank  Yieman,  John  Schafer,  Eliza  Heitzman,  each  $1 ;  J.  A.  Sand¬ 
lin,  J.  D.  Stillwell,  Ella  Spidle,  Bro.  Canedy,  each  50  cents ;  Samuel  Still¬ 
well,  Bro.  Arnold,  A.  R.  Canedy,  Mary  Arnold,  Docie  Yieman,  Ettie  Sand¬ 
lin,  Ona  Shoalter,  Leah  Sandlin,  Della  Stillwell,  Delia  Sharp,  Rola  Sandlin, 
Charlie  Haltacre,  Jose  Armstrong,  Charles  Boyd,  each  25  cents;  Norman 
Leek,  L.  R.  Canedy,  Lula  Arnold,  each  10  cents  ;  Nelsie  Leek,  Clyde  Sho- 
walter,  each  5  cents;  a  friend,  $5.  Total,  $16.90. 

St.  Franeisville  Class — John  Collison,  T.  J.  Toops,  Dr.  Apple,  Missouri 
Apple,  Y.  H.  Gould,  each  $1  ;  W.  H.  Highfield,  J.  D.  Peck,  James  Buch¬ 
anan,  Joseph  Lewell,  Martin  Moore,  J.  W.  Barnett,  Lyman  Brulett,  J. 
Cluxton,  M.  Winkles,  Mrs.  Jackman,  John  Hughes,  Sister  Hughes,  George 
Sharp,  Charles  Burnett,  T.  W.  Sanders,  W.  H’.  Keneip,  Tobias  Ramsey, 
Wesley  Potts,  Sister  Potts,  William  Brooks,  William  Wilson,  Manuel 
Wolf,  Jane  Wolf,  Amanda  Clarke,  Calie  Trayler,  Mary  Hershey,  T.  Morgan, 
Jessie  Clarke,  J.  T.  Mashino,  W.  F.  Prout.  Jacob  Adams,  George  Clarke,  M. 
A.  Morris,  Mr.  Buchanan,  E.  D.  Barnett,  M.  C.  Jordan,  Mary  I).  Burnett, 
Mr.  Brookes,  each  25  cents;  Kate  Bartholomew,  Andy  Stiner,  Ella  Titus, 
Emma  Sommes,  each  10  cents.  Total,  $19.80. 

Total  for  all  purposes,  $75.33. 


SUMNER  CIRCUIT— J.  E.  Barr,  Pastor. 

Wm.  Petty,  J.  Petty,  each  50  cents;  B.  Bryan,  M.  Roach,  John  Sheik, 
J.  E.  Barr,  Chas.  Harris,  J.  E.  Hill,  S.  Petty,  each  25  cents;  L.  Sheik,  15 
cents;  C.  M.  Cunningham,  J.  H.  Hill,  R.  Petty,  A.  Craig,  W.  Roach,  F. 
Roach,  J.  Hill,  Chas  Cunningham,  G.  Walton,  Geo.  Sheik,  T.  Gaddy,  1). 

Sheik,  C.  Higgins,  Jas.  Stamiger,  A.  Craig,  R.  T.  Sheik, - Wright,  F.  Ri- 

dey,  W.  R.  Sheik,  each  10  cents;  E.  Roach,  O.  Roach,  E.  Sheik,  A.  Wright, 
each  5  cents.  Total,  $5.00. 

Pleasant  Hill  Class — $20.00. 

[Names  lost — Pastor.] 

Union  Chapel — 1).  Griggs,  $1.00;  Eliza  Fyft'e,  J.  Palmer,  J.  Pepple,  Jacob 
Pepple,  J.  Piper,  J.  E.  Barr,  Rose  Palmer,  Kate  Newell  and  B.  F.  Bunn, 
each  25  cents;  Bell  Douglas,  15  cents;  Elva  Fyffe,  J.  Fvffe,  A.  Klingler,  N. 
Klingler,  Warren  Klingler,  C.  Palmer,  C.  Douglas,  L.  Bowers,  M.  Yannatti, 
J.  AY.  Roadrick,  E.  Claycomb,  A.  Miller,  C.  E.  Harper,  Geo.  Mint,  L.  Lake, 
M.  Pepple,  O.  People,  Lee  Perkins,  Squire  Bruner,  S.  McCleare,  N.  Shin¬ 
gles,  each  10  cents;  Ona  Klingler,  Ora  Klingler,  each  5  cents.  Total,  $5.45. 

Prairie  Chapel— W.  AY.  Walters,  M.  Mills,  F.  McElfresh,  Etta  Maratta, 
each  25  cents. 


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Missionary  Contributions. 


Missionary  View  Chapel — J.  R.  King,  $5.00;  Tobetha  Cardwell,  SI. 00 ; 
F.  Klingler,  J.  B.  Klingler,  R.  Sehr,  each  50  cents;  S.  Palmer,  A.  King, 
Rose  Palmer,  S.  Forsythe,  B.  Lake,  J.  .Lake,  H.  Bower,  each  25  cents;  M. 
Douglas,  E.  Shaw,  A.  Young,  L.  Bower,  M.  Douglas,  each  10  cents;  Essie 
Young,  Jessie  Aliddah,  each  5  cents.  Total,  $10.15. 

Grand  total,  $11.80. 

OLNEY  CIRCUIT— S.  Bussard,  Pastor. 

Union  Class — S.  Bussard,  $5;  Airs.  L.  M.  Bussard,  $2;  G.  W.  AYheeler, 
$1.50;  O.  M.  Conklin,  Martin  Poff,  John  H.  Lucas,  J.  AY.  PofF,  John  AY. 
AYheeler,  AYm.  Poff,  each  $1;  John  Mitchell,  Fanny  B.  Poff,  Isabella 
Wheeler,  Lvda  Cazel,  L.  A.  Conklin,  each  50  cents;  AYine  Conklin,  Arthur 
Cazel,  Elmer  Corens,  AYm.  Parks,  C.  E.  Cornell,  George  Concannon,  Lyda 
A.  Adamson,  Julia  Cazel,  Catherine  Cornell,  Susie  Wilson,  Joseph  Wilson, 
each  25  cents;  Mina  Cazel,  Mirna  Conklin,  Ella  Wheeler,  Stella  Conklin, 
each  10  cents;  W.  AY.  Conklin,  5  cents;  cash  collection,  $10.  Total,  $29.20. 

Pleasant  Ariew  Class — S.  Bussard,  $5;  John  Hawkins,  Frank  Soners,  AY. 
S.  Taylor,  Henry  Alvid,  each  $1;  R.  H.  Bell,  John  Shan,  Airs.  John  Shan, 
S.  Hawkins,  J.  AL  Rifner,  George  Rule,  D.  S.  Jenkins,  Alartha  Rifner,  S.  C. 
Shan.  Liza  Dugan,  Lillie  Hawkins,  Iv.  C.  Rule,  each  50  cents ;  H.  Hawkins, 
Foster  Curtis,  Emma  Taylor,  Airs.  Rule,  AVillie  Montgomery,  AI.  G.  Henry, 
AY.  Henderson,  Viola  Alontgomery,  Dora  Alontgomery,  Vinton  Rule, 
Martha  Gillett,  each  25  cents;  Gertie  Taylor,  Dessie  Taylor,  May  Taylor, 
Edith  Soners,  each  10  cents;  Alillie  Tayior,  5  cents ;  cash  collection,  $8  50. 
Total,  $20.70. 

AYynoose  Class — S.  T.  Bourn  and  family,  $4.50;  S.  Bussard,  $2;  John 
Earner,  George  Ash  and  family,  each  $1 ;  J.  Dugan  and  wife,  each  50  cents  ; 
cash  $1 ;  cash  collection,  $2.  Total,  $12. 

Kimmel  Class — S.  Bussard,  $2;  C.  Fritchly,  J.  S.  Kimmel,  each  50  cents; 
George  Kimel,  John  Persoon,  Fritz  Persoon,  AATm.  Bolev,  Rev.  A.  Herrin, 
each  25  cents;  cash  50  cents;  cash  collection,  $2.85.  Total,  $7.00. 

Grand  total,  $75. 

NEAY  HEBRON  CIRCUIT— J.  G.  Shuey,  Pastor. 

J.  L.  Bussard,  $5.00;  Henry  Rineohl,  $2.00;  Mrs.  P.  Rineohl,  David 
Kelchner,  Chase  Ducummin,  Abel  Alann,  J.  AY.  Percell,  AYilliam  Simons, 
Alary  E.  Richey,  John  Crampton,  AViliiam  Tracy,  Nut  Griswold,  each  $1.00  ; 
AVebster  Ritchart,  Isaac  AYeirick,  Lucy  A.  Prier,  James  Prier,  Thomas 
Melvane,  Luther  Fritz,  Dug.  Good,  Joseph  Alalcom,  Airs.  Pris  AYeirick, 
Dudley  Griswold,  each  50  cents;  Chase  Dyar,  Harall  Alaxwell,  Airs.  Ba- 
som,  Henry  AYeirick,  AYilliam  Cocheran,  Mrs.  Cocheran,  Eliza  AYeirick, 
Laura  AY  eirick,  L.  Fry,  A.  Connett,  Airs.  Connett,  Loretta  Geseman,  each 
25  cents;  Nellie  Connett,  Emerson  Connett,  each  10  cents;  Frank  Connett, 
Annie  P.  AATeirick,  each  5  cents;  cash,  $15.70. 

Grand  total,  $41.00.  Applied  to  missions,  $20.00.  The  balance  to  other 
collections. 

AIASSAC  MISSION — D.  T.  AYhitsel,  Pastor. 

Hamletsburg— Drew  Neely,  AYillie  Tompson,  Jennie  Neftzer,  each  50 
cents;  Ollie  Tompson,  Rev.  J.  House,  F.  L.  Ash  well,  Alinnie  Sharp,  Phil. 
Darnell,  Sarrah  Simpson,  O.  B.  Simpson,  each  25  cents;  Carrie  Neely,  Airs. 
Thorne,  Phil  Clark,  Kate  Fisher,  Nora  Lean,  Bessie  AlcCleaf,  each  10  cents ; 
Aland  Simpson,  5  cents.  Total,  $3.90. 

Otterbein  Class — Sarrah  Roberts,  Alary  Lewis,  each  50  cents ;  Randolph 
Roberts,  John  Jeffords,  Ezra  Jeffords,  Lizzie  Shoemaker,  Nancy  Shoe- 


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maker,  Nina  Crow,  A.  J.  Lewis,  J.  K.  Weaver,  Richard  Roberts,  Peter 
Sharp,  L.  H.  Paris,  Liza  Paris,  each  25  cents;  Becca  Jeffords.  20  cents ; 
Simla  Roberts,  Pegie  McDaniel,  each  10  cents;  Samuel  Dillard,  5  cents. 
Total,  $4.45. 

Weaver  Creek — Ida  Hunter,  50  cents;  Michael  Wilkins,  Elizabeth  Wil¬ 
kins,  John  Gurley,  Welsh  &  Curtis,  Mart  Davis,  Sallie  Whitehouse,  J.  F. 
Dixon,  each  25  cents;  Alice  Harmon,  20  cents;  Alice  Copley,  15  cents; 
Sarrah  Beckman,  Nettie  Wilkins,  Angie  L.  Peters,  Nora  Davis,  Margaret 
Gurley,  Geo.  Copley,  John  Beckman,  Bob.  Davison,  Ora  Davison,  each 
10  cents;  Emma  Davison,  5  cents.  Total,  $3.65. 

Union  Bethel — Oscar  McGrew,  50  cents;  Jane  Maples,  Author  Bell, 
Edward  Berry,  John  Wright,  James  Holeman,  Jane  Harris,  each  25 cents; 
H.  J.  Neeley,  Mike  Weaver,  Pliebe  Weaver,  Mathew  Neely,  Arminta  Neely, 
Fannie  Neely,  Oscar  Cooley,  Amos  Wright,  S.  E.  Wright,  Lara  Lott,  James 
Rose,  each  10  cents.  Total,  $3.10. 

Grand  total,  $15.10. 


Terre  Haute  District. 


CENTRE YILLE  CIRCUIT— W.  W.  McGregor,  Pastor. 

W.  M.  Dalgarn,  Gilbert  Liston,  E.  Watkins,  each  S1.00;  Will  Slant,  M. 
St.  John,  each  50  cents;  J.  S.  Bryant,  Ira  Jordon,  Geo.  Phegley,  J.  LI. 
Brown,  John  Heck,  Benj.  Bidwell,  John  Carpenter,  Oliver  Henderson,  Mil- 
ton  Allen,  Sister  Payne,  Taylor  Pierson,  Jerry  Strohle,  James  Liston,  C. 
Boston,  J.  M.  Brown,  J.  F.  Stock,  Elmer  Copeland,  James  Larne,  Sister 
Larne,  O.  Copeland,  L.  Brock,  Will  Remee,  M.  E.  Wood,  M.  Boston,  Lid. 
Stock,  Will  Bowman,  Mark  Messick,  H.  Collins,  Robert  Brown,  Harriett 
Liston,  Chas.  Smith,  Leo.  Brush,  C.  Shidler,  each  25  cents;  James  Bow¬ 
man,  20  cents;  Will  Pierse,  T.  Hallersodt,  J.  M.  Boston,  each  10  cents; 
a  friend,  $16.25. 

Grand  total,  $29.29. 

[Quite  a  number  of  names  of  subscribers  were  lost.  Secretary.] 

CLAY  CITY  CIRCUIT— A.  D.  Markley,  Pastor. 

Clay  City  Class — A.  D.  Markley  and  wife,  $5;  Wm.  Cook,  $5;  Win.  Stiner, 
Mary  Smith,  Chris.  Baumgartner,  I).  C.  Middlemas,  Ida  Rogers  and  J.  G. 
Schafer,  each  $1 ;  Rhoda  Steiner  and  Isaac  Netz,  each  75  cents ;  Israel  New¬ 
port,  Jno.  Jenkins,  L.  T.  Shannon, Mrs.  Shannon,  Henry  Jones,  Barbara 
Correll,  Geo.  Williams,  Wm.  Baumgartner,  Henry  Correll,  Mary  Oberholt- 
zer,  Laura  Oberholtzer,  Wm.  Sanders  and  Louis  Shawaker,  each  50  cents; 
Jane  Newport,  Paris  Caton,  Eliza  Jones,  Frederika  Bohn,  Margaret  Skelly, 
Rilla  Correll,  John  Correll,  Flora  Markley,  Walter  Rogers,  Alma  Markley, 
Altie  Griffith,  Carrie  Netz,  Myrtle  Griffith  and  Effie  Steiner,  each  25  cents  ; 
Charlie  Rogers,  Annie  Markley  and  Susie  Markley,  each  15  cents;  Grace 
Jones,  Ad  Rogers,  Mary  Markley,  each  10  cents;  Madola  Blair,  Georgia 
Markley  and  Jennie  Markley,  each  5  cents.  Total,  $30. 

Conley  Class— Wesley  Cooprider,  Philip  Sliurb  and  Eb.  Robinson,  each 
$1  ;  Geo.  Brown,  75  cents;  Ah.  Hines,  John  Brough,  Ivezziah  Addie,  Caro¬ 
line  Shurb,  each  50  cents;  Wm.  Schiele,  F.  Brown,  Eliza  Cooprider,  Ora 
Addie,  Clara  Addie,  Rebecca  Hines,  Catherine  Bence  and  Ida  Brown,  each 
25  cents;  Katie  Addie,  10  cents.  Total,  $7.35. 

Middleberry  Class — J.  L.  Brandenburg,  $5;  J.  W.  Brush,  Jno.  Ecret,  Sim. 


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Missionary  Contributions. 


Brandenburg,  H.  L.  Trout  and  Calvin  Hyatt,  each  $1 ;  Jas.  Buzzard,  Thursa 
Buzzard,  Ed.  Durbin,  Barbara  Brush,  Phenia  Smith,  J.  W.  Hodshire,  Sain 
Garrison,  Lulu  Merchant,  Charlie  Trout,  Jas.  F.  Lankford,  Anna  K.  Gar¬ 
rison  and  David  Schiele,  each  50  cents;  Laura  Tipton,  Jasper  Cooprider, 
Eliza  Cooprider,  Paulina  Harbaugh,  Henry  Stull,  Virginia  Hodshire,  Polly 
White,  Theresa  Trout,  Pearl  Merchant,  Ollie  Long,  Rachael  Long,  Sylvester 
Lankford,  Ellen  Schiels  and  Rebecca  Cooprider,  each  25  cents;  Martha 
Caton,  Barbara  Weber,  Lizzie  Cooprider,  each  10  cents;  May  Stull,  Bertha 
Trout,  Nina  Trout,  Nellie  Trout,  Carrie  Trout,  each  5  cents.  Total,  $20.55. 

Grand  total,  $57.00.  Applied  to  missions,  $36.90;  other  collections,  $21. 

MT.  ZION  CIRCUIT— A.  Shidler,  Pastor. 

Coal  City  Class — Rev.  A.  Shidler  and  family,  $1.00;  Lewis  Kerch,  Katha¬ 
rine  Siegle,  Martha  Burger,  Magdalena  Smith,  J.  J.  Smith,  each  $1.00;  Su¬ 
san  M.  Wise,  AdlineStantz,  Curtis  Smith,  Suse  Smith,  Emma  White,  Eliza¬ 
beth  Kerch,  Nimrod  Mitten,  M.  C.  Smith,  Emma  Kranchi,  each  50  cents; 
Louisa  Taylor,  Laura  Harrel,  each  25  cents.  By  penny  collection,  $1.05. 
Total,  $12.05. 

Otterbein  Class — Rev.  A.  Shidler  and  family,  $2.00;  Jacob  Royer,  $1.50; 
Elijah  Stevens,  Henry  Rentschier,  Eliza  Myers,  Martin  Kitcli,  Geo.  W. 
Kitch,  each  $1.00;  John  Mutchler,  Cora  Clingler,  Mrs.  Palmer,  Sophia 
Maybaugh,  each  50  cents;  David  Kitch,  W.  A.  Janes,  John  Powel,  Wil¬ 
liam  Muchler,  N.  D.  Swalley,  Rosa  Pitman,  Sophia  Maybaugh,  Ida  May¬ 
baugh,  Elmer  Orman,  each  25  cents;  Retta  Roger,  Ida  Roger, Sarah  Roger, 
each  5  cents.  By  penny  collection,  $5.19.  Total,  $17.95. 

Johnston  Class — Rev.  A.  Shidler  and  family,  $1.00;  Josie  Knoy,  Isaac 
Needy,  W.  S.  Davis,  Aaron  Barton,  Daniel  Miller,  Dan  Drake,  Oliver  Fla- 
ter,  each  50  cents.  By  penny  collection,  $3.25.  Total,  $7.75. 

Mt.  Zion  Class — Rev.  A.  Shidler  and  family,  $3.00;  David  Rover,  $1.50; 
Rev.  N.  E.  Royer,  Henry  Moyer,  each  $1.00;  Jacob  Markley,  Cora  Marklev, 
Isaac  Markley,  F.  M.  Cooprider,  M.  L.  Cooprider,  Otis  Royer,  each  50 
cents;  Wm.  Yeagerline,  C.  A.  Steurnagle,  Retta  Moyer,  Maggie  Royer, 
Alice  Moyer,  John  Yeagerline,  Dora  Schiele,  Reuben  Schiele,  Lana  Schiele, 
Ida  E.  Schiele,  Eda  M.  Schiele,  Noah  E.  Brown,  William  Mover,  each  25 
cents;  S.  E.  Royer,  10  cents;  Oliver  L.  Schiele,  Wm.  J.  Schiele,  each  5  cents. 
By  collection,  67  cents.  Total,  $13.62. 

Beech  Class — Rev.  William  Krieble,  $5.00;  Rev.  A.  Shidler  and  family, 
$3.00;  James  Andrew,  Amos  Harbaugh,  J.  W.  Andrew,  Rev.  Samuel 
Neal,  John  Carter,  each  $1.00;  Caroline  Neal,  William  H.  Leahr,  James  F. 
Andrew,  George  Wrenchler,  D.  Boyer,  J.  P.  Ley,  John  Rea,  John  Hay- 
man,  Martha  Harbaugh,  Isaac  Harbaugh,  T.  N.  Crouse,  Dona  Crouse,  Caro¬ 
line  Carter,  Melzena  Barriek,  J.  51.  Price,  Elizabeth  Burger,  each  50 cents; 
Susie  Burger,  Catharine  Lehr,  Catharine  Reynolds,  Anna  Andrew,  Susie 
Boyer,  Eliza  Krieble,  Leo  Lehr, Hannah  Rea,  Wm.  Wright,  John  PI.  Crosby, 

A.  Ferguson,  Peter  Miller,  Isaac  Shidler,  Rosa  Weatherwax,  Clara  Harbaugh, 
S.  N.  Sterman,  Daniel  Shonk,  Minerva  Miller,  George  Miller,  each  25  cents  ; 
Jessie  Andrew,  Clara  Warner,  Charlie  Barriek,  George  Krieble,  Enos 
Markley,  Catharine  Markley,  Emma  C.  Markley,  each  10  cents;  Mary  An¬ 
drew,  John  A.  Andrew,  Thomas  Andrew,  Carl  R.  Krieble,  Walter  E.  Krie¬ 
ble,  Jacob  S.  Krieble,  Mary  C.  Krieble,  Dora  G.  Krieble,  N.  E.  Carter,  E.  O. 
Carter,  A.  F.  Carter,  W.  C.  Carter,  each  5  cents;  Nellie  Barriek,  Grade 
Barriek,  each  1  cent;  John  Garletts,  10  cents;  Hannah  Shonk,  5  cents; 

B.  B.  Mitten,  $2.00.  Total,  $39.61. 


Grand  total,  $94.95.  To  missions,  $50.  The  balance  to  other  collections. 


Missionary  Contributions. 


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LOCK  PORT  MISSION— JE.  M.  Pierson,  Pastor. 

Pleasant  Grove  Class — Thomas  Peters,  $2.35;  E.  M.  Pierson,  $2.00; 
Florra  Pierson,  $1.00 ;  Thomas  Taylor,  Delila  Taylor,  Sarah  Peters,  John 
SteAvart,  Henry  Tool,  Thomas  Tryon,  Lessie  Pierson,  each  50  cents;  Wea¬ 
ver  Pierson,  35  cents;  Howard  Griner,  Joe  Griner,  Lon  Wilson,  Bijah 
Cady,  Ed.  Weddle,  Norman  Weddle,  George  Thomas,  Sherman  Weddle, 
Will  Miller,  LeAvis  Miller,  Sarah  Miller,  Jess  Tryon,  Sen.,  Bijah  Richey, 
Phate  Edmonson,  Charley  Dorcy,  Sena  Tryon,  each  25  cents  ;  Clell.  Cope¬ 
land  and  wife,  25  cents;  Mattie  Hunter,  10  cents;  Harley  Forsyth,  5 
cents.  Total,  $13.00. 

Grimes’ Class — E.  M.  Pierson,  $2.00;  Thomas  Buck,  81.25  ;  A.  Rogers, 
81.00;  Will  Clingerman,  John  Moseman,  each  50  cents;  Laura  Clinger- 
rnan,  Pearl  Green,  Mollie  Thomson,  Miller  Green,  Henry  Bennett,  Nancy 
Bennett,  Beryl  Bennett,  May  Bennett,  Homer  Bennett,  William  Reece, 
Will  Sankey,  Zer.  Hixon,  James  Tucker,  John  Thomson,  Miller  Reece, 
Lida  Hass,  each  25  cents ;  Rosy  Moseman,  Letta  Moseman,  each  10  cents  ; 
Otice  Moseman,  5  cents.  Total,  $9.50. 

Union  Class — E,  M.  Pierson,  $2.00;  Will  Turner,  Frank  Nelson,  each 
$1.00;  Hattie  Myers,  75  cents;  Frank  Myers,  Ed.  Phillipps,  Albert  Turner, 
John  Myers,  each  50  cents;  Otta  Barbour,  Joe  Shumaker,  Maggie  Shu¬ 
maker,  Byron  Myers,  Sylus  Huls,  Will  Roberts,  EdAvard  Latta,  Ora 
Roberts,  Jane  Roberts,  each  25  cents;  collection  general,  $1.75.  Total, 
$10.75. 

Grand  total  for  all  purposes,  $35.00.  Applied  on  missions,  $15.00;  the 
rest  on  other  Conference  claims. 

UNION  MISSION — W.  C.  Adams,  Pastor. 

Union  Class — W.  C.  Adams  and  D.  Clingerman,  each  $5;  C.  E.  Schroer, 
Melissa  Clingerman,  L.  H.  Long,  Sarah  Baker,  A.  F.  Kerschner,  John 
Huber,  each  $1;  John  Long,  Frank  Schroer,  John  Loser,  Mellissa  Long, 
Clara  N  ees,  Mary  J.  Schroer,  Sarah  Nees,  each  50  cents;  Laura  Huber, 
Anna  Long,  Bell  Nees,  each  25  cents;  Orval  Campbell,  5  cents.  Total, 
$20.30. 

NeAv  Hope  Class — John  Wolford,  Lou  D.  Vice,  each  50  cents;  Isaac; 
Chambers,  W.  E.  Rout,  Treacy  Wolford,  each  25  cents.  Total,  $1.75. 

Mt.  Hebron  Class — John  W  oodall,  H.  Jones,  J.  A.  Turner,  Lenox  Craw¬ 
ley,  each  25  cents;  collection  60  cents.  Total,  $1.60. 

Mt.  Calverv  Class — H.  C.  Long,  James  McKelvey,  each  $1 ;  01hre  Long, 
Margaret  E.  Long,  each  50  cents;  A.  R.  Chambers,  Lizzie  Chambers,  Ora 
Long,  Ella  Long,  John  McKelvey,  Selma  Hay  huff,  Margaret  L.  Long,  Sarah 
Shonk,  each  25  cents;  William  Evert  Long,  15  cents.  Total,  $5.15. 

Six  Mile  Class — Janie  Honk,  John  Houk,  each  $1 ;  Evaline  Honk,  Maggie 
Loyd,  James  Carlisle,  Santford  Reynolds,  each  50  cents;  Job  Chambers,  25 
cents.  Total,  $4.25. 

Garard  Class — Alary  E.  ToAvnsend,  50  cents ;  Jacob  Sheese,  Emma  Toavu- 
send,  Janie  Sheese,  A.  AI.  Hixon,  R.  J.  Brown,  each  25  cents;  Janie  Will- 
iams,  Hazel  Spear,  Emaline  Sheese,  Emasie  Hixon,  each  10  cents;  J.  E. 
Carter,  Charley  Townsend,  each  5  cents.  Total,  $2.25. 

Grand  total,  $35.30.  $20  applied  to  missions,  $15.30  to  other  conference 
claims. 

CENTER  POINT  CIRCUIT— T.  I).  Spyker,  Pastor. 

Central  Point  Class — W.  AI.  Givens  and  Avife,$5.00 ;  Calvin  Presnel,  $5.00; 
I).  AV.  Hayes,  N.  A.  Gibbons,  C.  AI.  Givens,  Hand  Brewer,  Lidia  Huff, 


Missionary  Contributions. 


46 


Hulda  Spyker,  Peter  Lancet,  each  SI .00;  J.  A.  Shafer,  50  cents;  Jane 
Reynolds,  Annie  Jones,  Lewis  Thomas,  John  Gardner,  Elizabeth  Ann 
Janies,  Thnrsa  Russel,  Elizabeth  Ambrose,  Thomas  Davis,  Anna  C.  Am¬ 
brose,  Marv  Spyker,  Stella  Spyker,  Gertie  Spyker,  Elizabeth  Brewer, 
Susan  Brewer,  Anna  Davis,  Mrs.  M.  A.  Perry,  AI.  A.  Perry,  each  25  cents  ; 
Florence  Brewer,  Alma  Ambrose,  each  10  cents.  Total,  $21.95. 

Saline  Class — H.  Gilbert,  Mary  J.  Brown,  Henry  AYeber,  Jennie  Smith, 
D.  M.  Barnhart,  each  $1.00;  A.  Baumunk,  Henry  Sclioppenhorst,  each  50 
cents ;  D.  Myers,  J.  Xettett,  J.  H.  Grayson,  M.  A.  Herschfeld,  Alba  Long, 
AY.  C.  Gantz,  each  25  cents  ;  Jno.  Overton,  10  cents.  Total,  $7.00. 

Alt.  Carmel  Class— Thomas  Buskirk,  John  M.  AVoods,  G.  A.  Aloon,  B.  F. 
Moon,  each  $1.00;  John  Little,  Airs.  Belle  Cooksey,  H.  C.  Boyce,  E.  O. 
Hicks,  J.  E.  Boyce,  AVm.  Zenor,  Jno.  Aloon,  each  50  cents;  Julia  Buskirk, 
O.  E.  Leachman,  Lissie  A.  Killion,  Anna  E.  Aloon,  J.  G.  Killion,  James 
Campbell,  Della  Aloon,  Susie  Boyce,  Lizzie  Brammer,  Elizabeth  Zenor, 
each  25  cents.  Total,  $10.00. 

Union  Class — Ann  Evans,  $1.00;  Philip  Fischhaber,  Odus  Whittington, 
Elizabeth  AVolt,  R.  L.  Muncie,  George  Burkhart,  A.  J.  Winn,  each  50 
cents;  J.  A.  Crouse,  Jack  AAMli,  James  Lewis,  H.  T.  Schari,  John  AAL  Bol¬ 
ing,  Sibbie  Tiscliaber,  Jennie  Evans,  Alary  AYillan,  Ellie  Harman,  Xap. 
Harris,  Zelma  Bolin,  each  25  cents;  Cynthia  Schari,  Lydia  AYillan,  each 
15  cents  ;  Xettie  Daniels,  10  cents.  Total,  $7.15. 

Grand  total,  $40.70. 

TERRE  HAUTE  STATIOX — J.  B  Coxxett,  Pastor. 

Joseph  Stigler,  S2.00;  J.  B.  Connett,  H.  Harsliman,  P.  E.  Inlow,  H. 
Brewer,  E.  Brewer,  Airs.  E.  Brewer,  T.  E.  Ropp,  AAR  H.  Cowen,  Emilv 
Riehle,  Airs.  J.  X.  Shepherd,  Jacob  Elliot,  Air.  Allen,  $1.00;  W.  W.  AVor- 
stell,  Emma  Alartin,  Hattie  AIcKee,  Alinnie  Hogue,  Alice  Cowin,  X.  Cheek, 
John  Chuckston,  each  50  cents;  Daniel  Price,  Cora  Jordan,  J.  S.  AVliitesel, 
Ross  Brewer,  Alollie  Shirer,  Alanerva  Cheek,  Ora  Alger,  L.  Jones,  AY.  \V. 
AVorstell,  Alary  Alays,  each 25  cents.  Alilton  Carpenter,  20  cents;  Howard 
Brewer.  10  cents.  Miscellaneous,  $13.70.  Total  $31.00. 

PRAIRIETOX  AIISSIOX — S.  E.  Loxg,  Pastor. 

Otterbein  Class — Wm.  C.  Alays,  $3.00;  George  Stout,  Xancy  Stout,  AYil- 
liam  Stout,  $2.00;  Sophia  Dawson,  Julia  Stout,  Alinerva  Hayworth,  each 
$1.00;  Alay  Cummins,  Alargarett  Dawson,  Charles  Kaufman,  Wm.  Buck, 
each  50  cents;  John  Arbuckle,  Bennie  Lane,  each  25  cents.  Total,  $15.00. 

Prairie  Creek  Class — Emanuel  Clark,  Emma  Clark,  J.  W.  Ferrand,  each 
$1.00;  Charles  U  ilson,  Roy  Patten,  Commodore  Brakes,  John  Watson, 
each  50  cents  ;  Charles  Strain,  Joe  Thomas,  Howard  Phillips,  Austin  Stran- 
nehan,  Susie  Hanley,  Clara  Henry,  Perley  Shaddock,  Ann  Collins,  each 
25  cents;  Hettie  Collins,  Will  Coyton,  each  15  cents.  Total,  $7.30. 

Farmer’s  Chapel  Class — Alice  Harlen,  Samantha  Hull,  John  Holbert, 
each  $1.50;  Oshea  Gunn,  $1.25;  Ira  Wellman,  $1.00;  Asburv  Hull,  Elmer 
AIcRae,  Ed  AVellman,  Ida  Loveall,  Tisha  Ward,  Henry  Eldredge,  each  50 
cents;  Charles  AIcRae,  60  cents ;  Charles  Harlen,  $1.20;  James  Greenwood, 
45  cents ;  Harry  AVillis,  Fred  Foutz,  Roy  Listen,  George  Eldredge,  Zara 
Pounds,  Ralph  Eldredge,  John  Bloxom,  Stella  Wellman,  Alelda  AVellman, 
Cora  A\  ellman,  Samuel  Highombotham,  Sr.,  AVm.  Carpenter,  John  Alont- 
gomery,  John  Pounds,  Air.  Bright,  Fred  Albright,  Wesley  Bogard,  E.  A. 
Roberts,  A.  Loveall,  each  25  cents;  Polis  Alays,  each  20  cents;  Anola  Car¬ 
penter,  Doad  Peters,  each  10  cents;  Alat  Hull,  5  cents.  Other  parties, 
75.  Total,  $16.85. 


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Missionary  Contributions. 


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Prairieton  Class — Wm.  Volkers,  Mary  Smith,  Lena  Wyeth,  Deo  Kitchen, 
Daniel  Manliart,  T.  H.  Ogle,  George  Smith,  each  $1.00;  Preston  Osburn, 
James  Gilbert,  Emma  Rigney,  Maria  Volkers,  Mary  Cohelan,  Adah  Vol¬ 
kers,  Wm.  Jones,  Thomas  Jones,  George  Merritt,  H.  B.  Reynolds,  Charles 
Jones,  G.  L.  Dawson,  John  Mulligan,  each  50  cents;  John  Kruzan,  Chaun- 
cey  Harrison,  Theodore  Fields,  Sammy  Malone,  George  Woods,  Walter 
Reynolds,  Van  Purdue,  Junior  Harlen,  Lizzie  Manhart,  Charles  Gentry, 
each  25  cents.  Total,  $15.75.  Rev.  S.  E.  Long,  $10.00.  General  collec¬ 
tions,  $20.00. 

Grand  total,  $84.90.  Applied  on  Missions,  $45.00.  Applied  on  Confer¬ 
ence  claims,  $39.90. 

NEW  GOSHEN  CIRCUIT— H.  W.  Broadstoxe,  Pastor. 

New  Goshen  Class — O.  D.  Andrews,  Kittie  Hay,  R.  M.  Hay,  Martha  Bar¬ 
ber,  each  $1;  Eddie  Keck,  Laura  Rhyan,  Hattie  Whitlock,  E.  R.  Webster, 
Sarah  Whitesell,  each  50  cents  ;  Fanny  Barber,  Faith  Barber,  Bessie  Barber, 
Noah  Rhyan,  each  25  cents;  Susie  Webster,  5  cents.  Total,  $7.55. 

Bethlehem  Class — Philip  Faltz,  $1.50;  W.  C.  Rhyan,  Noah  Hedges,  C.  C. 
Hedges,  Lew  Rhyan,  Lizzie  Shew,  Thirza  Foltz,  each  $1;  W.  R.  Shew,  $2; 
R.  E.  Hay,  Alma  Shew,  Kate  Foltz,  Matilda  Ellis,  Ollie  Hedges,  Nettie 
Barnhart,  Elhe  Robertson,  Eph.  Rhyan,  Sarah  J.  Rhyan,  H.  C.  Foltz,  each 
50  cents;  Ettie  Crossland,  Ira  Hedges,  Milton  Rhyan  and  wife,  each  25 
cents.  Total,  $15.25. 

Rose  Hill  Class— J.  W.  Popliam,  Frank  Fuqua,  WTn.  Piker,  G.  W.  Ver¬ 
million,  Wm.  D.  Hood,  Thomas  Todd,  Fred  Vermillion,  Carrie  Bandy,  Lu¬ 
cinda  Ward,  Laura  McAdams,  D.  A.  Spotts,  Frank  Bandy,  Cora  Jones, 
Amanda  Whitesell,  each  50  cents;  F.  T.  Bumgardner,  B.  F.  Holdaway, 
Wm.  Holdaway,  Blanche  Peters,  Anna  Popliam,  Nevil  Bandy,  Sallie  Shank, 
Mary  Kreus,  Mrs.*  Stanton,  Mollie  McCarty,  Ella  Robinson,  Hannah  Pe¬ 
ters,  each  25  cents ;  J.  A.  Ewling,  Mrs.Tritt,  J.  E.  Smith,  Jacob  Tritt,  F. 
Whitesell,  E.  R.  Peters,  J.  M.  Whitesell,  each  $1.  Total,  $17. 

Bolton  Class — Lewis  Vermillion,  John  Swickard,  A.  C.  Kuykerdall,  Tho. 
Vermillion,  Henry  Nicklebaugh,  each  $1 ;  Emma  Smith,  Hannah  Nickel- 
baugli,  Martha  Sites,  Jennie  Case,  Lizzie  Kuykerdall,  Henry  Whitesell, 
W.  D.  Sites,  each  50  cents;  Isaac  Case,  Nettie  Kuykerdall,  each  25  cents; 
H.  W.  Broadstone  $2.25.  Total,  $8. 

Grand  total,  $50. 

VERMILLION  CIRCUIT— J.  M.  Inman,  Pastor. 

Vermillion  Class — Rev.  J.  M.  Inman,  Mrs.  A  Idem  each  $5.00;  J.  A.  Horn- 
berger  and  wife,  $5.00;  Sallie  Sheets,  $2.00;  Lydia  Jordan,  Mrs.  J.  W. 
Nye.  Gladdie  Farnham,  A.  W.  Farnham,  Ed  Merring,  each  $1.00;  Mrs. 
Rowe,  Mrs.  Koonts,  P.  Shirley,  each  50  cents;  Lizzie  Sheets,  William 
Studs,  die  Sheets,  Mrs.  Nucomb,  Maggie  Nucomb,«Mrs.  Merring,  A.  Mer¬ 
ring,  Mrs.  Walling,  Dan  Vanside,  Lydia  Mason,  George  Chambers,  each  25 
cents.  General  collection,  $1.80.  Total,  $28.00. 

Prairie  Chapel  Class — R.  W.  Vansickle,  Bruce  Fugerson,  M.  J.  Glick,  II. 
J.  Glick,  Hettie  Gossett,  M.  J.  Cusick  and  wife,  $1.00  ;  John  Welker,  Rev. 
McComas,  M.  J.  Vanside,  Mary  E.  Glick,  Emma  Glick,  each  50  cents;  O. 
P.  Vanside,  James  Furgeson,  Charles  Devore,  Birdie  Hedges,  Janie  Evin- 
ger,  Sue  Fergerson,  Nettie  Wilker,  Ethel  Vanside,  Ben  Ebinger,  S.  II.  Nel- 
den,  Nan  Horsley,  each  25  cents;  Junie  Ebinger,  Willie  Welker,  each  5 
cents.  Public  collection,  $2.84.  Total,  $14.19. 

Grand  total,  $48.00.  $10.00  of  which  to  be  applied  to  small  col. 


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Missionary  Contributions. 


PARIS  STATION— J.  C.  Fowler,  Pastor. 

Rev.  J.  C.  Fowler  and  wife,  $10.00;  (t.  Bomgardner  and  wife,  $5.00; 
Jacob  Whitsel,  Howard  Jeffries,  Lizzie  Jeffries,  Rev.  R.  Clark,  David 
Henry,  Janies  Suddeth,  Rachel  Morris,  each  $1.00;  John  Bomgardner  and 
wife,  $1  ;  Elizabeth  Boyd,  Lizzie  Stepp,  Jesse  Taylor,  Nancy  Stotts,  Lettie 
Bush,  Nannie  Bush,  Mart  Brubaker,  (fotlieb  Speck,  Howard  Jones,  each 
50  cents;  Maggie  Stotts,  40  cents;  Jonathan  Still,  30  cents;  Thomas  Trott, 
Airs.  McKinnie,  Cassie  Smoot,  William  Henderson,  John  Purcell,  Airs.  AL 
E.  Coleman,  Lida  Taflinger,  Nettie  Bush,  H.  Brubaker,  Airs.  II.  Brubaker, 
William  Troup,  Kate  Bush,  each 25 cents;  Teressa Hines,  20 cents;  Alyrtle 
Bush,  15  cents;  Daisy  Shaner,  Ernest  Mann,  Rosa  Patterson,  each  10 
cents;  Katie  Powers,  Gertie  Stepp,  Ruby  Shaner,  Annie  Trine,  Alfred 
Stepp,  each  5  cents.  Raised  by  the  Y.  P.  C.  IT.  Junior  Society,  $13.90. 
Total,  $45.81. 

Applied  on  Alissions,  $25.00.  Applied  on  other  assessments,  $20.81. 

ANNAPOLIS  MISSION — 0.  F.  Kirk,  Pastor. 

Annapolis — Henry  Smith,  00  cents;  Alartha  Newland,  50  cents  ;  Mellissa 
Gour,  Jane  Chammess,  J.  F.  Johnson,  each  25  cents;  Rev.  O.  F.  Kirk, 
$1.00.  Collection,  $5.80.  Total,  $8.65. 

Union — C.  C.  Hodges,  Emma  Hodges,  Nora  Brown,  Alinnie  Snyder,  Dan¬ 
iel  Brown,  each  $1.00;  Martha  Reed,  75  cents;  A.  G.  Cowden,  Ellen  Alar¬ 
ing,  Sarah  Meeker,  Alahala  Thompson,  C.  AL  Meeker,  Rev.  F.  AI.  Buckner, 
Wm.  Huffington,  Emma  Wilson,  Clyde  Hodges,  H.  W.  Kile  and  wife,  each 
50  cents;  Cede  and  Nora  Fix,  each  30  cents;  George  B.  Wilson,  Leverner 
Wilson,  each  25  cents ;  Grace  Hodges,  Blanche  Hodges,  each  20  cents ; 
Margaret  Cowden,  10  cents;  Orley  Kile,  5  cents.  Collection,  35  cents. 
Total,  $14.65. 

Pleasant  Grove — Collection,  $1.50. 

Bellair — Collection,  $1.60. 

Plymouth — Rev.  Nixon  Evans,  $1.00;  Rev.  C.  H.  Evans,  Rachel  Evans, 
Clarence  Evans,  each  25  cents.  Collection,  $1.10.  Total,  $2.85. 

Grand  total,  $29.15.  For  missions,  $26.15.  On  other  claims,  $3.00. 

DOLSON  CIRCUIT— E.  R.  Johns,  Pastor. 

Centenary  Class — George  Fredenberger  and  wife,  John  Dawson  and  wife, 
E.  R.  Johns  and  wife,  each  $5;  Joseph  Stuart,  $2;  Wm.  Payne,  John  Bier- 
baum,  Benjamin  Bierbaum,  Henry  Bierbaum,  Amps  Morgan,  Alichael 
Honedrich,  Frank  More,  each  $1 ;  George  Johnson,  Jett*.  Wiser,  Ahitt  Wiser, 
Alike  Aloore,  Elizabeth  Washburn,  Garrett  Burkett,  Silas  Litteral,  AVm. 
German, each  50  cents;  Susie  AViser,  Ray  Wiser,  Emma  Fredenberger,  Ed. 
Eredinberger,  John  Fredenberger,  Alary  Fredenberger,  John  Smithlev,  each 
25  cents;  Harry  Fredenberger,  Carrry  Fredenberger,  each  10  cents.  Total 
$29.95. 

Friendship  Class — A.  Bennington,  $1.50;  Rosco  Ryan,  $1.25;  Airs.  A.  H. 
McDaniel,  $1.20;  J.  B.  Alaccrory,  D.  H.  Kite,  J.  Smith,  Rev.  M.  Lenix,  J.  S. 
Piersall,  G.  AV.  Harod,  Alary  Piersall,  Elijah  Harod,  each  $1 ;  Dora  Piersall, 
T.  J.  McDaniel,  each  50  cents;  Hester  Oaks,  40  cents;  Mary  Kite,  Frank 
Sharp,  I).  Oaks,  Rosa  Harod,  Barna  McDaniels,  each  25  cents;  Cassie 
Larnce,  20  cents  ;  J.  Galiton,  10  cents ;  Air.  Alaccrory,  15  cents.  Total,  $14.95. 

Grand  Turn — S.  AV.  Smith,  Rev.  Schlosser,  Elmer  Schlosser,  Rebecca 
Schlosser,  Sarah  Rudy,  each  $1 ;  Edward  Kramer.  Elsie  Schlosser,  Cora 
Baughman,  Amelia  Schlosser,  AVm.  Hamerly,  each  50  cents;  Nora  Bomes- 
barger,  Clint  Kramer,  Ina  Pulver,  each  25  cents.  Total,  $8.25. 


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Dolson  Class — Leal  Ketring,  M.  E.  Johnson,  Caroline  (faliton,  Cassie 
Jeffers,  Samuel  Galiton,  W.  C.  Jeffers,  Jasper  TJlery,  each  $1 ;  Manerva 
Galiton,  Cooper  Welch,  Cora  Clumsier,  Julia  Adams,  each  50  cents;  B.  F. 
Sinclair,  W.  Sinclair,  Moris  Bean,  Henry  Galiton,  Cora  Sinclair,  A  Hie  Gali¬ 
ton,  Catharine  Galiton,  Nettie  Stevenson,  Bessie  Xeer,  each  25  cents;  Ida 
"Welch,  Roland  Stevenson,  Ralph  Jeffers,  Bell  Davis,  Lee  Davis,  Daniel 
Davis,  each  10  cents.  Total,  $11.85. 

Shiloh  Class — George  Burtner,  $1 ;  Allen  Buckler,  Mary  Ross,  John  Hamer, 
each  50  cents;  John  Ross,  M.  A.  Flenner,  Adam  Coon,  Margarv  Flenner, 
Ella  Coon,  Zira  Coon,  Elizabeth  Coon,  Mary  Hurst,  each  25  cents;  S.  E. 
Rollison,  10  cents;  Raridon  Coon,  5  cents.  Total, $4.65. 

Other  collections,  $15.53. 

Grand  total,  $85.18.  Applied  to  missions  $50,  the  remainder  to  other 
claims. 


Westfield  District. 


WESTFIELD  CIRCUIT— J.  A.  Smith.  Pastor. 

Liberty  Class — Meyron  Landers,  $1.00;  John  Dallis,  T.  Newell,  Dicy 
Stewart,  Ella  Ingram,  each  50  cents;  Henry  Newell,  Meyner  Martin, 
Maryon  Brown,  John  Landres,  Minna  Stewart,  Nancy  Johns,  51  rs.  Newell, 
Amie  Newell,  Alma  Bidel,  Fannie  Newell,  Ella  Newell,  Wm.  Dallis,  F. 
Johns,  each  25  cents.  Total,  $5.50. 

Weaver  Class — D.  Monts,  John  Lippencot,  each  $1.00;  J.  W.  Lippen- 
cot,  50  cents;  Sam  AVoodburn,  F.  G.  Monts,  J.  AV.  Hutton,  Alollie  Fogler, 
each  25  cents.  Total,  $4.50. 

Fairview  Class — L.  Collins,  Airs.  Jennings,  each  SI  .00;  John  Strockbrine, 
C.  A.  Rinebolt,  N.  Jennings,  J.  H.  Carleton,  each  50  cents;  Chas.  Cates, 
Chas.  M.  Rush,  F.  AI.  Rhere,  AVm.  AVoodburn,  Jane  Aliddleton,  each  25 
cents;  J.  A.  Jennings,  20  cents.  Total,  $5.45. 

LONG  POINT  CIRCUIT— Alva  Button,  Pastor. 

Pleasant  Valley  Class— J.  J.  Neeley,  Alva  Button,  each  S5.00;  Chas. 
Ormsby,  Sarah  Ormsby,  each  $2.50;  L.  Fancher,  $2.00;  James  Shadly, 
John  AVatts,  M.  Conkle,  Laura  Jennings,  Carrie  Fancher,  Fannie  Luke, 
each  $1.00;  Ross  Northway,  50  cents;  Ethel  Delp,  Jessie  Reese,  Becky 
Conkle,  Etta  Neeley,  each  25  cents;  Otto  Luke,  10  cents.  Total,  $24.60. 

Long  Point  Class— Geo.  Aliller,  C.  C.  Fancher.  Alva  Button,  each  $5.00; 
Fannie  Aliller,  David  Aliller,  Andrew  Shiver,  John  Howe,  (  has.  Boy,  Hen¬ 
ry  Rimmerman,  D.  R.  Culberson,  each  $1.00;  D.  Fetters,  I.  Haworth,  AVm. 
Aliller,  Leonidas  Clem,  Doit  Aliller,  S.  C.  Bowman,  Airs.  Rimmerman.  Ida 
Yanaway,  Airs.  Howe,  Lydia  Clem,  each  50  cents;  Allen  AVannady,  John 
Shiver,  Israel  Yanaway,  David  Shiver,  Nora  Aliller,  each  $28.25. 

Olive  Class — Thomas  Bell,  A.  L.  Button,  each  S2.00;  T.  T.  Gore,  I).  A". 
Oberlioltzer,  James  Bell,  each  $1.00;  Oscar  Slusser,  Ella  Bell,  each  50 
cents;  Airs.  Forrester,  Elizabeth  Bell,  Caroline  Forrester,  Geo.  Huffman, 
Bettie  Hughes,  Katie  Oberlioltzer,  Jane  Gore,  Hettie  Kimberlin,  Emma 
Aug,  Lucy  Davis,  Anna  Forrester,  Maggie  Bell,  Viola  Allenthorp,  Lillie 
Bell,  Bettie  Cole,  James  Davis,  Harley  Bell,  Ira  Bell,  AVm.  Hughes,  R.  O. 
Love,  each  25  cents.  Total,  $13.00. 

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Missionary  Contributions. 


Washington  ('lass — Richard  Shores,  S.  Mullin,  eacli  $1.00;  S.  Applegate, 
50  cents;  J.  Rush,  Geo.  Huffman,  Guy  Guard,  Mrs.  Shores,  Sarah  Bowers, 
Cora  Rush,  Finley  Shores,  John  Swing,  Ardie  Mullin,  Elmer  Ritter,  Geo. 
Richardson,  Lot  Gard,  each  25  cents;  Alva  Button  (special)  $2.00.  Total, 
$7.50. 

Grand  total,  $75.35.  For  missions,  $40.00.  Other  collections,  $33.35. 

A  VENA  MISSION — W.  E.  Anderson,  Pastor. 

Avena  Class — W.  E.  Anderson,  Nora  Anderson,  Geo.  Hinger,  John 
Hinger,  Thos.  Coup,  Jacob  Kepner,  each  $1.00;  Levi  Coup,  75  cents;  Sam¬ 
uel  Kepner,  A.  N.  Hart,  Julia  Hart,  Malissa  Welker,  Jerry  Hilderbrand, 
Loulia  Roberts,  each  50  cents ;  Margaret  Coup,  Catherine  Warden,  Eliza 
Anderson,  each  25  cents.  Total,  $10.50. 

*  Locust  Grove  Class — Eli  Dial,  Jermima  Dial,  Eli  Sapp.  Cassia  Sapp, 
Nancy  Sapp,  each  $1.00 ;  James  Carter,  I.  N.  McGehon,  each,  50  cents  ; 
Rebecca  Carter,  Laura  Sapp,  each  25  cents.  Total,  $6.50. 

Mt.  Carmel  Class. — Nelson  Hossford,  G.  W.  Grandfield,  each,  $1.00; 
Charles  Baden,  Hugh  Grandfield,  Charles  Turner,  Presley  Fuqua,  Maud 
Davis,  Clara  Rigdon,  Effie  Parsley,  Adelia  Sefton,  each  50  cents;  Electa 
Cheney,  Amanda  Farris,  Clara  Fuqua,  P.  Davis,  each  25  cents.  Total,  $7.00. 

Grand  total,  #  $24.50.  $15.00  on  Missions,  balance  on  other  Conference 
collections. 

LOOGOOTEE  CIRCUIT — J.  C.  Coffman,  Pastor. 

J.  R.  Fogler,  $5.00;  Cyrus  Griffith,  A.  W.  Lowery,  Meredith  Lape,  Mary 
A.  Pontius,  P.  J.  Lear,  C.  R.  Brown,  W.  J.  Cole,  John  W.  Smith,  W.  H 
Parks,  each  $1.00;  C.  L.  Fogler,  W.  E.  Fogler,  Silas  Greider,  W.  H.  Gray, 
C.  J.  Fender,  J.  I.  Woolridge,  Geo.  Sell,  J.  C.  Crabb,  Sister  Woolridge,  each 
50  cents;  Fannie  Hoops,  35  cents;  James  Lowery,  30  cents;  S.  Griffith,  N. 
Helms,  Henry  Helms,  Fred  Bexwinkle,  N.  J.  Lovett,  Mary  E.  Lippincott, 
Joe  Lippincott,  Win.  Ervin,  C.  Lowery,  J.  D.  Fender,  J.  W.  Wilson,  S. 
Petery,  Sister  Pevten,  Nannie  Pilcher,  Artie  Brown,  F.  M.  Reed,  Elzora 
Pontius,  Louisa  Pontius,  Jennie  Lewis,  James  Lowery,  J.  A.  Lowery,  M.  J. 
Griffith,  J.  Reakle,  I).  A.  Lowery,  Ed  Smith,  Jane  Smith,  Emma  Smith, 
Nan  Lowery,  Alonzo  Lowery,  Josephus  Reakle,  Barbara  Parks,  John  Fog¬ 
ler,  Geo.  Fogler,  Win.  Barnett,  E.  Fogler,  Mrs.  Sapp,  Alary  Crabb,  Mary 
Mahon,  C.  F.  Mahon,  each  25  cents ;  Phebe  Fender,  20  cents ;  Alex.  Carrol, 
15  cents;  Geo.  Pilcher,  Rosa  Millner,  C.  Petry,  A.  D.  Sheron,  E.  Fender, 
R.  Fender,  Jacob  Parks,  each  10  cents;  L.  Cole,  Myrtle  Brown,  Flossie 
Brown,  Maggie  Fender,  Geo.  Fender,  each  5  cents;  Julia  Singer,  Lady  Fen¬ 
der,  I  cent. 

Grand  total,  $30.17.  $19.00  applied  on  missions.  The  remainder  on 

other  collections. 

TOLEDO  MISSION— R.  C.  Catron,  Pastor. 

Martin  Sliup,  William  Shup,  each  SI;  Mary  J.  Sparks,  50  cents;  Adda 
Lawrence,  Catharine  Shup,  Matilda  Oakley,  each  25  cents;  Allie  Sparks, 
20  cents.  Total,  $3.45. 

-  RICHLAND  CIRCUIT— J.  W.  Holsapple,  Pastor. 

Beecher  City  Class — E.  E.  Holsapple,  $3;  Polly  Sweazv,  II.  I).  Sweazv,  D. 
Sweazv,  each  $1 ;  Elizabeth  Thompson,  W.  S.  Conner,  Ellen  Conner,  J.  S. 
Strong,  Wells  Talman,  Sallie  Alsop,  Alice  King,  Henry  King,  each  25  cents  ; 

1  )aniel  Devore,  15  cents ;  Laura  Brooks,  Ida  Wills,  Alice  Gray,  Mattie  Alsop, 


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Wilson  Warner,  Sarah  Brooks,  Nellie  Also}),  Clarence  Alsop,  Winnie 
Clinger,  Lillie  Connor,  Elmer  Babbs,  each  10 cents  ;  Clevie  Alsop,  5  cents; 
public  collection,  S7.15.  Total,  $16.45. 

Mt.  Zion  Class — C.  E.  Compton,  Elizabeth  Compton,  AY.  B.  Lantz,  Jane 
Compton,  Lue  Elenner,  each  So;  Jed.  Allen,  $3;  Mary  Compton,  Airs.  C.  E. 
Compton,  each  S 2;  Ettie  Compton,  L.  I).  Aleehling,  Henry  Gallagher,  each 
$1  ;  Francis  Gallagher,  Lettie  Gallagher,  Charlotte  Lantz,  Mollie  Ragan, 
E.  D.  Ragan,  I).  C.  Davis,  Y.  R.  Gear,  each  50  cents;  J.  E.  Gallagher,  Em¬ 
ma  Prosser,  AVillard  Prosser,  E.  R.  Couchman,  each  25  cents;  Mary  Gear, 
10  cents;  public  collection,  $20.95.  Total,  $58.30. 

Pleasant  Hill  Class — A.  H.  Rider,  AViii.  Tripp,  Albert  Patton,  J.  AVort- 
man,  each  SI ;  Elizabeth  Tripp,  50  cents  ;  public  collection,  35  cents.  Total, 
$4.85. 

AVesley  Chapel  Class — I.  Root,  50  cents;  Ollie  Green,  25  cents;  AYm. 
Cable,  5  cents.  Total,  80  cents. 

Grand  total,  $80.44.  Applied  to  missions  $54.97,  balance  to  other  collec¬ 
tions. 


ASHMORE  MISSION— Z.  H.  Byakd,  Pastor. 

Zion  Class — Z.  H.  Byard  and  Rosa  E.  Byard,  each  $1;  J.  O.  Thomas  and 
M.  E.  Thomas,  each  50  cents.  Total,  $3. 

Ashmore  Class — Inez  M.  Byard,  65  cents ;  Bettie  Broadstone,  25  cents ; 
Eddie  AYicker,  10  cents;  general  collection,  SI.  Total,  $2. 

Grand  total,  $5. 

JANESVILLE  CIRCUIT— Z.  Pease,  Pastor. 

Zion  Chapel,  Class  1 — M.  A.  Lockhart,  John  Swengel,  E.  AI.  Swengel, 
each  $1.00;  Nora  Swengel,  J.  AY.  Bayne,  Sarah  Swengel,  each  50  cents; 
Amanda  Swengel,  Flora  Swengel,  Bale  Bolin,  Rosanna  Lawrence,  S.  E. 
Bolin,  John  Coen,  Emma  Coen,  Lucy  Bayne,  Reuben  Swengel,  each  25 
cents.  Total,  $6.75. 

Zion  Chapel,  Class  2 — Burton  Lawrence,  C.  AY.  Estes,  AVm.  Bolin  and 
wife,  each  50  cents;  James  Dalton,  AAA  A.  Abernathy,  James  Overmyer, 
Anna  Reed,  Alire  Dalton,  Emma  Abernathy,  Carrie  McKay,  Alary  Reid, 
AYilliard  Lawrence,  Mary  Abernathy,  Fred  Swengel,  Walter  Swengel,  O. 
C.  Abernathy,  Fred  Swengel,  AValter  Swengel,  C.  AY.  Bavne,  each  25  cents; 
AVarren  Wisely,  20  cents;  Ada  Wisely,  15  cents;  Nellie  Coen,  J.  G.  Bu¬ 
chanan,  S.  C.  Buchanan,  Rosa  Anderson,  Carl  Swengel,  Clarence  Swengel, 
each  10  cents ;  Albert  Swengel,  Lloyd  Swengel,  Lulu  Wisely,  George  Wisely, 
Nettie  Wisely,  Clarence  AVisely,  each  5  cents.  Total,  $6.75. 

Minty  Class — Philo  Caw,  L.  E.  Alexander,  J.  H.  Songer,  R.  Songer,  A. 
Ferguson,  F.  A.  Casady,  M..  Martin,  P.  AYyeth,  Eva  Clark,  each  25  cents; 
Eddie  Caw,  nameless,  each  10  cents.  Total,  $2.45. 

Janesville  Class — Lizzie  Tinkley,  50  cents;  Frank  Harwood,  $1.00;  B.  AY. 
McPherson,  Ellie  Sims.  Emmie  Tinkley,  A llie  Harwood,  Day  Gordon, 
Frank Stolts,  AVal  Rogers,  each  25  cents;  Perna  Stolts,  $1.00;  Alary  Furrv, 
5  cents.  Total,  $4.30. 

Grand  total,  $17.80. 

ISLAND  GROVE  MISSION— A.  Herrin,  Pastor. 

Kern’s  Class — Thomas  Eagelton  and  wife,  35 cents;  Frank  Decker,  Louisa 
Story,  each  25  cents;  Sarah  Eagelton,  Laura  Hicks,  R.  J.  Decker,  Alary 
Story,  each  10  cents.  Total,  $1.25. 


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Missionary  Contributions. 


Bethel  Class — William  Evert,  Gipp  Birk,  Ed.  Liboth,  each  25  cents; 
James  Henderson,  Maud  Lake,  Samuel  Knepp,  William  H.  Henderson, 
J villa  Henderson,  each  10  cents;  collection  SI. 17.  Total,  $2.42. 

Hewitt  Class — Hannah  Wilson,  35 cents;  A.  E.  Alin,  25  cents;  Mary  Ingle, 
Mrs.  Hudsel,  each  10  cents.  Total,  00  cents. 

Grand  total,  $4.61. 

GREENUP  MISSION— Robert  Griffix,  Pastor. 

Robert  Griffin,  $2.00. 

Williams’  Class — L.  Shontz,  I.  N.  Rotherock  and  Sarah  Rotherock,  each 
50  cents;  A.  A.  Williams,  Nan  Travis,  A.  L.  Fitch,  Mattie  Shontz,  each 
25  cents;  Addie  Fitch,  C.  L.  Travis,  C.  H.  Cilburn,  Mariah  Morrow,  May 
Ford,  S.  Rue,  Shelbey  ITepner,  each  10  cents;  Mrs.  Peck,  5  cents.  Total, 
S3. 35. 

Union  Class — S.  K.  Thoman,  $1.00;  William  Wharton,  John  Thoman, 
each  50  cents;  Squire  Holt,  Mrs.  Wharton,  each  25  cents;  Allie  Holt,  10 
cents.  Total,  $2.60. 

Wade  Class — Rachel  Allen,  $1.00;  C.  J.  Allen,  50  cents;  W.  Holingsby, 
Mary  Freeman,  each  10  cents.  Total,  SI. 70. 

Hickory  Class — G.  I).  Nees,  $1.00;  J.  N.  Nees,  50  cents;  John  Gressel, 
Robert  Elder,  A.  C.  Nees,  each  25  cents  ;  Rosetta  Gressel,  Lucinda  Gressel, 
each  10  cents.  *  Total,  $2.45. 

By  general  collections,  $7.17. 

Grand  total,  $19.27.  Applied  to  Missions,  $11.25;  to  other  collections, 

$8.02. 

SULLIVAN  MISSION— D.  Bussard,  Pastor. 

G.  N.  T  odd,  $2;  D.  Bussard,  Elmina  Bussard,  Joseph  Ray,  J.  Kirkwood, 
Meek  &  McPheeters,  each  $1;  E.  Wetherup,  E.  B.  Trenner,  J.  R.  McClure, 
Mr.  Corbin,  each  50  cents;  R.  T.  Jones,  T.  J.  Hill,  G.  H.  Brown,  Sarah 
Vanhice,  Thomas  Granson,  Sister  Enterline,  Mrs.  E.  Wetherup,  Emma 
Wetherup,  each  25  cents;  Mary  Cartington,  Mary  Granson,  Edith  G.  Bns- 
sard,  each  10  cents;  Minnie  Enterline,  5  cents.  Total,  $11.35. 

Pleasant  Grove  Class — \\  m.  Emel,  James  Johnson,  I).  Bussard,  James 
Kirkwood,  Philip  Emel,  each  $1;  J.  T.  Reedy,  50  cents ;  Effie  Kirkwood, 
Maranda  Collins,  Hannah  Kirkwood,  Frank  Emil,  Irwin  Kirkwood,  each 
25  cents;  Ora  McCune,  Florence  Collins,  Maud  Debruler,  each  10  cents; 
Nettie  Debruler.  Edith  McClure,  each  5  cents.  Total,  $7.15. 

Clark  Class — J.  R.  Clark,  $1 ;  C.  N.  Clark,  85  cents;  R.  Kenney, 50 cents ; 
Wm.  Martin,  Mary  Clark,  C.  W.  Clark,  Francis  Ray,  James  Haley,  Isaac 
Jones,  each  25  cents;  Della  Clark,  Hatta  Clark,  Lie  Clark,  each  5  cents. 
Cash,  $4.50.  Total,  $9.50. 

Total,  $27.  For  missions,  $16.25;  for  other  claims,  $10.75. 

UNION  CIRCUIT— Jacob  Sheets,  Pastor. 

Union  Class — Rev.  E.  Braithwait,  W.  B.  O’Neal,  F.  O’Neal,  May  Camp¬ 
bell,  51.  Black,  Rachel  Monroe  and  daughter,  N.  Rock,  H.  Saltzer,  Martha 
Harrison  and  daughter,  each  $1.00;  51.  E.  Braithwait,  C.  W.  Jeffers,  5Y. 
Rice,  E.  Robbinson, each 50 cents ;  George  Braithwait,  M. Braithwait,  J.  A. 
5Ionroe,  J.  Debolt,  C.  Rice,  F.  T.  Hutchison,  Elick  Stevens,  R.  A.  Hatfield, 
H.  Saltzer,  Jr.,  W.  FI.  Bentley,  F.  5Ionroe,  51ittie  Rice,  L.  Black,  H.  Lan¬ 
dis,  E.  51.  Hutchison,  T.  C.  Johnson,  S.  Hatfield,  N.  Black,  Nellie  Black, 
Jr.,  each  25  cents;  Lue  Trueblood,  1  cent.  Total,  $15.51. 


Missionary  Contributions. 


53 


Parkville  Class — William  York  and  mother,  A.  C.  Munns,  H.  J.  Hub- 
bardt,  each  $1.00;  Olive  Jester,  Susan  Bsyant,  H.  Burton,  Rany  Lewis,  each 
50  cents;  Sarah  Bryant,  $1.00;  J.  H.  Eskue,  N'.  Rawlings,  L.  Burton,  A.  E. 
Sumnet,  B.  F.  Lewis,  Elizabeth  Lewis,  S.  Earley,  L.  Eskue,  J.  Hubbert, 
Rev.  Roberts,  each  25  cents;  Lena  O’Bryan,  E.  Godshaw,  Ona  Louran, 
each  5  cents.  Total,  $8.65. 

Chesterville  Class— William  Cummings,  $5.00;  Martin  Cummings,  M. 

D,  Bartholomew,  each  $1.00;  George  Cummings,  Lydia  Cummings,  Marion 
Mason,  each  50  cents;  Josephine  Xeisteal,  Minnie  Llobbs,  Myra  Cum¬ 
mings,  Lucy  Thornton,  Rebina  Cummings,  each  25  cents.  Total,  $9.75. 

Coffin  Class — W.  D.  Coffin,  E.  B.  Workman,  Fred  Kress,  Balser  Cress, 
Jno.  Craig,  Alice  Palsom,  Isaac  Quick,  each  $1.00;  F.  Selley,  C.  Holderly 
and  wife,  each  $1.00;  E.  More,  F.  E.  Schooley,  M.  Coffman,  Ida  Monroe, 
M.  Quick,  M.  Craig,  H.  Selley,  H.  Seiben,  F.  Staler,  A.  Palsom,  A.  Craig, 

E.  Coffmann,  E.  Shunkwiier,  X.  Campbell,  M.  Staler,  S.  Campbell,  Ona 
Campbell,  Cora  Campbell,  each  25  cents;  S.  Lund,  L.  Busick,  each  20 
cents;  Miss  Lunda,  X.  M.  Monroe,  each  10  cents.  Total,  $14.85. 

Grand  total,  $48.76.  $38.00  applied  to  missions,  the  remainder  on  other 

claims. 

REDMOX  CIRCUIT— W.  R.  Muncie,  Pastor. 

Rev.  W.  R.  Muncie  and  family,  $5. 

Redmon  Class— John  Mason  and  wife,  $4;  Sarah  Hall,  $1;  Catharine 
Myers,  Anna  Jump,  each  50  cents;  Lydia  Myers,  Rebecca  Downs,  Ada 
Jump,  J.  W.  Mason,  Sydney  Myers,  D.  D.  Roberts,  C.  X.  Standley,  James 
Hall,  each- 25  cents;  public  collection,  $2.75.  Total,  $10.75. 

Embarrass  Class — Mrs.  Hathaway,  85  cents;  Peter  Chessrown,  Joseph 
Zimmerman,  Edward  Thompson,  each  50  cents;  David  Chessrown,  Otto 
Martin,  Frank  Higgins,  Lou  Chessrown,  Arminta  Chessrown,  Annie  Chess¬ 
rown,  Caroline  Stowder,  Douglas  Merkle,  Elizabeth  Whitehead,  John 
Combs,  Eva  Merkle,  Adaline  Appleby,  Ida  Appleby,  each  25  cents ;  Re¬ 
becca  Mvers,  15  cents.  Total,  $5.85. 

Bethel  Class — J.  M.  Brill,  Chas.  Mayo,  each  $1 ;  J.  B.  Browning,  Guy 
.Koons,  J.  K.  Lauher,  Geo.  Mitchell,  each  50  cents;  Evan  Laulier,  Gertie 
Mayo,  Lucy  Mitchell,  Mary  Koons,  Emma  Browning,  Sarah  Laulier,  Daniel 
Lauher,  J.  Dale,  Wm.  Mayo,  each  25  qents.  Total,  $6.25. 

Otterbein  Class — Andrew  Hutchinson,  $5;  Louis  Josserand,  $1 ;  Emily 
Josserand,  Emma  Buckler,  Mary  Hutchinson,  each  50  cents;  Barnett 
Hughes,  Albert  Josserand,  Grant  Josserand,  Geo.  W.  Buckler,  Xellie  Buck¬ 
ler,  Geo.  Gulridge,  Sarah  Buckler,  Ed.  Routledge,  each  25  cents;  public 
collection,  $2.50.  Total,  $12.42. 

Walnut  Grove  Class — Thos.  Winkler,  J.  W.  Boyer,  Mamie  Boyer,  Xellie 
Ferguson,  Jessie  Boyer,  Anna  E.  Turbyville,  Xancy  Winkler,  each  50  cents  ; 
Wm.  Freeman,  a  friend,  Charles  Higgins,  Lydia  Boyer,  Jennie  Casehen, 
Eunice  Freeman,  James  Hopkins,  each  25  cents;  Sarah  Hopkins,  10 cents ; 
public  collection,  $3.10.  Total,  $8.85. 

Grand  total,  $49.84.  To  missions,  $40;  other  collections,  $9.8-1. 

WESTFIELD  STATION. 

Rev.  R.C.  Catron,  $10  ;  Dr.  D.  R.  Seneff  and  family,  Rev.  S.  Mills  and  wife, 
Rev.  W.  C.  Smith  and  wife,  each  $5;  Rev.  L.  H.  Cooley  and  wife,  $4;  Rev. 
W.  R.  Shuey,  $3;  Dr.  W.  H.  Klinefelter,  Mrs.  M.  Klinefelter,  Mr.  M.  E. 
Collins,  W.  S.  Wilkins,  Mrs.  Emily  Shuey,  Mrs.  M.  G.  Owen,  each  $2; 


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Missionary  Contributions. 


C.  F.  Shuey  and  wife,  $1.85;  Master  Tlieron  Klinefelter,  Mrs.  Belle  Collins, 
A.  H.  Garver,  M.  Z.  Armentrout,  C.  E.  Bigelow,  S.  A.  Waltrip,  E.  L.  Ar- 
mentrout,  Hester  Moore,  M.  K.  Killion,  A  Ivan  Smith,  Wm.  Brandenburg, 
L.  T.  Miller,  Ed  W.  Brown,  E.  L.  McCabe,  Laura  Nichols,  W.  L.  Duncan, 
Mrs.  Mary  Evinger,  each  $1 ;  Mrs.  Morey,  Lissa  Briscoe,  each  75  cents;  L. 
I.  Morey,  Lida  Ross,  8.  Armentrout,  Mrs.  Milo  Anderson,  Martha  Parcel, 
Sarah  Perigo,  Mary  J.  White,  Sarah  Fasig,  M.  Z.  Zeller,  Joseph  Snyder, 
E.  R.  Shuev,  J.  A.  Fasig,  Wm .  Bandy,  each  50  cents;  May  Morey,  Alice 
Brown,  Ida  Gossage,  Edward  Snyder,  W.  C.  Sliuey,  each  25  cents;  Levi 
Smith,  Sabra  Smith,  Ray  Smith  and  Bertha  Smith,  each  10  cents.  Total, 


$75.19. 


GALTON  STATION. 

Albert  Shull,  Jacob  Klein,  Robert  Watson,  Jacob  Wool  ford,  each  $5; 
Edward  Corn th wait,  Charles  Price,  each  $4;  Annie  Banta,  $3;  Reuben 
Higgles,  Robert  Shelton,  Lorenzo  Lamar,  Lizzie  Hoots,  Kate  Gaily,  William 
Shepherd,  each  $2;  George  Wisegarver,  George  F.  Klein,  each  $1.50;  Fin¬ 
ley  Henderson,  Will  E.  Cosier,  George  Hannah,  Edward  Reed,  Jennie 
Klein,  Frank  Cash,  Carrie  Woolford,  each  $1;  Perry  D.  Kline,  Scott  Reed, 
Geo.  Price,  Bird  Weathershott,  Wm.  Hamer,  Nellie  Reed,  Fred  Snell, 
Michael  Eiscle,  each  50  cents ;  Dora  Reed,  Allie  Cornthwait,  Chas.  Kline, 
Ollie  Reed,  T.  Kline,  each  25  cents;  W.  E.  Malsom,  R.  M.  Woolford, 
Augustus  Baker,  Sue  Kershner,  J.  Woolford,  Jr.,  each  10  cents;  collections, 
$5.40.  Total,  $64.85.  Applied  to  missions,  $38 ;  balance  to  other  collections. 


BUY  BREAD 

AT  THE 

-  STAR  BAKERY.  - 


Good  Lunch  Counter  in  Connection. 

FRED  L.  ADAMS. 

West  Side  of  Square,  Paris,  Illinois. 


R.  A.  BRISTOL, 

Real  Estate  and  Merchandise  Broker. 

I  have  Farms,  Residences,  Properties,  Timber 
and  Prairie  Lands  and  Business  Enter¬ 
prises  of  all  kinds  for  sale  on  easy 
terms.  Call  and  see  me. 

Office  on  West  Side  of  Square,  PARIS,  ILLINOIS. 

NATE  LINK, 

DEALER  IN 

+  Drugs  and  Medicines  M  Druggists’  Sundries.  4- 

Prescriptions  Carefully  Compounded. 


Those  in  whose  hands  these  Minutes  fall  will  receive  special  attention  by 

calling  on  me  when  in  our  city. 

North  Side  Square,  PARIS,  ILL. 


H.  R.  MILLER, 

Manufacturer  ol'  and  Dealer  in 

Boots,  Shoes  and  Rubbers 


North  Side  Public  Square,  Paris,  Ill. 


L.  GATZ  &  SONS, 

MERCHANT  TAILORS, 

Clothiers  and  Gent’s  Furnishers. 


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E  are  now  receiving  our  Fall  Stock  of  Piece  Goods,  and  are  pre¬ 
pared  to  make  you  Suits  or  Pants  to  Order  on  short  notice. 
We  also  have  one  of  the  Largest  Lines  of  HEADY-MADE 
CLOTHING  for  Men,  Boys  and  Children  to  be  found  in  the  City.  Our 
stock  of  Gent's  Furnishing  Goods,  consisting  of  HATS,  CAPS,  SHIRTS, 
COLLARS,  CLEFS,  NECKWEAR,  SUSPENDERS  and  GLOVES  is  the 
most  complete  in  the  city.  Give  us  a  call  when  in  need  of  anything 
in  our  line. 


L.  GATZ  &  S0N5, 

Northeast  Corner  of  Square, 


PARIS,  ILLINOIS. 


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TERRE  HAUTE,  IND. 

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every  floor.  Electric  Eights,  Gas  and  Steam  Heat  in  all  rooms. 
A  Readjustable  Fire  Escape — the  only  one  in  the  State. 


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^  41 1  and  413  Wabash  Avenue, 

*®*TERRE  HAUTE,  INDIANA, 

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Carpets,  =  Matting,  =  Window  =  Shades, 

And  other  House  Furnishing  Goods. 

BOTTOM  PRICES.  GIVE  US  A  CALL. 


“SYKES’  HAT  STORE 


99 


TERRE  HAUTE,  INDIANA. 


FINE  FURS 
GEO  YES, 


Agent  for  R.  Dunlap  &  Co.’s  Fine  Hats.  At  Bottom  Prices  for  Cash 


S.  T.  JONES, 


DEALER  IN 


*1  STAPLE  AND  FANCY  GROCERIES^ 

Country  Produce  a  Specialty. 

2d  door  East  of  Bibo’s  Bank,  West  Court  Street, 

PARIS,  ILLINOIS. 


S.  H  AH  BERGER, 
CLOTHIER. 


FIRST-CLASS 


Men’s,  Boys’  and  Chil 
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nishings . 


PRINCE  ALBERT  SUITS  A  SPECIALTY. 


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*  in  Eastern  Illinois.  Perfect  satisfaction 
guaranteed.  Come  and  see  us. 

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J.  H.  REED,  the  Reliable  Jeweler, 


And  .see  his  Low  Prices.  You  can  save  at 
least  30  per  cent,  at  his  store. 


Southeast  cor.  Square, 

PARIS,  ILL. 


512  and  514  Wabash  Avenue,  =.  -  TERRE  HAUTE,  IND. 


Shall  always  endeavor  to  merit  your  patronage  by  fair  and  honest 
dealings  and  a  high  standard  of  merchandise. 


FOR  FINE 


AND 


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H.  T.  BIEL 


417.}  and  419]  Wabash  Avenue, 

TERRE  HAUTE,  IND. 


We  hare  on  sale  the  Conference  Picture  taken  at  its  Session  in  1893,  far 

50  cents  each. 


WILSON  BROS., 

DEALERS  IN 

STAPLE  AND  FANCY  GROCERIES, 

Fruits  and  Vegetables  a  Specialty. 

Honest  Goods,  Small  Profits,  Quick  Sales.  Call  and  see  us. 

South  Side  Square,  Paris,  III. 

H.  L.  BRUBAKER. 

DEALER  IN 

Staple  &  Fancy  Groceries 

Provisions,  Glassware,  Queensware,  etc. 

We  Raise  our  own  Vegetables.  Call  and  see  us. 

West  Wood  Street,,  .  -  -  PARIS,  ILL. 

p  AT  T  A  rp  - —  -  —  zzr 

J.  MILLER  &  SON’S 
DRY  GOODS  STORE, 

East  Side  Square,  Paris,  Ill.,  and  examine  their 

New  Stock  of 

Fall  and  Winter  Dress  Goods,  Cloaks,  etc. 

ALSO  THEIR  PRICES. 

HODGE  BROS., 

Dealers  in  all  kinds  of 

FINE  FURNITURE 

Bed=Room  Sets,  Arm  Chairs,  Plush,  &c. 

We  cai  rv  a  full  and  complete  line  of  Furniture  to  select  from. 

VNDER TA KING  DONE  IN  ALL  BRANCHES. 

No.  5,  North  Side  of  Square,  Paris,  Ill. 


W.  H.  PAIGE  &  CO., 


DEALERS  IN 


Everything  Musical. 


Write  for  our  Catalogue  ol*  4,000  Pieces  of  full  size  Sheet 
Music  at  10c.  per  Copy.  Just  as  good  as  other  music  sold  at  higher 
prices. 

Agents  also  for  the  Bohman  Guitar  and  Mandolin. 

640  WABASH  AVENUE, 

F.  L.  PAIGE,  Manager.  TERRE  HAUTE,  IND. 


HOW  ARE  YOUR  EYES? 

You  are  invited  to  call  on 

Dr.  W.  R.  DALE,  Optician, 

SUMNER,  ILL., 

=  And  have  your  Eyes  Tested  Free  of  Charge. 


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Pain,  Cramps  or  Spasms  of  the  Stomach,  Bites  of  Animals  and  Insects, 
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Foundered  Feet,  Mange  in  Dogs,  etc. 

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Human,  Fowl  and  Animal  Flesh.  Yellow  wrapper  for  animal  and  white 
for  human  flesh.  Large  size,  $1.00;  medium,  50  cents;  small,  25  cents; 
small,  for  human  flesh,  25  cents.  Manufactured  by  Merchant’s  Gargling 
Oil  Co.,  at  Lockport,  N.  Y.,  IT.  S.  A. 

John  Hodge,  Secretary. 


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OUR  Fall  and  Winter  Stock  of  Men's,  Youths’ 
Boys’  and  Children’s  Suits,  Overcoats  and 
l  isters  is  now  in  and  marked  at 

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and  comprises  Double-breasted,  Novelty  and 
Reefer  Suits :  also  Double-breasted  Reefers — 
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HELD  AT 

Westfield,  Illinois,  Aug.  30-Sept.  3, I899 


Published  by  Order  of  the  Conference 


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OFFICERS  OF  CONFERENCE  -ID  CONFERENCE 

ORGANIZATIONS. 


Superintendent. 

Bishop  N.  Castle,  D.D.,  Elkhart,  Indiana. 

" 

Chairman . 

W.  C.  Smith,  Westfield,  Illinois. 


Secretary . 

L.  H.  Cooley,  Paris,  Illinois. 


Statistician. 

A.  D.  Markley,  Clay  City,  Indiana. 


Branch  Missionary  Society. 

Treasurer— W.  C.  Smith,  Westfield,  Illinois. 

Secretary  —  S.  Mills,  Westfield,  Illinois. 

Trustees  of  Westfield  College. 

A.  D.  Markley,  1900.  D.  R.  Seneff,  1901.  Geo.  Freedenberger,  1902. 

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Beneficiary  Aid  Association. 

President — W.  M.  Malsom,  Martz,  Indiana. 

Vice-President  —  J.  L.  Brandenburg,  Martz,  Indiana. 

Secretary— T.  D.  Spyker,  Westfield,  Illinois. 

Treasurer  —  S.  Mills,  Westfield,  Illinois. 


Conference  Church-Erection  Society. 

President— D.  R.  Seneff,  Westfield,  Illinois. 

Secretary  —  J.  A.  Hawkins,  Westfield,  Illinois. 

Treasurer — A.  D.  Markley,  Clay  City,  Indiana. 
Trustees— H.  W.  Broadstone,  1900.  J.  B.  Norveil,  1901.  W.  M.  Malsom,  1902. 

Sabbath-School  Association. 

Secretary  and  Treasurer  — J.  B.  Norveil,  Terre  Haute,  Indiana. 

Young  People's  Christian  Union. 

President — J.  A.  Hawkins,  Westfield,  Illinois. 

Recording  Secretary-Miss  Gertie  Spyker,  Westfield,  Illinois. 

Corresponding  Secretary— Miss  Lizzie  Sheets,  Vermilion,  Illinois. 

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Treasurer  —  Carl  Owen,  Westfield,  Illinois. 

Woman' 8  Missionary  Society. 

President— Katie  L.  Cooley.  Secretary — Lizzie  Sheets.  Treasurer — Mattie  Owen. 

Court  of  Appeals. 

D.  R.  Seneff,  D.D.  S.  Mills. 

Correspondent  of  U.  B.  Seminary. 

S.  Mills. 

Correspondent  of  U.  B.  Historical  Society . 

L.4  H.  Cooley. 


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STANDING  COMMITTEES. 

STANDING  COMMITTEES. 


On  Missions — R.  Griffin. 

On  Church  Erection—  S.  O.  Stoltz. 

On  Publishing  Interests — T.  Walters. 

On  Education — E.  H.  Shuey. 

On  Sabbath  Schools— W.  L.  Duncan. 

On  Y.  P.  C.  U.—W.  W.  Rosebraugh. 

On  Resolutions— W .  M.  Malsom. 

On  Christian  Homes — E.  M.  Pierson. 

On  Bible  Cause— E.  Boley. 

On  Auditing— O.  F.  Kirk,  J.  T.  McCreery. 

COURSES  OF  READING. 

First  Year—J.  M.  Inman,  J.  C.  Fowler,  F.  M.  Fink. 

Second  Year— E.  H.  Shuey,  W.  R.  Muncie,  H.  W.  Broadstone. 
Third  Year— Vi.  R.  Shuey,  A.  D.  Markley,  W.  E.  Anderson. 


3 


NECROLOGY 


Of  Members  from  the  Organization  of  the  Conference. 


Cherished  Names.  Died. 

A.  Dunbar . 1860 

H.  Stump . 1860 

W.  H.  Brown . 1861 

S.  Coblentz . 1862 

T.  B.  Thrapp . 1863 

A.  Sweasy . 1864 

S.  Greason . 1867 

H.  Clark . 1871 

J.  Simpson,  Sr . 1872 

J.  H.  Bedwell . 1873 

D.  Stoltz . 1874 

A.  W.  Hedge . 1874 

S.  Hayworth . . 1874 

O.  P.  Hurst . 1874 

J.  Severe . 1875 

S.  Stark . 1875 

J.  Cottman . 1875 

B.  Lloyd . 1875 

J.  Simpson,  Jr . 1876 

D.  Ross . 1879 

P.  Story . . 1879 

M.  T.  Tobey . 1880 

B.  Cole . 1880 

J.  P.  Shuey . 1880 

S.  G.  Brock . 1881 


Cherished  Names.  Died. 

W.  G.  Hartman . 1881 

H.  Severn . 1882 

W,  McGinnis . 1883 

S.  Ross . 1883 

J.  Tobey. . 1884 

A.  Collins . 1884 

J.  Burtner . 1884 

P.  Brock . 1884 

S.  Allenbaugh . 1884 

S.  C.  Stewart . 1885 

M.  Hail . 1885 

S.  B.  Allen . 1886 

J.  L.  Cardwell . 1889 

L.  S.  Chittenden . 1892 

A.  Helton . 1892 

J.  Grim . 1892 

Daniel  Mater . 1893 

A.  Briley . 1893 

I.  W.  Williams . 1893 

J.  R.  Helton . 1896 

S.  Schlosser . . . 1896 

E.  Shuey . I89r 

J.  Sheets . 1898 

W.  Kauble . 1898 


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LOWER  WABASH  CONFERENCE 


ROLL  OF  MEMBERS. 

Bishop,  N.  Castle,  D.D.,  Elkhart,  Indiana. 


Names. 

Relation. 

Joined. 

Ordained. 

Post-office. 

Adams,  W.  C . 

* 

....  1892  ... 

.  1895  . 

. Olney,  Ill 

Anderson,  W.  E . 

* 

.  1881  . 

.  1884  . 

....  Brownstown,  Ill 

Ball,  G.  W . 

.  L  . 

.  1898  . 

. Westfield,  111 

Bauman,  C.  W . 

.  L  . . 

.  1898  . 

Brandenburg,  J.  L . 

* 

.  1876  . 

.  1880  . 

Boley,  Edward . 

* 

.  1897  . 

...  Olney,  Ill 

Boster,  G.  W  . 

.  1894  . . 

.  1899  . 

...  Snowflake,  Ill 

Bourne,  H.  D . 

.  Sn  . 

.  1893  . 

.  1896  . 

....  Creal  Springs,  Ill 

Boyd,  C.  E . .r . 

* 

.  1894  . 

. .  1898  . . 

....  Beecher  City,  Ill. 

Broadstone,  H.  W . 

O' 

.  1874  . 

.  1888  . 

Brown,  E.  J . 

* 

.  1898  . 

.  1895  . 

. Toledo,  Ill 

Brush,  J.  W . 

.  Sn  . 

.  1884  . 

.  1894  . 

Buckner,  F.  M . 

.  1888  . 

.  1879  . 

Bunnell,  J.  H . 

.  L  . 

.  1895  . 

Bunton,  N  . . . 

. .  Sn  . 

. .  1897  . 

....  Falmouth,  Ill 

Bussard,  D . 

* 

.  1867  . 

.  1884  . 

Bussard,  S . 

* 

.  1859  . 

.  1861  . 

Byard,  Z.  H . 

* 

.  1888  ..... 

.  1891  . 

Clark,  R . 

. .  Sa  . 

.  1859  . 

.  1861  . 

Coffman,  J . 

.  Sn  . 

.  1870  . 

.  1871  . 

Collins,  W.  W . 

.  L  . 

.  1899  . 

Connett,  J.  B . 

* 

.  1886  . 

.  1889  . 

Cooley,  L.  H . 

* 

.  1881  .... 

.  1891  . 

Cougill,  J  . 

* 

.  1875  . 

.  1884  . 

....  Casey,  111 

Dickens,  J  . 

* 

.  1884  . 

.  1871  . 

....  Flora,  Ill 

Duncan,  W.  L . 

V 

.  1894  . 

....  Mt.  Vernon,  Ill 

Edmonson,  J.  F.. . 

.  L  . 

.  1889  . 

....  Jasonville,  lnd 

England,  E . . 

.  Sn  . 

.  1896  . 

....  Tuscola,  Ill 

Fink,  F.  M . 

* 

.  1885  . 

.  1889  . 

Foreman,  T.  E . 

* 

.  1889  . 

J  1426  Maple  Ave., 

\  Terre  Haute,  lnd 

Fowler,  J.  C . 

* 

.  1887  . 

.  1891  . 

....  Galton,  Ill 

Fowler,  J.  F . 

* 

.  1895  . 

Givens,  W.  M . 

.  1859  ... 

.  1860  . 

Goodman,  J.  M . 

* 

.  1898  . 

....  Linton,  lnd 

Griffin,  R . 

* 

.  1893  . 

.  1896  . 

Halberstadt,  W.  H . 

.  L  . 

.  1896  . 

• 

Hall,  W.  L . 

.  L  . 

.  1899  . 

Harbert,  W.  C . 

* 

.  1888  ..... 

.  1891  . 

Hawkins,  J.  A . 

* 

.  1895  .... 

.  1897  . 

Haycock,  W.  0 . 

* 

.  1894  . 

Hines,  G.  W . 

.  L  . 

.  1899  . 

Holsapple,  J.  W . . 

.  1889  . 

.  1894  . 

Inman,  J.  M . 

* 

.  1893  .... 

Johns,  E.  R . . 

* 

. .  1886  . 

.  1890  . 

Kauble,  M.  Y . 

.  1888  . 

Keagy,  A.  R . 

.  L  . 

.  1899  . 

. Mt.  Erie,  Ill 

Keagy,  S . 

.  Sa  . 

.  1864  .... 

.  1876  . 

Keller,  G.  W . 

.  1890  . 

ROLL  OF  MEMBERS 


5 


Names. 

Relation. 

Joined 

Kephart,  I.  L . 

.  1886 

Ketring,  P.  F . 

❖  ....... 

.  1888 

Kirk,  0.  F . 

.  1893 

Kosht,  A.  E  . . 

.  *  . 

.  1897 

Krieble,  W . 

.  1883 

Long,  S.  E . 

.  1891 

McCreery.  J.  T . 

* 

.  1891 

Malsom,  W  M . 

.  1879 

Markley,  A.  D . 

.  1891 

Marsh,  Frank . 

.  L  . 

.  1897 

Mills,  S  . 

.  1859 

Moore,  J.  F..  . 

.  Sn  . 

.  1861 

Muncie,  W.  R . 

*»• 

.  1877 

Norveil,  J.  B  . 

* 

.  18*7 

Page,  J.  J . 

.  Sa  . 

.  1879 

Peachy,  J . 

.  1871 

Pease,  Z . 

.  1889 

Penner,  J.  H . 

.  1881 

Pierson,  E.  M . 

.  1892 

Powell,  A.  F . 

.  1894 

Quigley.  W . 

.  L  . 

.  1889 

Reese,  W.  S . 

•'s 

.  1897 

Reid,  G.  W . 

.  L  . 

.  1899 

Richey,  T.  J . 

❖ 

.  1896 

Rider,  A . 

.  1884 

Rosebraugh,  W.  W . 

.  L  . 

.  L98 

Royer.  N.  E . 

.  1893 

Seneff,  D.  R . 

❖ 

.  1885 

Shidler,  A . 

A 

.  1884 

Shuey,  E.  H . 

A 

V 

.  1895 

Shuey,  J.  F . 

.  Sn  . 

.  1862 

Shuey,  J.  G . 

.  Sa  . 

.  1861 

Shuey,  W.  R.  . . 

V 

.  1862 

Smith,  J.  A... . 

.  Sa  . 

.  1873 

Smith,  J.  H..  . . 

.  L  . 

.  1899 

Smith,  O  . 

* 

.  1897 

Smith,  W.  C . 

* 

.  1859 

Smoot,  S  . 

:'c 

.  1893 

Spyker,  T.  D  < . 

.  1878 

Stevenson,  Mrs.  C.  A  - 

.  Sn  . 

.  1891 

Stevenson,  D.  K . 

.  Sn  . 

.  1887 

Stoltz,  S.  O  . 

* 

.  1897 

Stretch,  G.  E . 

:js 

.  1896 

Tipsword,  H.  M.. . 

.  Sn  . 

.  1895 

Tohill,  J. . . 

.  Sn  . 

.  1879 

Walters,  J.  A . 

.  L  . 

.  1899 

Walters,  T . 

* 

.  1881 

Watson,  J.  P . 

V 

.  1897 

Whitesell.  D.  T . 

:*? 

.  1892 

Wood.  B  G  . 

.  Sn  . 

.  1880 

Wright,  J.  L . 

.  L  . 

.  1895 

Ordained.  Post-office. 

.  1862  . Dayton,  Ohio 

.  1896  . . Westfield,  Ill 

....  1897  . Clay  City,  Ind 

...  1893  . Westfield,  Ill 

. Coal  City,  Ind 

....  1894  . ...Casey,  Ill 

—  1898  . Oblong,  111 

....  1891  . Martz,  Ind 

...  1894  . Clay  City.  Ind 

. Palo  Alto,  Ill 

....  1861  . Paris,  Ill 

—  1859  . Sumner,  Ill 

....  1880  . Paris,  Ill 

.  1890  . Terre  Haute,  Ind 

..  ..  1883  . New  Hebron,  Ill 

.  1880  . Dundas,  Ill 

. Shelbyville,  Ill 

.  1889  . Lawrenceville,  Ill 

—  1896  . Vermilion,  Ill 

—  1899  . Wheeler,  Ill 

. Elkville,  Ill 

. Westfield,  Ill 

. Paris,  Ill 

. Paris,  Ill 

.  1889  . . Westfield,  Ill 

. Westfield,  Ill 

. Riley,  Ind 

.  1888  . Westfield,  Ill 

.  1889  . Clay  City,  Ind 

.  1893  . Westfield,  Ill 

.  1870  . Argenta,  Ill 

. Westfield,  Ill 

.  1869  . Westfield,  Ill 

.  1878  . Greenup,  Ill 

. . Edgewood,  Ill 

. Iuka,  Ill 

.  1852  . Westfield,  Ill 

. Palo  Alto,  Ill 

.  1884  . Westfield,  Ill 

.  1894  . Toledo,  Ill 

.  1893  . Toledo,  Ill 

. St.  Francisville,  Ill 

. Hutton,  Ill 

.  1898  . 

.  1889  .  Hardinville,  Ill 

. Westfield,  Ill 

.  1891  . Olney,  Ill 

.  1895  . St.  James,  Ill 

.  . New  Hebron,  Ill 

.  1883  . Olmsted,  Ill 

. Greenup,  Ill 


*  Itinerant;  L.,  Local;  Sn.,  Supernumerary;  Sa.,  Superannuated. 


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LOWER  WABASH  CONFERENCE 


LAY  DELEGATES. 


MT.  VERNON  DISTRICT. 


B1  uford  Circuit,  Wm.  Hutchinson. 
Browns  Circuit,  Libby  Brake. 

Brevoort  Circuit,  Maggie  Baker. 

Fairview  Mission,  D.  W.  Mattkis. 

Flora  Circuit,  Wm.  Thompson. 

Loogootee  Circuit,  Wm.  Parks. 
Metropolis  Mission  Station,  J.  Blackburn. 
Mt.  Nebo  Circuit,  J.  Boster. 


Mt.  Vernon  Mission  Station,  A.  Coleman 
Olney  Circuit,  J.  W.  Seneff. 

Parkersburg  Circuit,  A.  Berry. 

Paducah  Mission,  Mary  Lewis. 

St.  Francisville  Circuit,  J.  Penner. 
Vergennes  Circuit,  Wm.  Perkins. 
Woodlawn  Mission, 


OLNEY  DISTRICT. 


Annapolis  Circuit,  E.  C.  Wilbert. 

Birds  Circuit,  R.  Foxwortby. 

Casey  Mission  Sta.,  Mrs.  P.  H.  Wagoner. 
Dolson  Circuit,  Geo.  Freedenberger. 
Greenup  Circuit,  Mattie  Shoutz. 

Island  Grove  Circuit,  Geo.  Ebbert. 
Jewett  Circuit,  Wm.  Hulson. 


Longpoint  Circuit,  D.  V.  Oberholtzer. 
New  Hebron  Circuit,  A.  J.  Crum. 
Oblong  Circuit,  P.  McGovern. 

Olney  Mission  Station,  C  Bradley. 
Sumner  Circuit,  J.  B.  KliDgler. 

Yale  Circuit,  J.  A.  Davis. 


TERRE  HAUTE  DISTRICT. 


Centerpoint  Circuit,  L.  F.  Ambrose. 
Clay  City  Circuit,  H.  Weber. 
Centerville  Circuit,  T.  G.  Barcus. 
Middlebury  Circuit,  J.  Smith. 

Mt.  Zion  Circuit,  A.  Harbaugh. 

New  Goshen  Circuit,  J.  M.  Whitesell. 
Oak  Hill  Circuit,  W.  WT.  Perigo. 


Oaktown  Mission,  W.  A.  Phillippe. 
Prairieton  Circuit,  Elmer  McRae. 
Pleasantville  Circuit,  A.  M.  Teeple. 
Terre  Haute  Station,  Mattie  Brewer. 
Terre  Haute  Mission,  H.  G.  Wilson. 

.  Vermilion  Circuit,  J.  Cusic. 


WESTFIELD  DISTRICT. 


Ashmore  Circuit,  J.  Thomas. 

✓ 

Avena  Circuit,  Eli  Sapp. 

Beecher  City  Circuit,  Geo.  Hubbard. 
Galton  Station,  W.  S.  Reed. 

Janesville  Circuit,  J.  Overmyer. 

Oilfield  Mission, 

Paris  Mission  Station,  W.  D.  Henderson. 


Redmon  Circuit,  J.  L.  Fiddler. 
South  Paris  Mission,  P.  Caldwell. 
Sullivan  Mission,  Wm.  Debruler. 
Union  Circuit,  H.  Saltzer. 
Westfield  Station,  N.  J.  Pepple 
Westfield  Circuit,  H.  David. 


CONFERENCE  RECORD 


7 


CONFERENCE  RECORD  FROM  ORGANIZATION. 

Time.  Place.  Bishop.  Secretaries. 

Mar.  17-21, 1859 . Westfield,  Ill . D.  Edwards . W.  C.  Smith 

Mar.  22-25, 1860 . New  Hebron,  Ill . D.  Edwards . W.  C.  Smith 

Mar.  21-24,  1861 . Vermilion,  Ill . D.  Edwards . W.  C.  Smith 

Mar.  13-16, 1862 . Westfield,  Ill... . D.  Edwards . W.  C.  Smith,  S.  Mills 

Mar.  26-29, 1863 . ....Centerpoint,  Ind . D.  Edwards . W.  C.  Smith,  S.  Mills 

Mar.  31-Apr.  4, 1864. ..Vermilion,  Ill . 1).  Edwards . S.  Mills,  J.  W.  Nye 

Sept.  8-11, 1864 . New  Hebron,  111 . D.  Edwards . S.  Mills,  J.  W.  Nye 

Sept.  7 — ,  1865 . Parkersburg,  Ill . J.  Weaver . S.  Mills,  G.  W.  Keller 

Aug.  22-25,  1866  . Westfield,  Ill . J.  Weaver . S.  Mills,  J.  W.  Nye 

Aug.  27-31, 1867  . Prairieton,  Ind . J.  Weaver . S.  Mills,  J.  W.  Nye 

Aug.  19-23, 1868 . Vermilion,  Ill . J.  Weaver . S.  Mills,  J.  W.  Nye 

Aug.  19-23, 1869  . Westfield,  Ill . D.  Edwards . S.  Mills,  J.  W.  Nye 

Sept.  14-19,  1870 . New  Hebron,  Ill . D.  Edwards . J.  H.  Ross,  W.  C.  Smith 

Sept.  6-11,  1871 . Terre  Haute,  Ind . D.  Edwards . J.  H.  Ross,  S.  Mills 

Aug.  21-26,  1872 . New  Hebron,  Ill . D.  Edwards . S.  Mills,  R.  L.  Brengle 

Aug.  4-9,  1873 . Westfield,  Ill . J.  Dickson . S.  Mills,  R.  L.  Brengle 

Oct.  8-12, 1874 . Prairieton,  Ind . J.  Dickson . S.  Mills,  W.  H.  Long 

Sept.  29-Oct.  2, 1875. ..Vermilion,  Ill . J.  Dickson . S.  Mills,  W.  H.  Long 

Oct.  4-8, 1876 . Middlebury,  Ind . J.  Dickson . S.  Mills,  R.  L.  Brengle 

Sept.  26-30, 1877 . Centerpoint,  Ind . J.  Weaver . S.  Mills,  W.  H.  Long 

Oct.  9-13, 1878 . Westfield,  111 . J.  Weaver . S.  Mills,  R.  L.  Brengle 

Oct  15-19, 1879 . Vermilion,  Ill . J.  Weaver . S.  Mills 

Oct.  6-10, 1880 . Centerpoint,  Ind . J.  Weaver . S.  Mills,  R.  L.  Brengle 

Sept.  28-Oct.  2, 1881. ..New  Goshen,  Ind . E.  B.  Kephart....S.  Mills,  R.  L.  Brengle 

Sept.  6-10, 1882  . Parkersburg,  Ill . E.  B.  Kephart....S.  Mills,  R.  L.  Brengle 

Sept.  19-23,  1883 . Westfield,  Ill . E.B.  Kephart....S.  Mills,  W.  R.  Muncie 

Sept.  17-21,  1884 . New  Hebron,  Ill . E.  B.  Kephart...  S.  Mills,  W.  R.  Muncie 

Sept.  30-Oct.  4, 1885...Redmon,  Ill . N.  Castle . S.  Mills,  W.  R.  Muncie 

Sept.  29-Oct.  3, 1886. ..Centerpoint,  Ind . E.  B.  Kephart.. ..S.  Mills,  W.  R.  Muncie 

Sept.  28-Oct.  2, 1887. ..New  Hebron,  Ill . J.  Weaver . S.  Mills,  W.  R.  Muncie 

Sept.  26-30,  1888. . Westfield,  Ill . J.  Dickson . S.  Mills,  W.  R.  Muncie 

Sept.  25-29, 1889 . Clay  City,  Ind . E.  B.  Kephart.. ..S.  Mills,  D.  R.  Seneff 

Sept.  24-30, 1890.. .?..... Paris,  Ill . N.  Castle . S.  Mills,  D.  R.  Seneff 

Aug.  26-30,1891 . Westfield,  Ill . J.  Weaver . S.  Mills,  W.  R.  Shuey 

Aug.  31-Sept.  4, 1892..Clay  City,  Ind. . J.  Dickson . S.  Mills,  W.  R.  Shuey 

Aug.  30-Sept.  4, 1893..Terre  Haute,  Ind . J.  W.  Hott . S.  Mills,  W.  R.  Shuey 

Aug.  29-Sept.  2, 1894.. Westfield,  Ill . N.  Castle . S.  Mills,  W.  R.  Shuey 

Aug.  28-Sept.  1, 1895. .Oblong,  Ill . E.  B.  Kephart. ...L.  H.  Cooley,  A.  D.  Markley 

Sept.  9-13, 1896 . Paris,  Ill . J.  S.  Mills . L.  H.  Cooley,  A.  D.  Markley 

Sept.  22-26, 1897 . Clay  City,  Ind . J.  Weaver . L.  H.  Cooley,  A.  D.  Markley 

Sept.  21-25, 1898 . Terre  Haute,  Ind . N.  Castle . L.  H.  Cooley,  A.  D.  Markley 

Aug.  30-Sept.  3, 1899.. Westfield,  Ill . N.  Castle . L.  H.  Cooley,  A.  D.  Markley 


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Mt.  Vernon  District... 

Bluford  Circuit . 

Browns  Circuit . 

Brevoort  Circuit . 

Fairview  Mission . 

Flora  Circuit . . . 

Loogootee  Circuit . 

Metropolis  Mission  Sta . 

Mt.  Nebo  Circuit . 

Mt.  Vernon  Mission . 

Olney  Circuit . 

Parkersburg  Circuit . 

Paducah  Mission . 

Paducah  Mission  Col . 

St.  Francisville  Circuit.... 

Vergennes  Circuit  . . 

Woodlawn  Mission . 


D.  Bussard . 

W.  O.  Haycock. 
J.  M.  Goodman. 
G.  W.  Ball . 

E.  Boley.  . 

W.  R.  Muncie.... 
W.  L  Duncan .. 

S.  Smoot . 

R.  Griffin. . 

T.  Walters  . 

J.  M.  Inman . 

G.  W.  Hines . 


S.  O.  Stoltz.. 
S.  Bussard 
N.  Bussard  . 


Total— Mt.  Vernon  District 

Olney  District . 

Annapolis  Circuit . 

Birds  Circuit... . 

Casey  Mission  Station ... 

Dolson  Circuit  . 

Greenup  <  'ircuit  . 

Island  Grove  Circuit . 

Jewett  Circuit  . 

Longpoint  Circuit . 

New  Hebron  Circuit . 

Oblong  Circuit . 

Olney  Mission  Station  ... 

Sumner  Circuit . 

Yale  Circuit . 


E.  R.  Johns . 

A.  F.  Powell . 

J.  B.  Connett . 

P.  F.  Ketring . 

Oscar  Smith . 

O.  F.  Kirk.  . 

G.  W  Padrick . 

S.  Mills . 

J.  Cougill . 

J.  T.  McCreery . 

J.  M.  Phillippi  . 

H.  W.  Broadstone. 

H.  M.  Tipsword . 


Total— Olney  District 
Terre  Haute  District 

Centerpoint  Circuit . 

Clay  City  Circuit . 

Centerville  Circuit . 

Middlebury  Circuit . 

Mt.  Zion  Circuit  . 

New  Goshen  Circuit . 

Oak  Hill  Circuit  . 

Oak  Town  Mission . 

Prairieton  Circuit . 

Pleasantville  Circuit . 

Terre  Haute  Station 
Terre  Haute  Mission  Sta.. 
Vermilion  Circuit . 


W.  C.  Adams . 

W.  M.  Malsom . 

W.  C.  Harbert . 

N.  E  Royer . 

F.  M.  Fink  . 

A.  D.  Markley . 

T.  J.  Richey . 

W.  H.  Halberstadt. 

A.  E.  Kosht . 

A.  Shidler . 

J  B.  Norveil  . 

T  E.  Foreman . 

E.  M.  Pierson . 


Total— Terre  Haute 
Westfield  District... 

Ashmore  Circuit . 

Avena  Circuit . 

Beecher  City  Circuit _ 

Galton  Station...  .............. 

Janesville  Circuit . 

Paris  Mission  Station . 

Westfield  Circuit . 

Redmond  Circuit . 

Westfield  Station . 

South  Paris  Mission . 

Union  Circuit . 

Sullivan  Mission . . 


District 


•  •••  ••••• 


A.  Rider.. . 

W.  Wood . 

C.  E.  Boyd . 

J.  C  Fowler . 

W.  E.  Anderson. 

S.  E.  Long . 

G.  E.  Stretch..... 

Z.  H.  Byard . 

J.  A.  Hawkins.  . 

G.  W.  Reid  . 

J.  P.  Watson  — 
J.  F.  Fowler . 


Total — Westfield  District. 
Grand  total  . . 


5 

4 

5 
4 
4 

6 
1 

4 
I 
6 

5 
4 


5 

5 


59 


5 

4 
1 

6 

5 

3 

5 

4 

6 
4 
1 
6 
4 


54 


5 

3 
5 
5 

4 
4 
4 
1 
4 
3 
1 
2 
3 


44 

3 

4 

5 
1 

5 
1 

6 
6 
1 
1 
5 
3 

41 


198 


5 
4 
4 
4 
4 

6 
1 

4 
1 
6 

5 
3 

5 

5 


57 


5 

4 
1 

6 

5 

3 

5 

4 

6 
4 
1 
6 
4 


54 

5 

3 
5 
5 

4 
4 
4 
1 
4 
3 
1 
2 
3 


44 

3 

4 

5 
1 
5 
1 

5 

6 
1 
1 
4 
3 


39 

194 


203 

239 

132 

128 

238 

266 

168 

193 

115 

287 

264 

151 

374 

339 


3,097 

’  233 
161 
138 
505 
152 
135 
106 
237 
214 
339 
127 
348 
304 


2,999 

609 

245 

349 

237 

292 

318 

227 

44 

337 

131" 

404 

17 

187 


3,397 

155 

173 

135 

113 

237 

152 

259 

218 

247 

34 

157 

137 


2,017 


11,510 


48 

46 

14 

37 

7 

22 

8 
11 
24 
18 
30 
10 
•  •  •  •  • 
20 

8 


303 


20 

23 
6 

45 

6 

24 
18 

7 

72 

10 

8 


241 

19 

4 

15 

18 

10 

10 

10 

52 

8 

60 

15 

80 

6 


307 

*17 

39 

62 

20 

6 

9 

33 

30 

11 

2 

10 

45 


2«4 


1,135 


1 

4 


1 

2 

i 

3 


5 

5 


4 

2 


28 


2 

1 

2 

11 

3 


2 

2 

6 


6 

6 


41 


2 

3 

5 

3 

1 

1 

5 

1 

3 

2 

2 


34 

1 

6 

2 


6 

1 

2 


21 


124 


48 

13 
63 

14 
20 

25 
33 

3 

26 
12 
54 
10 

•••••• 

5 

135 


461 


19 

49 

15 

33 

12 

62 


17 

12 

20 

11 

10 

21 


281 

•••••• 

47 

11 

13 

42 

25 

10 

10 

25 

40 

10 

164 

15 

7 


419 
* • •• •  • 
5 

22 

5 

17 

29 

5 

8 

25 

19 


48 

1 


184 


1.345 


Members  at  End 
of  Year. 

Increase. 

Decrease. 

No.  of  Young  Peo¬ 
ple’s  Societies. 

No.  of  Members. 

No.  of  Junior  So¬ 

cieties. 

No.  of  Members. 

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No.  of  Sabbath 

Schools. 

No.  of  Scholars 

Enrolled. 

No.  of  Teachers 

and  Officers. 

Religious 

Telescopes. 

Quarterly 

Reviews. 

Watchwords. 

Our  Bible 

Teacher. 

Lesson  Quarter¬ 

lies. 

Children’s 

Friends. 

202 

1 

4 

180 

36 

11 

125 

20 

268 

29 

2 

115 

4 

180 

35 

9 

8 

120 

83 

49 

1 

20 

2 

70 

10 

30 

150 

22 

1 

v  45 

..... • 

..... 

2 

125 

15 

2 

1 

1 

100 

223 

15 

4 

195 

30 

10 

4 

150 

263 

3 

3 

45 

..... 

. .  .  .  • 

6 

300 

50 

18 

6 

350 

142 

.  •  •  • 

26 

1 

65 

1 

200 

1 

125 

18 

5 

..... 

7 

1 

75 

198 

5 

3 

90 

20 

2 

75 

113 

•  •  •  • 

2 

1 

45 

..... 

•  • .  . . 

1 

160 

13 

2 

1 

5 

6  * 

175 

288 

1 

-••••• 

...... 

.... 

• .  .  .  . 

5 

200 

60 

11 

•••«.. 

• .  .  .  . 

200 

235 

29 

1 

40 

5 

308 

55 

17 

3 

245 

151 

2 

23 

1 

40 

1 

40 

18 

10 

1 

3 

20 

20 

385 

11 

•  •  • 

2 

60 

..... 

5 

340 

60 

32 

1 

4 

10 

295 

40 

210 

129 

3 

100 

12 

8 

100 

. 

. 

.... 

.... 

^  * 

.... 

. 

•  ....  a 

2,911 

68 

254 

14 

458 

2 

240 

46 

2,413 

432 

137 

2 

24 

36 

2,060 

80 

»•••••  ...... 

214 

•»•••• 

*19 

•«•*... • 

...... 

>...« 

5 

255 

53 

14 

.....  • 

....  . 

•  .  .  a  . 

.... 

*io 

.  .  a  Va  .  • 

150 

•  •  •  •  •  • 

111 

50 

3 

117 

18 

11 

115 

141 

3 

1 

49 

1 

45 

1 

150 

22 

17 

2 

75 

12 

125 

484 

21 

4 

103 

.... 

6 

400 

63 

25 

•  .  .  .  . 

25 

6 

250 

19 

143 

9 

...... 

.... 

.... 

4 

145 

22 

11 

...... 

• .  .  .  • 

«... 

115 

118 

17 

...... 

*  ...... 

•  .  .  •  . 

.... 

3 

250 

24 

16 

. 

*....• 

5 

60 

112 

6 

....... 

.... 

.... 

4 

100 

15 

.  -  . 

* .  .  .  • 

....  - 

.... 

56 

242 

5 

«*•••. 

...... 

•  •(.a... 

-  .  .  . . 

4 

230 

36 

20 

1 

13 

160 

60 

218 

4 

1 

20 

.... 

.... 

4 

145 

35 

13 

..... 

1 

6 

145 

20 

320 

19 

2 

67 

... 

4 

300 

45 

36 

5 

23 

2/5 

188 

61 

1 

51 

1 

43 

1 

140 

19 

2 

1 

20 

130 

342 

6 

29 

.... 

.... 

5 

355 

55 

18 

• .  •  • 

8 

315 

15 

285 

19 

1 

16 

... 

.... 

31/* 

182 

30 

20 

. 

.... 

10 

173 

23 

2,918 

79 

160 

10 

345 

2 

88 

47  y2 

2,769 

437 

203 

4 

126 

93 

2,069 

137 

575 

34 

4 

220 

3 

130 

5 

480 

62 

20 

1 

9 

12 

325 

238 

7 

..... 

......... 

.... 

..... 

3 

155 

24 

21 

... 

.... 

2 

123 

349 

3 

185 

28 

14 

6 

240 

#  210 

•  •  •  • 

27 

1 

44 

. . .  • 

3 

150 

24 

7 

1 

6 

105 

272 

20 

.... 

.... 

.... 

.... 

4 

265 

40 

14 

... 

-  .  .  .  • 

»...#• 

215 

315 

3 

2 

76 

.... 

.... 

4 

215 

40 

16 

... 

9 

.... 

295 

226 

1 

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.... 

.... 

4 

163 

10 

.. 

.  • 

10 

285 

70 

26 

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■  ....... 

•  •  •  • 

..... 

3 

125 

24 

- . .  . 

.  .  .  • 

15 

150 

. . 

300 

37 

. 

..... 

.... 

4 

.  140 

32 

17 

.... 

• .  .  .  . 

3 

150 

40 

180 

49 

1 

50 

... 

3 

150 

33 

6 

.... 

2 

113 

10 

252 

152 

1 

46 

1 

40 

1 

192 

25 

32 

•  a  .  • 

29 

200 

100 

80 

63 

1 

34 

1 

74 

14 

1 

.. 

... 

50 

184 

3 

1 

97 

1 

37 

2 

172 

.  30 

19 

1 

26 

8 

150 

40 

3,251 

138 

284 

11 

567 

5 

207 

40 

2,466 

376 

177 

3 

76 

64 

2,401 

190 

166 

11 

3 

72 

.... 

3 

130 

34 

13 

1 

~1 

150 

184 

11 

1 

•«...«.«• 

..... 

. .  .  .  . 

3 

160 

20 

14 

... 

•  .  a  a  . 

..... 

80 

190 

55 

1 

55 

... 

33^ 

160 

30 

23 

•  a  .  .  . 

•  .  a  .  .  . 

8 

160 

116 

3 

1 

27 

.... 

1 

80 

12 

18 

1 

5 

70 

212 

•  •  •  • 

25 

. 

....... 

..... 

•  . .  .  . 

>5 

295 

40 

15 

1 

1 

5 

275 

156 

4 

1 

50 

1 

40 

1 

100 

18 

10 

1 

8 

12 

50 

40 

278 

19 

2 

70 

. 

5 

400 

55 

21 

.  •  a  . 

.... 

250 

'  222 

4 

2 

75 

5 

285 

45 

14 

10 

1 

2‘^0 

237 

10 

1 

88 

1 

70 

1 

321 

30 

26 

5 

26 

250 

36 

2 

1 

37 

8 

1 

6 

20 

119 

38 

.... 

........ 

. 

.... 

4 

220 

36 

5 

"i 

5 

200 

180 

43 

.... 

2 

69 

.... 

2 

175 

'  24 

11 

. 

... 

100 

2,096 

152 

73 

14 

506 

2 

no 

35  y. 

2.363 

352 

171 

9 

21 

68 

1,825 

40 

11.176 

437 

771 

49 

1.876 

11 

645 

169 

10.011 

1,597 

688 

18 

247 

261 

8,355 

447 

Field 

of 

Labor. 

Children’s 

Visitors. 

Lessons  for  Lit¬ 

tle  Ones. 

Woman’s 

Evangels. 

Botschafters. 

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Value  of 

Presents. 

For  Church,  Par¬ 

sonage,  and  Lo¬ 
cal  Current  Ex¬ 
penses. 

Presiding  Elder’s 

Salary. 

Mt.  Vernon  Dist . . 

Bluford  Circuit..  .  .... 

20 

30 

$125  00 

$100  00 

$30  00 

Browns  Circuit . 

95 

292  17 

80  00 

42  00 

Brevoort  Circuit . 

25 

113  47 

28  00 

22  78 

Fairview  Mission . 

75 

130  00 

30  00 

27  51 

Flora  Circuit..  . 

40 

281  00 

$15  00 

85  00 

40  00 

Loosrootee  Circuit. . 

40 

45 

380  69 

5  00 

293  00 

56  00 

MetroDolis  Mission  Sta.. 

70 

450  00 

175  00 

29  15 

Mt.  Nebo  Circuit . 

73 

108  08 

65  00 

31  00 

Mt.  Vernon  Mission . 

30 

265  05 

14  95 

135  00 

30  75 

Olney  Circuit . 

•  •  •  •  • 

80 

•  •  •  •  • 

•  •  •  •  • 

400  00 

5  00 

50  00 

56  00 

Parkersburg  Circuit  -.... 

30 

50 

>•••• 

360  00 

40  00 

522  00 

56  00 

Paducah  Mission . 

20 

20 

170  00 

25  60 

88  60 

25  29 

Paducah  Mission  Col . 

St  Francisville  Circuit. 

40 

110 

1 

409  75 

40  00 

650  00 

59  15 

Vererennes  Circuit  . 

50 

233  00 

20  00 

25  00 

37  00 

Woodlawn  Mission^. . 

Total— Mt.  Vernon... 

150 

793 

1 

$3,718  21 

$65  55 

$2,326  60 

$542  63 

Olney  District... . 

Annanolis  Circuit . 

30 

$292  67 

$19  75 

$44  60 

$46  00 

Birds  Circuit . 

37 

207  80 

40  00 

28  43 

Casey  Mission  Station... 

15 

2 

•  •  •  • 

498  76 

10  00 

182  72 

37  00 

Dolson  Circuit . 

19 

65 

8 

1 

550  00 

12  00 

378  61 

70  00 

Greenup  Circuit . 

•  •  • 

40 

•  •  « 

...... 

168  10 

..... 

87  10 

35  00 

Island  Grove  Circuit . 

»••••« 

80 

...... 

150  00 

20  00 

85  00 

32  85 

Jewett  Circuit  . 

25 

54  25 

25  00 

17  03 

Longpoint  Circuit . 

60 

40 

•  •  •  • . 

.#••* ■ 

392  40 

27  00 

75  00 

55  00 

New  Hebron  Circuit  .... 

20 

45 

240  00 

13  85 

110  00 

36  75 

Obloner  Circuit . 

75 

326  10 

35  00 

31  50 

56  00 

Olney  Mission  Station... 

40 

2 

1 

175  53 

44  00 

144  00 

30  00 

Sumner  Circuit, . 

15 

80 

1 

«  •  • .  • 

404  21 

30  15 

95  00 

65  00 

Yale  Circuit. . 

23 

.... 

372  50 

98  00 

85  00 

53  52 

Total— Olney . 

137 

572 

13 

2 

$3,832  32 

$309  75 

$1,383  53 

$562  58 

Terre  Haute  Dtst.  ... 

CenterpoiDt  Circuit . 

.••••> 

120 

•  •  •  • 

•  •  •  •  •  . 

$554  80 

$55  00 

$187  00 

$70  69 

Clay  City  Circuit . 

135 

330  00 

40  00 

129  75 

44  00 

Centerville  Circuit . 

60 

318  75 

20  80 

375  00 

55  57 

Middlebury  Circuit . 

•  •  •  •  . 

80 

«...«• 

t#t. 

250  70 

50  00 

50  00 

44  00 

Mt  Zion  Circuit  . 

•  •  •  •  • 

75 

1 

365  27 

64  30 

97  00 

58  00 

New  Goshen  Circuit . 

45 

«  •  •  •  ■ 

...... 

425  00 

14  00 

95  00 

55  00 

Oak  Hill  Circuit . 

60 

281  98 

21  00 

80  00 

36  29 

OflV  Town  Mission  . 

45 

57  43 

10  00 

Prairieton  Circuit  . 

40 

65 

350  85 

107  58 

49  59 

Pleasantville  Circuit 

10 

60 

168  00 

30  00 

37  00 

Terre  Haute  Station . 

100 

75 

4 

760  00 

35  00 

562  00 

51  35 

Terre  Haute  Mis.  Sta.... 

35 

.... 

! _ 

124  19 

48  19 

44  00 

15  00 

Vermilion  Circuit . 

10 

30 

5 

.... 

340  00 

70  80 

300  00 

50  00 

Total — Terre  Haute.. 

160 

885 

9 

1 

$4,276  97 

$419  09 

$1,757  33 

$576  49 

Westftrt.d  Dtstrtot 

Ashmore  Circuit  . 

47 

$229  00 

$13  20 

$140  00 

$34  35 

Avena  Circuit . 

50 

216  69 

39  13 

40  00 

43  88 

Beecher  Citv  Circuit.. 

80 

306  54 

30  00 

152  00 

46  15 

Gallon  Station  . 

24 

13 

500  00 

28  00 

120  00 

56  00 

Janesville  Circuit.  . 

65 

267  00 

13  00 

60  00 

49  10 

Paris  Mission  Station ... 

40 

35 

8 

•  •  •  •  •  • 

425  00 

5  40 

42  00 

Westfield  Circuit . 

40 

300  00 

50  00 

150  00 

43  00 

Redmond  Circuit . 

40 

419  20 

38  65 

250  00 

70  00 

Westfield  Station . 

550  00 

114  00 

91  50 

60  00 

South  Paris  Miseimi  .  ... 

10 

27  76 

12  00 

6  50 

TTnion  Circuit . . 

100 

1 

320  58 

42  00 

150  00 

56  34 

Sullivan  Mission . 

30 

303  42 

19  25 

184  00 

45  00 

Total— W  estfield . 

40 

521 

22 

$3,865  19 

$392  63 

$1,349  50 

$552  32 

Grand  total . 

487 

2,771 

1  45 

3 

$15,692  69 

$1,187  02 

$6,816  96 

$2,234  02 

Bishop’s  Salary. 

Preachers’  Aid. 

Collected  for  Lo¬ 

cal  S.  S.  Pur¬ 
poses. 

Gen.  Collection 

for  Missions. 

Thank-Offering 

for  Missions. 

Woman’s 

Missions. 

Totals  for 

Missions. 

Sabbath  Schools 

for  Missions. 

$3  00 

6  00 

2  00 

1  00 

5  00 

8  00 

2  00 

3  10 

1  00 

6  00 

8  00 

$1  50 

2  00 

1  00 

1  00 

3  50 

1  00 

1  00 

1  00 
42 

2  00 

1  00 

$26  46 
31  00 
11  60 
11  00 
’50  00 
90  00 
50  00 

$10  00 
35  00 

3  98 

5  00 
20  15 

37  85 
10  00 

5  05 

7  05 

38  00 
53  00 

5  56 

$10  00 
35  00 

3  98 

5  00 
20  84 

37  85 
18  00 

5  05 

7  05 

38  00 
59  00 

5  56 

$0  69 

$5  00 

$1  00 

2  00 

40  00 
60  00 
55  00 

6  43 

6  00 
i 

8  00 

4  00 

4  bo 

2  00 

125  00 
50  00 

63  66 
10  00 

63  66 
11  00 

l  oo 

$57  10 

$21  42 

$606  49 

$304  30 

i/ 

$12  00 

$1  00 

$319  99 

$2  69 

$6  50 

2  00 

4  00 
10  00 

5  00 

6  00 

$61  50 
20  00 
70  50 
87  62 
17  42 
30  00 
25  00 
55  00 
35  00 
78  20 
50  50 
50  00 
62  00 

$20  00 

5  56 
42  00 
70  00 
16  50 
13  00 

$20  00 

5  56 
54  92 
113  80 
16  50 
13  00 

$1  50 

2  51 

5  0U 

2  00 

1  00 

1  50 

4  55 
150 

4  00 

»•••••••  *  • 

2  50 

4  00 

$7  92 

5  00 

$5  00 
30  00 

$8  80 

8  00 

6  00 

8  00 

••••••••  • ••••••• 

10  00 

8  00 

50  00 
21  50 
56  00 

4  00 
37  60 
42  40 

11  19 

61  19 
22  50 
56  00 

4  00 
42  60 
42  40 

•  » • ••••••  ••  •• 

5  00 

$73  50 

$30  06 

$642  74 

$379  56 

$29  11 

$35  00 

$365  47 

$8  80 

$10  00 

5  00 

6  00 

6  00 

8  00 

10  00 

5  00 

1  00 

6  00 

5  00 

8  00 

♦  •••••••  •  • 

7  50 

$100  00 
79  93 
55  00 
30  00 
34  00 
95  00 
50  00 
15  00 
55  25 
20  00 
88  69 
32  00 
55  00 

$52  43 
3L  45 
23  10 
20  00 
46  92 
41  00 
26  34 

5  00 
22  30 

5  00 
32  50 

$52  43 
31  45 
23  10 
26  00 

50  92 

51  59 
26  34 

5  00 
25  65 

5  00 
39  05 

$3  00 

3  75 

2  00 

4  00 

3  00 

2  65 

50 

2  25 

2  92 

2  50 

. 1  50 

$6  00 

4  00 

8  59 

$2  00 

3  35 

6  55 

24  00 

9  55 

37  91 

$4  36 

$77  50 

$28  07 

$709  87 

$330  04 

$21  94 

$18  10 

$374  44 

$4  36 

$5  00 

3  68 

5  00 

8  00 

6  00 

6  00 

2  06 

8  00 

10  00 
.  1  00 

7  50 

6  00 

$2  50 

3  07 

3  00 

4  00 

2  00 

3  00 

2  00 

3  00 

5  00 

$40  00 
25  00 
40  00 
15  00 
60  00 

49  68 

50  00 
71  25 

187  00 

$8  00 

2  85 
21  36 
56  00 
23  40 
42  00 
25  65 
38  25 

23  00 

1  25 

24  22 
14  20 

$8  00 

2  85 
21  36 
$107  50 
25  00 
58  66 
25  65 
38  25 
75  64 

$2  50 

1  60 

$54  95 

16  66 

3  29 

38  35 

$10  00 

3  50 

2  00 

40  00 
35  00 

24  22 
14  20 

$68  24 

$33  07 

$512  93 

$280  18 

$7  39 

$109  96 

$401  33 

$10  00 

$276  34 

$112  62 

$2,472  03 

$1,294  08 

$70  44 

$164  06 

$1,761  23 

$25  85 

Field 

of 

Labor. 

Church-Erection 

Fund. 

Sabbath  School 

General  Fund. 

Children’s  Day 

Collection. 

U.  B.  Seminary 

Assessment. 

Beneficiary  Edu¬ 

cation. 

Contributions  to 

Colleges.  Acad¬ 

emies,  and  Sem¬ 
inary. 

General  Confer¬ 

ence  Expense. 

Mt.  Vernon  Dist . 

Bluford  Circuit . 

$1  50 

$1  50 

Browns  Circuit . 

5  00 

$1  32 

Brevoort  ( ’ircuit .. . 

2  00 

$1  50 

50 

Fairview  Mission . 

1  00 

Flora  Circuit . 

3  81 

1  00 

$1  00 

Looeootee  Circuit . 

2  00 

$4  71 

1  00 

1  00 

3  00 

Metronolis  Mission  Sta 

2  00 

1  00 

M t.  N oho  Ci rr.n it . 

1  00 

Mt.  Vernon  Mission  .... 

2  95 

19 

Olnev  Circuit.  .  . 

2  00 

3  00 

Parkersbu rer  Circuits... 

2  00 

Paducah  Mission.  .. 

Paducah  Mission  Col... 

• 

St  Francisville  Circuit 

4  00 

2  45 

VflTffpmnfis  Circuit. . 

1  00 

Woodlawn  Mission . 

•••••••«  • • * 

. 

*•••••  •••••> 

Total — Mt.  Vernon.- 

$30  26 

$4  95 

$7  71 

$2  19 

$3  82 

$4  50 

Olney  District . 

AnnaDolis  (Circuit  . 

$2  00 

Birds  Circuit . 

1  50 

$1  50 

4  69 

$3  00 

$1  54 

812  50 

Dolson  Circuit . ... 

12  50 

10  00 

5  00 

$7  50 

$5  00 

125  00 

1  00 

GreenuD  Circuit  . 

6  00 

Island  Grove  Circuit 

1  42 

Jewett  Circuit... . 

Lon  anoint  Circuit . 

5  00 

3  00 

5  00 

3  00 

25  00 

New  Hebron  Circuit 

5  00 

Obion  &  Circuit . 

8  00 

3  01 

4  00 

4  00 

Olnev  Mission  Station  .. 

1  00 

88 

Sumner  Circuit. 

3  00 

1  00 

1  00 

1  00 

5  00 

Yale  Circuit  .  . 

10  00 

8  00 

6  00 

4'  00 

10  00 

2  00 

Total— Olney  Dist 

$52  11 

$33  00 

$9  55 

$23  50 

$17  88 

$177  50 

$4  50 

Terre  Haute  Dist  . 

Centernoint  Circuit. 

$7  45 

$3  70 

$4  50 

Clav  Ci  tv  Circuit.  . 

2  00 

$0  75 

Centerville  Circuit. 

2  45 

MiriHIphurv  Circnit.  _ 

1  00 

~i  oo 

1  00 

$10  00 

TV1 1.  7.ion  Ci rcn it,  . 

2  00 

$2  00 

1  00 

15  00 

New  Goshen  Circuit 

5  00 

1  oo 

1  00 

1  00 

15  00 

Oak  Hill  Circuit..  . 

2  S3 

2  23 

2  00 

80 

68 

Oak  T’own  Mission . 

1  00 

1  00 

50 

Prairioton  Circuit.  . 

1  25 

1  00 

$2  05 

1  00 

1  25 

Pleasantville  Circuit.... 

1  11 

3  75 

65 

1  39 

80 

T’orro  IT  an  to  Station 

TprrA  Hant.fl  VI is  Sta 

Vormilion  I 'l i rcn  it. 

’  9  00 

35 

1  00 

Total — Terre  Haute 

$35  09 

$11  08 

$2  05 

$8  15 

$10  14 

$40  00 

$5  98 

Westftet.d  Dtst 

Ashmore  Circuit  . 

$3  00 

SI  00 

$0  76 

$1  00 

A vpna  Circnit. 

1  00 

50 

$0  50 

1  01 

$19  00 

Beecher  Citv  Circuit. .  . 

1  00 

30  00 

Galton  Shat, ion . 

10  00 

4  00 

1  26 

4  41 

2  00 

15  00 

.Ta nesxril  1  a  Circnit. 

1  00 

1  00 

2  65 

1  00 

Paris  A/Ticsion  Station 

7  50 

6  00 

1  00 

4  50 

3  00 

Westfield  Circuit 

2  00 

Rftfimonrl  Circnit. 

5  00 

~2  90 

$3  25 

Westfield  Station 

6  00 

4  00 

2  00 

3,000  00 

South  Paris  Mission 

TTnion  ( Circuit 

5  00 

'  2  00 

2  00 

2  00 

Sullivan  Mission . 

2  00 

1  00 

• •••••! •••••••• 

1  00 

Total— Westfield .... 

$43  50 

$17  40 

$5  67 

$17  41 

$11  01 

$3,064  00 

$4  25 

Grand  total .  . 

$160  96 

$66  43 

$24  98 

$51  25 

$42  77 

$3,281  50 

$19  23 

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25 

15 

40 

15 

30 

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20 

25 

25 

30 

40 

30 


40 

35 


420 

20 

25 

25 

60 

36 

10 

12 

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40 

50 

20 

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50 

25 

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60 

40 

65 

30 

10 

30 

35 

30 

20 

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480 


20 

25 

30 

40 

20 

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30 

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40 

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20 

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310 


$1  50 
2  50 


1  50 


3  00 
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41 

2  79 


3  00 
2  00 


$1  50 
2  40 


2  50 


87 
3  00 
2  00 


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1  50 

2  50 

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3  00 

2  50 

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1  50 
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2  50 


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2  50 
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3  50 
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2  00 
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$3  00 

2  50 

3  00 
1  00 
3  00 
3  50 
1  00 


3  00 
1  50 
3  00 


2  50 


$27  50 


$1  50 

2  50 

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14 


LOWER  WABASH  CONFERENCE 


NOTES. 


1.  Examinations  occurred  on  Tuesday;  and  on  Tuesday,  at 
8:00  p.m.  ,  Rev.  Wm.  McKee  preached  very  acceptably. 

2.  Ministers  present,  73;  lay  delegates,  29;  total,  102.  Min¬ 
isters  absent,  33;  lay  delegates,  23;  total,  56.  Total  member¬ 
ship,  158. 

3.  Errors  in  post-office  addresses,  if  any,  are  due  to  the  failure 
of  members  to  inform  the  Secretary.  Several  also  failed  to  send 
their  missionary  lists. 

4.  For  convenience  the  Reading  Committee’s  reports  are 
grouped;  and  the  Auditing  Committee’s  report,  and  record  of 
pastors’  names  and  reports  are  condensed  to  one  paragraph  each. 

5.  We  hereby  express  sincere  thanks  to  the  business  firms  so 
generously  advertising  in  these  pages  and  urge  all  our  readers, 
when  possible,  to  patronize  said  firms. 

6.  Will  we,  Conference  members,  give  careful  attention  to  the 
following  standing  resolutions  ? 

standing  resolutions. 

The  Conference  directed  that  standing  resolutions  be  published 
each  year  until  otherwise  ordered.  They  are  as  follows: 

1.  That  we,  as  a  Conference,  assume  no  more  financial  obliga¬ 
tions  until  we  pay  those  already  upon  us. 

2.  That  all  subscriptions  upon  Union  Biblical  Seminary  note 
apply  only  to  the  installment  for  which  they  are  made  and  not  to 
any  subsequent  installment. 

3.  That  we  will  ask  our  Sabbath  schools  to  give  one  collection 
each  year  for  the  benefit  of  the  laboratory  of  Westfield  College. 

4.  That  hereafter  the  disciplinary  requirements  shall  be 
strictly  applied  in  admitting  members  to  Conference,  and  that 
the  presiding  elders  be  instructed  to  inform  those  seeking  recom¬ 
mendations  of  this  action. 

5.  That  any  licentiate  who  may  fail  to  appear  before  the  Com¬ 
mittee  on  Course  of  Reading  for  the  class  of  which  he  is  a  mem¬ 
ber,  for  two  consecutive  years,  be  referred  back  to  the  quarterly 
conference  unless  such  licentiate  be  hindered  by  unavoidable 
affliction. 

6.  That  our  presiding  elders  encourage  no  one  to  apply  for 
membership  in  the  Conference  unless  they  desire  to  enter  into 
the  active  work  of  the  ministry. 


CONFERENCE  PROCEEDINGS. 


FIRST  DAY  — MORNING  SESSION. 

f  ^  •  Wednesday,  August  30,  1899. 

The  forty-second  session  of  Lower  Wabash  Conference 
met  in  the  College  Chapel,  Westfield,  Illinois,  at  eight 
o’clock,  Bishop  Castle  in  the  chair.  After  some  very 
appropriate  remarks  the  Bishop  called  the  Conference  to 
order. 

The  roll  being  called,  W.  C.  Smith  was  elected  Chairman 
and  L.  H.  Cooley  Secretary. 

The  bar  was  made  to  consist  of  eight  seats  across  the 
front  part  of  the  house. 

A  provisional  program  was  adopted,  and  W.  S.  Reese, 
J.  B.  Connett,  and  W.  M.  Givens  were  made  a  committee 
to  appoint  reporters  for  the  Conference. 

T.  E.  Foreman  was  chosen  treasurer  of  Conference  col¬ 
lections —  Educational  Beneficiary,  Union  Biblical  Semi¬ 
nary,  General  Sunday-School,  College  Funds,  and  General 
Conference  expenses. 

The  Bishop,  by  instruction  of  the  Conference,  appointed 
committees  as  follows: 

Devotion — T.  D.  Spyker,  J.  A.  Hawkins,  and  C.  E.  Bigelow. 
Candidates — J.  M.  Inman,  J.  C.  Fowler,  and  A.  D.  Markley. 
Elders  Orders — S.  Mills,  S.  Bussard,  and  W.  M.  Givens. 
Boundaries  and  Finance — D.  R.  SenefT,  J.  L.  Brandenburg,  T.  D. 
Spyker,  L.  H.  Cooley,  W.  C.  Smith,  R.  Griffin,  F.  M.  Fink,  H.  W. 
Broadstone,  W.  R.  Muncie,  W.  S.  Reed,  A.  Harbaugh,  and  Geo. 
Freedenberger. 

Conference  Relations — J.  B.  Connett,  .A.  Rider,  and  W.  M. 
Malsom. 

Memoirs — T.  D.  Spyker,  W.  C.  Harbert,  and  J.  A.  Hawkins. 

15 


16 


LOWER  WABASH  CONFERENCE 


Rev.  Wm.  McKee,  Missionary  Treasurer,  was  admitted 
to  an  advisory  seat,  and  made  some  remarks  upon  his 
work. 

The  names  of  ministers  not  on  fields  of  labor  were  then 
passed  with  the  following  exceptions:  Wm.  Cozart  was 
declared  irregularly  withdrawn  from  the  Conference  and 
Church;  W.  W.  McGregor’s  name  was  erased.  On  motion, 
the  presiding  elder  of  Terre  Haute  District,  next  year,  was 
instructed  to  see  that  W.  W.  McGregor  surrender  his  cre¬ 
dentials,  as  promised. 

The  report  of  the  Committee  on  reporters  was  adopted, 
as  follows: 


REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  REPORTERS. 

Terre  Haute  Gazette ,  Prof.  Fred.  Muchler;  Casey  papers,  J.  B. 
Connett;  Globe- Democrat,  Prof.  C.  M.  Givens;  Chicago  Record , 
S.  O.  Stoltz ;  Metropolis  papers,  W.  L.  Duncan ;  Paris  Beacon 
and  Olnev  Evening  Mail ,  Dean  Inman;  Charleston  Courier ,  W.  H. 
Nickerson;  Religious  Telescope ,  L.  H.  Cooley. 

W.  S.  Reese, 

W.  M.  Givens, 

J.  B.  Connett, 

Committee. 

The  reports  and  names  of  the  presiding  elders  were 
approved  as  follows: 

REPORT  OF  MT.  VERNON  DISTRICT. 

Mt.  Vernon  District  is  composed  of  ten  circuits,  and  six  mis¬ 
sions,  two  of  which  are  mission  stations. 

All  of  the  brethren  remained  on  the  fields  which  were  given 
them  by  the  Conference. 

Death  entered  the  home  of  Brother  G.  W.  Ball,  April  7,  1899, 
and  called  his  wife  from  labor  to  reward.  Our  loss  is  her  eternal 
gain. 

I  have  had  the  cooperation  of  Brothers  W.  O.  Haycock,  J. 
Dickens,  S.  Bussard,  R.  Griffin,  W.  L.  Duncan,  G.  W.  Ball,  and 
E.  H.  Shuey  to  help  me  on  the  district.  The  old  debt  on  Mt. 
Zion  Church,  Flora  Circuit,  was  paid  off  this  year.  Sanbarrens 
church-house,  on  St.  Francisville  Circuit,  was  repaired  at  a  cost 
of  three  hundred  dollars.  The  church-house  at  Samsville,  Park- 


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ersburg  Circuit,  was  repaired,  which  cost  three  hundred  dollars. 
Many  other  church-houses  were  repaired  on  the  district. 

Telescopes,  134;  Watchwords,  18;  Evangels,  7;  members  received, 
288;  salary,  $550.66;  traveling  expenses,  $63.43;  net  salary, 
$487.23. 

I  did  what  I  could  to  help  the  pastors  in  their  revival  work,  and 
tried  to  bring  up  their  salaries. 

I  take  this  opportunity  to  thank  the  brethren  for  their  kind¬ 
ness  shown  me  in  the  past.  Respectfully  submitted, 

J.  L.  Brandenburg. 

REPORT  OF  OLNEY  DISTRICT. 

The  thirteen  charges  of  Olney  District  comprise  two  mission 
stations,  Olney  and  Casey,  and  eleven  circuits.  On  January  14, 
Brother  E.  J.  Brown,  because  of  lack  of  financial  support, 
resigned  his  pastorate  of  Jewett  Circuit.  Brother  G.  W.  Pad- 
rick,  a  preacher  in  the  quarterly  conference  relation,  was  put  in 
charge  of  the  work,  and  served  it  with  marked  acceptance  the 
remainder  of  the  year.  Brother  A.  J.  Newgent’s  pastorate  of 
Olney  Mission  Station  was  attended  with  extraordinary  revival 
interest,  resulting  in  some  seventy  accessions  to  the  membership. 
On  May  23,  he  resigned  the  charge  to  accept  a  proffered  pastorate 
in  Tennessee.  The  vacancy  was  promptly  filled  by  the  appoint¬ 
ment  of  Prof.  J.  M.  Phillippi.  Within  the  time  of  his  brief,  earnest 
pastorate  results  of  great  promise  have  been  reached  in  point  of 
organization  and  systematized  effort.  This  station  will  need, 
and  well  deserves,  the  helpful  interest  of  the  Conference. 

Our  Church  in  the  town  of  Sumner,  manifestly  so  important  to 
us,  by  reason  of  the  smallness  of  its  membership  and  its  inability 
to  discharge  its  indebtedness,  long  since  due,  is  in  danger  of 
failure.  The  Conference  is  asked  to  consider  most  earnestly  what 
it  may  do  for  the  relief  of  this  church  and  the  discharge  of  its 
obligation  to  the  Church-Erection  Society. 

Marshall,  the  county-seat  of  the  county  in  which  we  are 
gathered,  and  the  county  in  which  is  our  college,  has,  in  years 
past,  been  accorded  some  attention  by  the  Church;  but,  as  yet, 
we  have  gained  no  footing  there.  The  conditions  now  seem  favor¬ 
able  for  effort  there.  The  Conference,  it  is  hoped,  will  regard 
with  favor  any  movement  looking  to  our  occupancy  of  this  im¬ 
portant  city. 

One  church,  that  at  Woodbury,  on  Jewett  Circuit,  was  com¬ 
pleted  within  the  year,  and  dedicated. 

A  joint  institute  was  held  between  Mt.  Vernon  and  Olney 
districts.  Twenty-eight  ministers  were  in  attendance.  The 
instruction  afforded  was  of  unusual  merit  and  the  interest  in  the 
work  very  gratifying. 

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There  is  a  growing  interest  in  the  insuring  of  church  property; 
and  a  fair  amount  of  church  repairing  has  been  done. 

Notwithstanding  that  fully  the  usual  amount  of  diligent, 
devoted  work  has  been  rendered  by  pastors  and  people,  the 
aggregate  of  membership  will  show  but  small  increase.  As  to 
finances,  on  some  charges  the  salaries  and  chart  collections  are 
satisfactory  and  gratifying;  while  in  the  case  of  others  they  are 
not  so.  Some  improvement  has  been  made  in  the  circulation  of 
church  literature.  Traveling  expenses  for  the  year,  $72.35. 
Net  salary,  $490.49.  D.  R.  Seneff. 

REPORT  OF  TERRE  HAUTE  DISTRICT. 

This  district  consists  of  ten  circuits,  one  mission,  one  station, 
and  one  mission  station. 

The  pastors  appointed  by  the  last  Conference  remained  faith¬ 
ful  through  the  year,  there  being  no  resignations. 

One  church  was  dedicated  June  18,  and  one  reopened  August 
13,  on  Centerpoint  Circuit,  Bishop  Castle  officiating.  A  church 
is  almost  ready  for  dedication  at  Oaktown  Mission,  and  another 
is  in  preparation  for  building  on  Pleasantville  Circuit.  Center¬ 
ville  Circuit  has  purchased  a  parsonage  in  Centerville,  Indiana, 
and  Prairieton  Circuit  is  collecting  funds  for  a  parsonage. 

The  debt  on  our  First  Church  in  Terre  Haute  has  been  decreased 
this  year.  Our  Second  Church  has  succeeded  in  liquidating  the 
debt  on  their  house  of  worship,  but  the  debt  on  the  lot  still 
remains. 

I  held  all  the  quarterly  conferences,  fifty-two  in  number,  and 
six  called  sessions,  but  I  needed  aid  in  preaching  when  having 
two  quarterly  meetings  the  same  week.  For  such  aid  I  am  in¬ 
debted  to  Revs.  A.  D.  Markley,  F.  M.  Fink,  W.  L.  Hall,  J.  W. 
Brush,  and  W.  S.  Reese.  Rev.  E.  H.  Shuey  ldndly  preached  for 
me  in  one  Sunday  night  service  on  Centerpoint  Circuit. 

There  are  deficits  in  salaries  of  a  majority  of  the  pastors.  I 
tried  very  hard  to  avoid  this,  but  I  failed.  Our  people  are  able 
to  pay  better  than  they  do  on  Terre  Haute  District,  but  they  fail 
to  see  it.  When  we  come  to  know  Jesus  Christ  aright  we  shall 
pay  more  to  his  cause.  It  is  an  unalterable  truth  that  the  most 
consecrated  pay  the  most  according  to  their  means. 

This  has  been  a  dull  year  in  soul- winning,  so  far  as  numbers 
are  concerned.  About  249  were  added  to  the  church  during  the 
year. 

Death  darkened  the  door  of  Rev.  E.  M.  Pierson’s  home  and 
took  the  youngest  child  from  their  fond  embrace,  about  two 
weeks  ago  —  another  bud  plucked  to  bloom  in  a  fairer  garden. 

Rev.  W.  L.  Hall,  of  Prairieton  Circuit,  is  duly  recommended 
to  this  Conference  for  license  to  preach.  I  recommend  to  the 


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consideration  of  this  body  Mt.  Hebron  Church  in  Putnam  County, 
Indiana,  as  per  Discipline,  page  83,  paragraph  11. 

There  are  12  Y.  P.  C.  U.’s  and  6  Junior  Unions  on  the  district. 
The  circulation  of  our  Church  literature  is  not  what  is  desired, 
and  the  Conference  collections  are  .not  as  flush  as  we  hoped.  The 
pastors  have  all  worked  very  faithfully  and  treated  me  very 
kindly,  for  which  I  am  grateful.  Sermons,  274 ;  miles  traveled, 
2,816;  visits  in  different  houses,  272;  gross  salary,  $582.45; 
expenses,  $54.06;  net  salary,  $528.38;  baptisms,  24. 

I  have  spent  much  time  in  consulting  county  records  in  the 
different  counties  on  the  district  to  see  whether  all  deeds  and 
trustee  boards  have  been  recorded.  My  search  has  revealed 
some  carelessness  on  the  part  of  trustees  and  some  gross  neglect. 
How  can  we  induce  these  officials  to  do  their  duty  ? 

While  the  year’s  work  has  been  laborious,  it  has  been  pleasant 
in  many  respects.  L.  H.  Cooley. 

REPORT  OF  WESTFIELD  DISTRICT. 

Westfield  District  is  composed  of  thirteen  fields  of  labor — two 
stations,  seven  circuits  and  four  missions.  These  were  all  sup¬ 
plied  with  pastors,  for  the  past  year,  except  Oilfield  Mission.  I 
tried  to  supply  this  field  but  failed,  and  it  has  not  been  worked, 
and  the  assessments  have  been  lost.  I  have  held  forty-seven 
regular  quarterly  meetings,  in  person,  and  five  adjourned 
meetings. 

Two  new  church-houses  have  been  finished,  one  of  which  has 
been  dedicated.  I  did  what  I  could  in  revival  work  and  in  the 
way  of  church  finances,  though  there  are  some  sad  deficiencies  in 
some  of  the  financial  interests.  There  has  been  some  revival 
interest  upon  the  district. 

Salary  received,  $558.36;  traveling  expenses,  $53.84;-  net 
salary,  $504.52;  traveled  by  rail,  2,568  miles;  by  private  con¬ 
veyance,  844  miles.  Preached  244  times,  made  273  visits  among 
the  people,  held  one  ministerial  institute  at  Paris,  Ill.,  in  con¬ 
nection  with  Terre  Haute  District.  There  was  increased  attend¬ 
ance  and  interest. 

I  have  been  able  to  fill  all  my  appointments.  Have  been  treated 
with  much  consideration  and  kindness.  All  have  worked  faith¬ 
fully  and  well.  T.  D.  Spyker. 

The  presiding  elder  of  Terre  Haute  District  called  the 
attention  of  the  Conference  to  a  church  on  said  district  as 
per  Discipline,  page  83,  paragraph  11.  The  matter  was 
referred  to  the  Boundary  Committee. 

Adjourned,  on  motion. 


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FIRST  DAY— AFTERNOON  SESSION. 

The  Conference  met  at  2  p.  m.,  with  Bishop  Castle  in 
chair.  Devotional  exercises  followed. 

Rev.  G.  A.  Funkhouser,  Senior  Prof essor  U.  B.  Seminary, 
and  Rev.  W.  R.  Funk,  Publishing  Agent,  were  given  advi¬ 
sory  seats.  Each  made  some  remarks  relative  to  his  work. 

G.  W.  Hines,  J.  H.  Smith,  W.  W.  Collins,  A.  R.  Keagy, 
W.  L.  Hall,  and  G.  W.  Reid  were  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Candidates. 

The  names  and  reports  of  all  the  pastors  were  approved, 
though  at  different  times. 

Letters  containing  reasons  for  absence  were  read  from 

E.  J.  Brown,  H.  D.  Bourne,  I.  L.  Kephart,  G.  W.  Keller, 

F.  M.  Fink.  J.  B.  Norveil  was  kept  from  the  Conference 
floor  because  of  sickness,  although  having  come  to  attend, 
and  was  obliged  to  return  before  the  close  of  Conference. 

Adjourned.  Benediction  by  Dr.  G.  A.  Funkhouser. 


SECOND  DAY— MORNING  SESSION. 

Thursday,  August  31,  1899. 

Conference  convened  at  8:00  a.m.,  Bishop  Castle  in  the 
chair. 

Devotion  led  by  W.  C.  Harbert. 

Minutes  of  yesterday  were  read  and  approved  with  cor¬ 
rections. 

Revs.  F.  D.  Pugh,  Upper  Wabash  Conference,  W.  H. 
Nickerson,  Central  Illinois  Conference,  B.  E.  Emerick, 
Oregon  Conference,  were  admitted  to  advisory  seats. 

Revs.  A.  Y.  Graham,  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and 
S.  W.  Zeller,  Presbyterian  Church,  were  introduced  to  the 
Conference. 

On  motion,  the  action  of  last  year,  to  no  longer  publish 
names  of  missionary  donors  in  the  Minutes,  was  rescinded, 
and  such  publication  was  again  ordered.  , 


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The  consideration  of  the  Conference  Missionary  debt 
was  referred  to  the  Finance  Committee. 

The  report  of  the  Committee  on  Bible  Summer  School,  as 
appointed  last  year,  was  read  and  approved  as  follows : 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  BIBLE  SUMMER  SCHOOL. 

1.  That  this  school  be  called  the  Ministerial  Institute  of 
Lower  Wabash  Conference. 

2.  That  the  Institute  begin  on  the  third  Tuesday  in  June 
next  and  continue  a  term  of  ten  days,  and  that  the  course  of 
study  embrace  three  such  terms. 

3.  That  the  course  consist  of  instruction  in  English  grammar, 
elocution,  rhetoric,  logic,  exegetical  studies,  theology,  pastoral 
theology,  homiletics,  Church  history,  Bible  normal  work,  Old 
Testament  theology,  sociology,  and  lecture  on  Spirituality. 

4.  That  the  manner  of  instruction  be  by  lecture,  and  that  the 
corps  of  instructors  arrange  the  schedule  of  studies,  which 
schedule  shall  be  published  by  the  first  of  March,  1900. 

5.  That  a  board  of  managers,  consisting  of  three  persons,  be 
appointed  by  the  Conference,  which  board  shall  select  the  corps 
of  teachers  and  have  general  management  of  the  Institute. 

6.  That  the  Institute  be  held  in  Westfield  College  building. 

■  D.  R.  Seneff, 

L.  H.  Cooley, 

J.  A.  Hawkins, 
Committee. 

The  above  paper  wras  discussed  by  President  Reese,  Dr. 
Funkhouser,  E.  H.  Shuey,  J.  B.  Connett,  W.  M.  Givens, 
and  others. 

D.  R.  Seneff,  L.  H.  Cooley,  and  T.  D.  Spyker  were 
chosen  Board  of  Managers,  as  provided  in  above  paper. 

The  report  of  the  Committee  on  Publishing  Interests  was 
approved  as  follows : 

REPORT  ON  PUBLISHING  INTERESTS. 

To  every  loyal  United  Brethren  this  is  a  subject  of  vital  interest. 
The  efficiency  of  the  religious  press  as  a  disseminator  of  truth  is 
too  well  understood  to  need  further  comment. 

The  marvelous  growth  and  the  unprecedented  success  of  our 
own  Publishing  House  clearly  indicate  it  an  object  of  divine 
favor  and  elicit  the  highest  commendation  of  the  Church.  In  a 
little  more  than  sixty  years  it  has  grown  from  a  humble  begin- 


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ning — a  single  press  in  the  basement  of  a  church — to  one  of  the 
most  important  establishments  of  its  kind  in  the  land,  occupying 
a  beautiful  and  imposing  four-story  brick  building  covering  an 
area  of  11,000  square  feet,  containing  sixteen  large  presses, 
including  one  perfecting-press,  three  of  the  best  type-setting 
machines,  with  other  of  the  most  perfect  appliances  known  to 
the  printers’  art. 

This  establishment  employs  130  persons,  and  during  the  year 
1898-99  published  7,000,000  pieces  of  literature,  doing  $226,000 
worth  of  business,  and  reduced  its  indebtedness  $20,000;  therefore, 

Resolved ,  1.  That  we  heartily  commend  Dr.  Funk,  our  Pub¬ 
lishing  Agent,  for  his  successful  management  and  his  untiring 
effort  to  pay  off  the  debt. 

2.  That  we  appreciate  the  superior  quality  of  all  our  publica¬ 
tions  and  that  we  will  continue  to  do  what  we  can  to  assist  the 
House  in  circulating  our  own  literature. 

3.  That  we  appreciate  the  effort  of  the  United  Brethren  Pub¬ 
lishing  House  to  place  in  the  homes  of  the  Church  more  books 
written  by  our  own  authors,  and  that  we  hail  with  delight  such 
recent  publications  as  Bishop  Mills’s  book  on  “  Africa”  and 
Bishop  Weaver’s  book  on  “ Heaven.” 

4.  That  we  extend  our  sincerest  thanks  to  the  Publishing 
House  and  to  Brethren  John  Dodds,  of  Dayton,  Ohio,  John  W. 
Ruth,  of  Scottdale,  Pa.,  and  G-eorge  A.  Lambert,  of  Anderson, 
Ind.,  for  the  gift  of  30,000  copies  of  Doctor  Chapman’s  recent  book, 
“The  Life  of  Blessing,”  to  the  readers  of  the  Religious  Telescope , 
and  that  we  will  earnestly  endeavor  to  put  a  copy  each  of  this 
excellent  paper  and  book  in  every  United  Brethren  home. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

S.  E.  Long,  Committee. 

Pending  the  adoption  of  the  above,  Rev.  W.  R.  Punk, 
Publishing  Agent,  spoke  very  earnestly  on  “Intelligence, 
Organization,  and  Spiritual  Life,”  three  things  very  neces¬ 
sary  in  church  life. 

Rev.  J.  A.  Hawkins  then  presented  the  Quarterly  Review 
and  secured  twenty-nine  subscriptions. 

The  obligation  due  U.  B.  Seminary  was  presented  and 
thirty-six  dollars  were  subscribed.  Five  ten-dollar  sub¬ 
scriptions  were  made  on  condition  that  there  be  ten  such. 
As  the  ten  failed,  the  five  were  rendered  null,  leaving  but 
thirty- six  dollars  of  bona  fide  subscription. 

The  report  on  Missions  was  approved  as  follows : 


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REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  MISSIONS. 

“This  gospel  of  the  kingdom  shall  be  preached  in  all  the  world 
for  a  witness  unto  all  nations.”  All  nations  to  hear  the  gospel 
message,  should  be  the  watchword  of  every  church.  We  recog¬ 
nize  that  love  is  the  fundamental  principle  of  the  religion  of 
Christ,  and  if  we  love  God  supremely  we  shall  have  a  love  for  our 
fellow-men,  and  this  will  lead  to  giving  the  gospel  to  other 
nations. 

The  church  and  the  ministry  are  the  means  that  God  has 
always  employed  to  spread  the  joyful  message  of  salvation. 
“They  that  turn  many  to  righteousness  sh^ll  shine  as  the  stars 
for  ever  and  ever.”  A  passion  for  souls  is  the  qualification  so 
essential  for  soul-winning.  It  has  its  source  in  the  love  of  Christ 
and  impels  us  forward  in  the  steps  of  the  Master  to  seek  the  lost 
ones  and  bring  them  into  the  fold. 

“In  His  steps”  characterizes  the  true  missionary  spirit.  The 
love  of  our  fellows  will  call  forth  active  service  for  the  Master  at 
home  and  will  help  us  hear  the  Macedonian  call.  Our  zeal  in  our 
home  land  will  have  much  to  do  with  our  interest  in  heathen 
lands.  Oh,  for  a  holy  enthusiasm  that  will  set  the  whole  church 
on  fire  for  God  and  humanity  at  home  and  abroad  !  Christ  says, 
“Freely  ye  have  received,  freely  give.”  The  great  privileges 
and  blessings  we  enjoy  come  to  us  by  the  sacrifice  of  others. 
Otterbein,  of  our  own  Church,  and  Wesley,  of  the  Methodist 
Church,  came  to  this  country  as  missionaries.  They  were  sup¬ 
ported  by  others  to  carry  the  message  to  our  fellow  country-men. 
In  return  we  are  asked  to  support  missionaries  in  foreign  lands. 

There  are  “jewels  to  be  gathered  from  every  land.”  The  great 
plan  of  salvation  includes  the  world,  and  the  Great  Commission 
has  been  given  the  church  to  carry  the  glad  tidings  to  every 
nation.  Those  that  sit  in  heathen  darkness  are  to  have  the  privi¬ 
lege  of  accepting  the  Redeemer  of  the  world.  If  Christian  men 
and  women  would  see  the  great  need  of  money  for  home  and  for¬ 
eign  missionary  work;  if  they  could  be  made  to  realize  that  their 
withholding  from  Christ’s  cause  is  a  sinful  neglect  of  their  sacred 
obligation  to  God  and  the  church,  our  conference  reports  would 
show  larger  amounts  of  money  for  missionary  purposes.  And  if 
large  sums  of  money,  more  than  wasted  by  the  professed  followers 
of  Christ,  could  be  turned  into  channels  for  missionary  work,  many 
hearts  would  be  gladdened  by  the  gospel  message  that  otherwise 
remain  in  heathen  darkness. 

In  regard  to  our  own  foreign  work,  more  than  a  year  has  passed 
since  our  Church  was  startled  by  the  news  of  the  ruin  of  our 
property  and  the  martyrdom  of  our  faithful  missionaries  in  Africa. 
When  we  look  at  the  matter  from  a  human  standpoint,  that  after 
so  much  money  had  been  spent  and  a  number  of  lives  sacrificed 


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besides  those  martyred  at  this  time,  it  would  seem  that  this  defeat 
would  terminate  in  a  victory  for  sin  and  unrighteousness.  But  as 

“  God  works  in  a  mysterious  way, 

His  wonders  to  perform,” 

no  doubt  out  of  this  ruin  and  defeat  there  will  yet  come  victory 
in  Christianizing  darkened  Africa  and  exalting  his  name  among 
the  heathen. 

And  if  our  devoted  missionaries  can  labor  surrounded  by  such 
conditions  as  exist  at  our  mission  in  Africa,  with  hope  of  success, 
should  we  not  be  more  interested  in  their  needs  and  do  more  to 
meet  our  obligations  to  our  missionaries  and  people  of  that  far- 
off  land  ? 

We  as  ministers  should  encourage  our  people  to  give  more 
liberally  to  missionary  work  at  home  and  in  the  foreign  fields  that 
the  preaching  of  the  gospel  may  not  be  retarded  in  its  onward 
movement  to  reach  all  nations.  A.  E.  Kosht, 

Committee. 

Rev.  Wm.  McKee  and  Dr.  Funkhouser  spoke  earnestly 
upon  the  above  paper. 

Adjourned  on  motion.  Benediction  by  Rev.  W.  R.  Funk. 


SECOND  DAY— AFTERNOON  SESSION. 

Conference  convened  at  2:00  p.m.  Bishop  Castle  being 
absent  through  affliction,  Rev.  Wm.  McKee  was  elected 
Bishop  pro  tem. 

Prof.  J.  M.  Phillippi,  Illinois  Conference,  was  admitted 
to  an  advisory  seat. 

The  report  on  Education  was  approved  as  follows : 

REPORT  ON  EDUCATION. 

“We  must  educate,  we  must  educate,  or  we  must  perish  by  our 
own  prosperity,”  is  as  true  now  as  in  the  days  of  Dr.  Beecher, 
and  refers  to  us  as  a  Church  as  well  as  to  the  whole  community. 
Horace  Mann  said  :  ‘  ‘  The  experience  of  the  ages  that  are  past, 

the  hope  of  the  ages  that  are  yet  to  come,  unite  their  voices  in  an 
appeal  to  us;  they  implore  us  to  think  more  of  the  character  of 
our  people  than  of  its  numbers.” 

Education  enlarges  the  intellect,  develops  the  thought,  en¬ 
lightens  the  mind,  gives  vigor  and  clearness  to  reason,  elevates 


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and  refines  society;  and  when  under  the  force  of  a  pure  religious 
training,  may  safely  form  and  shape  a  true  foundation  for  the 
building  of  a  most  noble  character.  As  our  observations  and 
experience,  in  the  work  of  the  Church,  became  more  extended, 
we  see  more  clearly  and  feel  deeply  the  importance  of  our  educa¬ 
tional  interests.  Continued  observations  convince  us  more  and 
more  of  the  baneful  effects  of  an  unsanctified  education  when 
mingled  with  unbelief  and  skepticism. 

We  live  in  thrilling  times.  Problems  of  great  importance  are 
confronting  us  for  solution — such  as  capital  and  labor,  social 
purity,  sanctity  of  the  Sabbath.  We  live  in  a  day  when  culture 
is  in  demand.  A  diploma  from  some  institution  of  learning  is  the 
prelude  to  nearly  every  calling.  The  imperative  demand  to-day 
is  better  prepared  laborers.  Especially  is  this  true  with  reference 
to  the  ministry.  We  surely  can  see  the  necessity  of  demanding 
of  those  knocking  at  the  door  of  the  ministry  a  cultured  prepara¬ 
tion  when  at  all  possible.  To  fill  well  the  station  of  life,  brain 
and  heart  culture  are  an  emphasized  necessity. 

We  take  pleasure  in  all  the  higher  educational  institutions  of 
the  various  States  of  our  nation,  believing  that  they  serve  a  pur¬ 
pose  in  the  providence  of  God  that  could  not  otherwise  be  served, 
and  we  will  most  heartily  encourage  them.  But  with  all  these 
facilities  furnished  by  the  States  and  cities,  we  recognize  that  the 
church  has  in  the  present  and  in  the  future,  as  well  as  in  the  past, 
a  special  interest  and  work  in  the  educational  field.  We  rejoice 
in  the  fact  that  we  as  a  Church  have  a  number  of  noble  institu¬ 
tions  of  learning.  Among  these  we  would  especially  recognize 
Union  Biblical  Seminary  at  Dayton,  Ohio,  and  Westfield  College 
at  Westfield,  Illinois. 

In  regard  to  the  first  named,  we  especially  recommend  the 
prompt  payment  of  our  obligations  as  assumed  by  this  Confer¬ 
ence  several  years  ago ;  also,  that  we  as  ministers  of  Lower 
Wabash  Conference  will  do  all  that  we  can  to  encourage  our 
young  men  expecting  to  enter  the  ministry  to  take  a  course  in 
Westfield  College  and  the  Seminary. 

In  regard  to  Westfield  College,  we  have  reason  to  be  proud 
of  improved  buildings  and  increased  facilities  afforded ;  there¬ 
fore, 

Resolved ,  1.  That  we  as  ministers  pledge  ourselves  to  renewed 
effort  in  assisting  our  agents  to  secure  a  sufficient  amount  to 
liquidate  the  remaining  indebtedness. 

2.  That  we  will  cheerfully  try  to  raise  our  Conference  assess¬ 
ment  for  the  college,  and  encourage  our  young  people  on  our 
various  fields  of  labor  to  attend  this  institution. 

3.  That  as  a  Conference  we  will  assist  all  we  can  in  raising  the 
$1,200  apportionment  made  by  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Westfield 
College  to  this  Conference. 


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4.  That  we  are  glad  to  recognize  the  effort  being  made  by  the 
faculty  of  the  college  for  the  increase  of  its  library,  and  heartily 
approve  of  the  plan  suggested  for  that  purpose,  and  will  aid  as 
best  we  can  in  securing  the  needed  funds. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

A.  D.  Markley, 

Committee. 

Upon  the  above  paper  Professor  Funkhouser  spoke  con¬ 
cerning  Union  Biblical  Seminary.  Revs.  E.  H.  Shuey,  D. 
R.  Seneff,  Prof.  W.  R.  Shuey,  and  President  W.  S.  Reese 
spoke  concerning  Westfield  College. 

The  reports  of  reading  course  committees  were  adopted 
as  follows  : 

REPORT  ON  FIRST  YEAR’S  COURSE  OF  READING. 

1.  The  class  consists  of  F.  Marsh,  O.  Smith,  W.  O.  Haycock, 
T.  J.  Richey,  G-.  E.  Stretch,  J.  L.  Wright,  J.  M.  Goodman,  C.  W. 
Bauman,  G.  W.  Ball,  and  W.  W.  Rosebraugh. 

2.  E.  Boley  having  passed  on  all  the  books,  we  recommend 
that  he  pass  to  the  second  year's  course,  with  the  understanding 
that  he  present  a  written  sermon  or  essay  to  the  First  Year’s 
Committee  next  year. 

3.  Two  years  ago  W.  O.  Haycock  was  ready  for  examination 
in  United  Brethren  Church  History,  but  the  committee  did  not 
at  that  time  have  the  books  in  the  new  course  of  study,  and 
allowed  him  to  pass  on  “Life  of  Otterbein”  instead.  We  recom¬ 
mend  that  he  be  released  from  examination  on  this  book. 

4.  W.  O.  Haycock,  G.  W.  Ball,  T.  J.  Richey,  G.  E.  Stretch, 
J.  L.  Wright,  and  C.  W.  Bauman  came  before  the  committee  and 
passed  on  the  following  books  : 


Name  of  Applicant. 

Bible 

by  Books. 

New  Acts  of 
the  Apostles. 

Art  of  Reading 
and  Speaking. 

U.  B.  Church 
History. 

Homiletics. 

Manual  of 
Discipline. 

Christian 

Doctrine. 

Written  Ser¬ 
mon  or  Essay. 

Average. 

R.  Boley  . 

•  •  •  •  • 

75 

76 

75% 

G  W  Ball . 

95 

96 

70 

87 

T  J.  Richey  . . . 

75 

75 

W  O  Ha vcocV . 

79 

70 

80 

70 

74% 

G  R.  Rt.rfttf'.h . 

95 

93 

80 

89% 

.T  Tj  Wrip'ht..  . - . 

70 

75 

70 

71% 

(I  W.  Rflnman . . 

70 

75 

72% 

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•  5.  W.  W.  Rosebraugh  did  not  appear  before  the  committee. 
We  recommend  that  he  be  retained  in  the  first  year’s  course  of 
reading. 

6.  That  S.  Neal,  having  failed  to  appear  before  the  committee 
for  two  years,  be  referred  back  to  his  quarterly  conference. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

E.  H.  Siiuey, 

W.  R.  Muncie, 

H.  W.  Broadstone, 

Committee . 


REPORT  ON  SECOND  YEAR’S  COURSE  OF  READING. 

We  submit  the  following  : 


Name  of  Applicant. 

9 

Logic. 

Evidences. 

Galatians. 

John’s 

Gospel. 

U.  B.  History. 

Etter. 

Bible 

by  Books. 

Miley. 

Christian 

Baptism. 

Life  of 

Glossbrenner. 

• 

fl 

o 

a 

u 

® 

m 

W.  H.  Nickerson . 

87 

75 

88 

89 

96 

87 

W.  L.  Duncan. . 

88 

100 

100 

85 

80 

S.  O.  Stoltz . 

92 

85 

98 

94 

90 

98 

70 

72 

85 

J.  F.  Fowler . 

78 

95 

84 

84 

72 

80 

90 

88 

76 

N.  E.  Rover . 

70 

72  V, 

E  Bolev . 

95 

97 

98 

94 

74 

W.  H.  Halberstadt . 

84 

80 

82 

70 

80 

70 

70 

7‘j~ 

71 

W.  O.  Ha v cock . . . 

79 

80 

78  K 

D.  T.  Whitesell..... . 

85 

We  recommend : 

1.  That  G.  W.  Boster  pass  to  the  third  year’s  course  on 
account  of  credits  obtained  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

2.  That  S.  O.  Stoltz,  J.  F.  Fowler,  and  W.  H.  Halberstadt, 
having  completed  the  course,  pass  to  the  third  year. 

3.  That  W.  L.  Duncan,  N.  E.  Royer,  E.  Boley,  W.  O.  Haycock, 

D.  T.  Whitesell,  Wm.  Krieble,  and  T.  E.  Foreman  be  continued 
in  the  course.  Respectfully  submitted, 

W.  R.  Shuey, 

A.  D.  Markley, 

W.  E.  Anderson, 

Committee. 


REPORT  ON  THIRD  YEAR’S  COURSE  OF  READING. 

The  class  consists  of  A.  F.  Powell,  W.  L.  Duncan,  W.  H.  Hal¬ 
berstadt,  E.  M.  Bartley,  and  J.  H.  Bunnell. 


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The  first  three  named  persons  passed  on  the  following  books : 


* 

Name  of  Applicant. 

Butler’s 

Analogy, 

Church 

History. 

Exegetical 

Studies. 

% 

Theology.  • 

Pastoral 

Theology. 

Average. 

W.  L.  Duncan . . . 

87 

87 

73 

87 

W.  H.  Halberstadt. .  . 

84 

86M 

A.  F.  Powell . 

86 

78 

85 

We  recommend: 

1.  That  A.  F.  Powell,  having  completed  the  course,  be  excused 
from  the  course,  with  the  requirement  that  he  present  a  written 
sermon  next  year. 

2.  That  W.  L.  Duncan  and  W.  H.  Halberstadt  be  continued  in 
the  course  until  it  is  completed. 

3.  That  E.  M.  Bartley  be  referred  back  to  the  quarterly  con¬ 
ference. 

4.  That  Wm.  Wood  and  J.  H.  Bunnell  be  continued  another 

year  in  the  course.  J.  B.  Norveil, 

J.  B.  Connett, 

T.  Walters, 

Committee. 

Rev.  J.  A.  Walters,  coming  on  transfer  from  St.  Joseph 
Conference,  was  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Conference 
Relations. 

Adjourned.  Benediction  by  D.  R.  Seneff.  . 


THIRD  DAY— MORNING  SESSION. 

Friday,  September  1,  1899. 

Conference  convened  at  8  o’clock  with  Rev.  Wm.  Mc¬ 
Kee,  Bishop  pro  tem ,  in  the  chair.  Devotion  led  by  J.  C. 
Fowler. 

Yesterday’s  proceedings  were  read  and  approved  with 
some  corrections. 

The  report  of  the  Committee  on  Candidates  was  approved 
as  follows : 


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REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  CANDIDATES. 

W.  L.  Hall,  A.  R.  Keagy,  G.  W.  Reid,  J.  H.  Smith,  G.  W. 
Hines,  and  W.  W.  Collins  appeared  before  the  committee  and 
were  examined  as  per  Discipline.  We  find  them  clear  in  doctrine, 
and  in  the  case  of  Brothers  Smith,  Collins,  and  Hines,  up  to  the 
Disciplinary  requirement  in  education.  We  recommend  that 
they  be  received  into  the  Conference. 

In  the  case  of  Brothers  Hall,  Keagy,  and  Reid,  we  find  them 
possessing  some  knowledge  of  high  school  branches,  but  not  up 
to  the  Disciplinary  requirement.  In  view  of  their  natural 
abilities  and  consecration,  and  evidence  furnished  to  the  com¬ 
mittee  of  their  efficiency  in  winning  souls  to  Christ  heretofore, 
we  recommend  that  they  also  be  received  into  the  Conference  as 
per  extraordinary  clause  of  Discipline. 

J.  M.  Inman, 

A.  D.  Markley, 

J.  C.  Fowler, 

Committee. 

The  presiding  elder  of  next  year  on  Mt.  Vernon  District 
was  instructed  to  inform  Rev.  J.  H.  Bunnell  of  his  duties 
to  the  Annual  Conference,  and  give  him  such  encourage¬ 
ment  as  is  needed. 

Greetings  by  dispatch  were  received  from  White  River 
Conference  in  session  at  Indianapolis,  Indiana,  calling 
attention  to  Rom.  12  :1.  Greetings  were  returned,  calling 
attention  to  Rom.  12  : 12. 

Adjourned.  Benediction  by  Rev.  Wm.  McKee. 


THIRD  DAY— AFTERNOON  SESSION. 

i 

Conference  assembled  at  2  o’clock,  with  Bishop  Castle 
in  the  chair.  Devotion  led  by  D.  T.  Whitesell. 

.  The  following  reports  were  approved : 

BOUNDARY  COMMITTEE. 


We  recommend  : 

1.  That  Fairview  class  of  Oaktown  Mission  be  attached  to 
Pleasantville  Circuit,  Wilson  class  of  Oaktown  Mission  having 
been  disbanded  by  quarterly  conference. 


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2.  That  Union  class,  of  Owen  County,  Indiana,  be  detached 
from  Centerpoint  Circuit,  Six  Mile  and  Otterbein  from  Mt.  Zion 
Circuit,  Garrard  and  Mt.  Calvary  from  Middlebury  Circuit  and 
constitute  Otterbein  Circuit. 

3.  That  Mt.  Zion  and  Beech,  remaining  classes  of  Mt.  Zion 
Circuit,  and  Johnstown,  Coal  City,  and  Middlebury  constitute 
Middlebury  Circuit;  and  that  the  remaining  fields  of  Terre  Haute 
District  remain  as  they  are. 

4.  That  Centenary  be  detached  from  Summer  Circuit  and  Elbow 
from  Olney  Circuit  and  constitute  Centenary  Mission. 

5.  That  Wabash,  Lynn  Branch,  and  Locust  Grove  be  detached 
from  Loogootee  Circuit  and  constitute  Edgewood  Circuit. 

6.  That  Overcup  and  Avena  be  detached  from  Avena  Circuit 
and  attached  to  Loogootee  Circuit,  and  that  the  remainder  of 
Avena  Circuit  constitute  Mt.  Carmel  Circuit. 

7.  That  Otterbein,  Hamletsburg,  and  Union  Bethel  be  detached 
from  Paducah  Mission  and  attached  to  Metropolis  Mission  station 
and  constitute  Metropolis  Mission;  and  the  remainder  of  Paducah 
Mission  be  continued  a  mission. 

8.  That  the  other  fields  of  Mt.  Vernon  District  remain  un¬ 
changed. 

9.  That  Elbridge  and  Nelson  be  attached  to  South  Paris 
Mission,  and  that  the  other  fields  of  Westfield  District  continue 
unchanged. 

10.  That  there  be  four  presiding  elders’  districts — for  the 
boundaries  of  which  see  Stationing  Committee’s  report. 

Committee. 

BRANCH  MISSIONARY  DEBT. 


We  recommend : 

1.  That  a  missionary  agent  be  appointed  by  the  presiding  elders 
who  shall  act  as  an  executive  committee,  under  whose  supervision 
said  agent  shall  work. 

2.  That  the  debt  be  apportioned  to  the  several  fields  upon  the 
basis  of  the  presiding  elders’  salaries  the  past  year,  and  that  the 
agent  secure  from  each  field  such  apportionment  in  cash,  and 
interest-bearing  notes  payable  in  one  and  two  years. 

For  the  apportionment,  see  Finance  Committee’s  report. 

Finance  Committee. 


THE  CHRISTIAN  HOME. 

Anciently  from  the  family  sprang  the  clan,  from  the  clan  the 
tribe,  and  from  the  tribe  the  nation.  The  primeval  institution  is 
the  family  ;  it  precedes  all,  outlasts  all,  and  touches  all.  Out  of 
the  institution  of  the  family  spring  every  other  human  insti¬ 
tution  and  organization — religious,  educational,  social,  benevo- 


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lent,  industrial,  civil,  and  political.  These  multiform  organizations 
are  composed  of  men  and  women  who  were  once  children  in  the 
home,  under  parental  authority  and  training. 

The  influence  of  home  upon  the  child  cannot  be  fully  measured 
in  this  world  ;  the  last  day  will  reveal  how  many  a  man’s  life  was 
affected  for  eternity  by  what  he  heard  and  saw  under  the  roof 
where  he  was  born.  The  home  is  the  church  and  nation  in 
miniature ;  for  the  church  and  nation  are  composed  of  those  who 
received  in  the  home  that  which  had  more  to  do  in  molding 
character  and  giving  direction  to  life  than  anything  else.  The 
hope  of  America  is  in  the  homes  of  America.  If  we  would  make 
our  homes  what  Heaven  designed — Christian  homes — this  genera¬ 
tion  would  not  pass  away  before  the  world  would  look  upon  a 
people  and  a  civilization  the  like  and  the  equal  of  which  it  has 
never  seen.  A  generation  would  take  possession  of  the  land  full 
of  love,  purity,  truth  and  goodness,  yea  full  of  all  that  make 
men  Christlike. 

In  the  home  the  work  is  that  of  formation ;  in  the  church  it  is 
that  of  reformation.  If  there  is  proper  formation  there  is  no  need 
of  reformation.  A  vast  amount  of  labor,  prayers,  and  tears  might 
be  saved  if  there  was  proper  formation  in  the  home.  Paul  knew 
the  value  and  influence  of  the  Christian  home  when  he  wrote  to 
Timothy  and  said,  ‘‘When  I  call  to  remembrance  the  unfeigned 
faith  that  is  in  thee,  which  dwelt  first  in  thy  grandmother  Lois, 
and  thy  mother  Eunice;  and  I  am  persuaded  that  in  thee  also.” 
When  we  remember  the  sweet  Christian  home  at  Bethany  where 
Christ  loved  to  visit,  and  think  of  the  beautiful  fellowship  he  had 
with  the  two  sisters  and  brother,  we  are  sure  he  meant  to  teach 
the  home-makers  of  the  world  a  great  .lesson,  not  only  of  the 
value  and  importance  of  his  presence  in  the  home,  but  of  the 
pleasure  he  takes  in  abiding  in  the  homes  of  the  people  ;  for  every 
home  may  be  blessed  as  was  the  Bethany  home,  even  in  a  larger 
degree,  by  the  unseen  but  graciously  felt  presence  of  Christ.  Oh, 
let  us  make  our  homes  truly  Christian,  that  Christ  may  be  our 
abiding  Guest.  •  J.  B.  Connett,  Committee. 

Bishop  Castle  spoke  some  very  gracious  words  upon  the 
above  paper. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  CHURCH  ERECTION. 

The  two  interests  that  stand  most  closely  related,  and  upon 
which  the  evangelization  of  the  world  largely  depends,, are  mis¬ 
sions  and  church  erection.  Through  the  first,  to  those  ignorant 
of  salvation  is  the  gospel  introduced  and  the  unregenerate  led 
into  spiritual  life.  Through  the  second,  Christian  character  is 
developed  by  giving  permanency  and  furnishing  training  through 


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a  denominational  home.  What  the  home  is  to  the  child  born 
therein,  is  the  denominational  home  to  its  spiritual  children,  a 
place  for  development  of  latent  powers  and  the  means  through 
which  the  unregenerate  are  to  be  reached  and  brought  to  the 
world’s  Redeemer. 

The  permanency  of  the  work  in  our  own  Church  organization 
depends  upon  the  furnishing  of  suitable  church-homes  for  our 
converts.  From  a  lack  of  church-homes,  many  converts,  gained 
through  the  labors  of  our  faithful  evangelists  and  itinerants, 
seek  other  church-homes,  or  drift  away  and  lapse  back  into  sin 
and  are  lost  both  to  us  and  the  general  church ;  therefore, 

Resolved ,  1.  That  we  appreciate  the  work  done  by  the  general 
Church-Erection  Board  through  its  worthy  secretary,  Rev.  W. 
M.  Weekley. 

2.  That  we  will  cooperate  in  our  efforts  to  assist  our  homeless 
people  in  cities  and  towns  which  are  centers  of  influence,  to 
which  many  of  our  enterprising  people  are  moving. 

3.  That  we  appreciate  the  work  done  through  our,  Conference 
church-erection  society  and  pledge  it  our  support. 

4.  That  we  will  keep  this  interest  before  our  people  in  a 

public  way  and  endeavor  to  raise  the  amounts  assessed  to  our 
fields  of  labor.  W.  R.  Muncie,  Committee. 

Pending  the  adoption  of  this,  a  letter  was  read  from 
Rev.  W.  M.  Weekley,  Church-Erection  Secretary. 

REPORT  ON  CONFERENCE  RELATIONS. 

J.  A.  Walters,  of  St.  Joseph  Conference,  asks  in  person  for 
admission  to  this  Conference.  Mrs.  H.  J.  Musselman  wishes  an 
open  transfer;  Wm.  Wood,  a  transfer  to  Oklahoma  Conference  ; 
A.  J.  Newgent,  one  to  Tennessee  Conference.  We  recommend 
the  above  requests  be  granted.  Committee. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  BIBLE  CAUSE. 

We  recognize  the  Bible  as  the  Word  of  God;  that  it  reveals  the 
only  true  way  to  our  salvation  ;  that  every  true  Christian  is 
bound  to  acknowledge  and  receive  it  by  the  help  of  the  Spirit  of 
God,  as  the  only  rule  and  guide  in  faith  and  practice.  “The 
word  of  God  is  quick,  and  powerful,  and  sharper  than  any  two- 
edged  sword,  piercing  even  to  the  dividing  asunder  of  soul  and 
spirit,  and  of  the  joints  and  marrow,  and  is  a  discerner  of  the 
thoughts  and  intents  of  the  heart.”  This  Word  is  as  lasting  as 
the  Author  himself,  and  is  abundantly  able,  if  properly  inter¬ 
preted,  to  meet  and  put  to  silence  the  criticism  of  modern 
skepticism. 


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The  theories  of  the  world  may  pass  into  oblivion,  even  the 
earth  itself  may  crumble  and  pass*  away,  but  the  Word  of  God 
shall  stand  forever.  It  points  the  anxious  inquirer  to  Jesus  that 
he  may  find  peace.  It  is  as  a  guide- board  by  the  side  of  life’s 
pathway  to  direct  the  weary  pilgrim  as  he  goes  plodding  his 
way  through  this  world  from  earth  to  heaven,  and  says  to  him, 
“Be  thou  faithful  unto  death,  and  I  will  give  thee  a  crown  of 
life.”  It  is  read  in  our  homes  and  in  our  sanctuaries;  at  the  bed¬ 
side  of  our  afflicted  ;  .  to  the  bereaved,  and  at  the  graves  of  our 
dead,  where  it  gives  hope,  inspiration,  courage,  comfort,  and 
assurance. 

We  recognize  the  influence  of  the  Bible  in  the  home  and  upon 
our  nation,  and  deplore  the  fact  that  there  are  so  many  in 
heathen  lands  without  the  precious  Word  of  God.  We  appreciate 
and  rejoice  in  the  good  work  that  has  been  done  by  the  American 
Bible  Society,  which  was  organized  in  1816  for  the  purpose  of 
bringing  the  Word  of  Life  into  reach  of  the  poor.  We  cannot 
estimate  the  good  that  has  been  done  in  this  and  other  lands  by 
this  society.  We  therefore  urge  all  of  our  people  to  give  special 
attention  and  aid  to  this  most  worthy  society. 

May  we  not  insist  upon  a  more  thorough  study  of  God’s  Word, 
that  we  may  be  better  able  to  preach,  teach,  and  live  it  ?  Jesus 
said:  “Search  the  Scriptures;  for  in  them  ye  think  ye  have 
eternal  life :  and  they  are  they  which  testify  of  me.” 

Respectfully  submitted, 

J.  C.  Fowler, 

Committee. 


REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  Y.  P.  C.  U. 

Your  Committee  on  Y.  P.  C.  U.  would  report : 

1.  That  there  are  abundant  signs  of  increasing  interest  and 
effectiveness  in  our  young  people's  movement.  Our  preachers 
are  learning  better  how  to  assist  in  the  management  of  these 
societies,  and  our  young  people  are  arising  to  the  opportunity 
that  is  offered  to  them  in  these  societies  to  make  themselves  more 
useful  to  the  cause  of  the  Master. 

2.  There  is  still  need  for  more  thorough  organization.  Allow 
me  to  present  for  your  consideration  a  statistical  comparison 
between  our  Conference  and  some  of  the  others  of  our.  denomina¬ 
tion  as  relates  to  our  Y.  P.  C.  U.  We  rank  high  among  the  con¬ 
ferences  in  a  general  way.  Of  the  forty-nine  conferences  there 
are  only  three  having  more  members  than  we  have ;  only  one  has 
more  itinerants ;  two  have  more  organized  churches ;  two  have 
more  church-houses ;  only  one  with  more  Sabbath  schools  and 
Sabbath-school  teachers.  And  yet,  singular  as  it  may  seem,  there 
are  nineteen  conferences  that  have  more  Y.  P.  C.  U.s  than  we; 

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and  some  of  these  are  much  smaller  than  we.  In  one  case  — Des 
Moines  —  we  have  more  than  twice  as  many  members  as  they,  and 
yet  they  have  fifty-six  locals  while  we  have  only  forty-one.  I 
confess  that  I  am  at  a  loss  to  explain  this  state  of  affairs,  but  we 
should  attempt  to  discover  the  cause  or  causes.  When  I  say, 
then,  that  there  is  need  of  more  thorough  organization,  I  know 
that  you  are  ready  to  agree  with  me  in  the  statement. 

3.  There  is  the  necessity  for  the  appreciation  of  our  oppor¬ 
tunity  as  relates  to  our  children.  I  mean  our  children,  not  our 
young  people.  It  has  come  to  be  clearly  demonstrated  that  we 
have  not  made  as  much  of  our  children  in  our  work  as  we  might 
have  made,  and  we  are  suffering  from  the  effects  of  our  neglect. 
We  must  see  to  it  that  our  children  are  organized  into  junior 
societies  and  have  proper  superintendents  to  lead  them  into  the 
fullest  possible  usefulness.  It  is  a  fact  that  our  junior  societies 
are  the  most  useful  and  the  most  successful  of  our  young  people’s 
societies  in  the  way  of  accomplishing  the  real  object  for  which  we 
organize  societies  —  for  God’s  glory  and  the  advancement  of  the 
kingdom  among  men. 

4.  We  should  give  increased  attention  to  soul-saving.  Let  us 
make  it  a  real  matter  of  patient  study  to  direct  our  young  people 
in  the  way  of  bringing  souls  into  the  kingdom.  Oh,  that  our 
young  people  might  be  possessed  with  a  holy  enthusiasm  to  see 
their  fellow  young  people  brought  to  Christ! 

Respectfully  submitted, 

John  A.  Hawkins, 
Committee. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  SABBATH  SCHOOLS. 

We  believe  the  Sabbath  school  to  be  an  institution  for  the  dis¬ 
semination  of  the  truth  as  taught  in  the  Word  of  God.  We  also 
believe  it  to  be  a  means  whereby  the  destitute  and  the  outcasts 
are  being  gathered  to  study  the  words  of  eternal  life.  The  Sab¬ 
bath  school  undoubtedly  is  a  tower  of  strength  to  the  church  in 
that  it  instills  into  the  minds  of  the  young  their  duty  to  God,  to 
remember  their  Creator  in  the  days  of  their  youth  and  thus  pave 
the  way  for  their  salvation  and  ultimate  union  with  God’s  people. 
It  certainly  is  a  tower  of  strength  to  the  nation,  when  we  consider 
that  the  permanency  and  stability  of  a  nation  depends  upon  the 
adherence  of  its  people  to  the  principles  of  righteousness,  for 
righteousness  exalteth  a  nation.  It  is  also  a  great  blessing  to 
the  home  in  that  it  lays  the  foundation  for  a  rule  of  conduct 
between  children  and  their  parents  that  will  always  promote 
their  happiness  and  harmony,  and  be  a  security  against  dissensions 
when  they  obey  their  parents  in  the  Lord  and  honor  their  father 
and  mother ;  therefore, 


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Resolved ,  1.  That  we  will  do  our  best  to  advance  the  interest 
of  the  Sabbath  school. 

2.  That  we  will  endeavor  to  place  in  all  our  Sabbath  schools 
our  own  literature. 

3.  That  we  will  encourage  Sabbath  school  conventions  by  our 
presence,  and  participation  in  their  deliberations. 

4.  That  we  highly  approve  of  teachers’  meetings  and  the 

normal  course  of  study.  Humbly  submitted, 

T.  Walters,  Committee. 

A.  F.  Howell  and  G.  W.  Boster  were  referred  to  the 
Committee  on  Elders’  Orders,  the  latter  upon  the  strength 
of  his  credits  received  in  the  M.  E.  Church. 

Rev.  M.  N.  English,  pastor  of  Westfield  M.  E.  Church, 
and  H.  J.  Lindsay,  Illinois  Conference,  were  introduced  to 
the  Conference. 

The  itinerant  list  was  then  corrected  as  follows :  J.  L. 
Brandenburg  received  the  relation  of  evangelist  at  large; 
Frank  Marsh,  E.  J.  Brown,  and  J.  A.  Walters,  the  relation 
of  conference  evangelists  p  and  E.  Boley,  J.  M.  Goodman, 
W.  O.  Haycock,  T.  J.  Richey,  O.  Smith,  S.  O.  Stoltz,  and 
G.  E.  Stretch,  were  admitted  to  the  itinerants’  rank. 

D.  R.  Seneff,  T.  D.  Spyker,  L.  H.  Cooley,  and  J.  B. 
Connett  were  elected  presiding  elders. 

The  committee  to  station  presiding  elders  was  chosen  as 
follows:  Mt.  Vernon  District — S.  Bussard,  T.  Walters. 
Olney  District — H.  W.  Broadstone,  J.  T.  McCreery.  Terre 
Haute  District — A.  D.  Markley,  W.  M.  Malsom.  Westfield 
District — J.  A.  Hawkins,  J.  C.  Fowler. 

Adjourned.  Benediction  by  S.  Smoot. 


FOURTH  DAY— MORNING  SESSION. 

Saturday,  September  2,  1899. 
Conference  convened  at  eight  o’clock,  with  Bishop  Castle 
in  the  chair.  Devotion  led  by  E.  M.  Pierson. 

Minutes  of  yesterday  were  read  and  approved  with  some 
corrections. 


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The  report  of  the  Committee  on  Elders’  Orders  was  ap¬ 
proved  as  follows : 


elders’  orders. 

Your  committee  reports  that  G.  W.  Boster  and  A.  F.  Powell 
appeared  before  us  and  gave  evidence  of  an  intelligent  investiga¬ 
tion  of  the  topics  required  by  the  Discipline.  We  recommend 
they  pass.  Respectfully  submitted, 

S.  Mills, 

S.  Bussard, 

W.  M.,  Givens, 

Committee . 

A  collection  was  then  taken  for  Sister  Sheets,  a  faithful 
itinerant’s  widow,  amounting  to  $52.05.  On  motion,  Rev. 
E.  M.  Pierson,  Mrs.  Sheets’  pastor,  was  authorized  to  take 
this  money  to  her. 

Rev.  P.  H.  Wagoner,  Central  Illinois  Conference,  was 
admitted  to  an  advisory  seat. 

/ 

REPORT  OF  BRANCH  TREASURER. 

« 

Funds  collected  since  last  session: 

Received  from  Pastors  During  the  Year. 


Mt.  Vernon  District .  $313  02 

Olney  District . ; .  279  56 

Terre  Haute  District .  329  99 

Westfield  District .  293  08 . 

Total . $1,315  65 

Received  donation  from  Rev.  G.  W.  Keller  1  00 

Total . $1,316  65 

The  collection  exceeds  last  year’s  $118.97. 

Due  the  Parent  Board  of  the  amount  col¬ 
lected  . $658  32 

Collected  Thank-offering .  6  32 

Total  to  Parent  Board .  $664  64 


PROCEEDINGS 


87 


For  Home  Work. 

S.  Mills,  Treasurer  of  the  Ministerial  Aid 

Fund,  Borrowed  Sept.  1898 .  $66  30 

J.  L.  Brandenburg  for  Home  work .  6  00 

J.  L.  Brandenburg,  by  a  friend,  for  Home 

work . . .  10  00 

Bishop  Weaver,  Birthday  Collection .  10  19 

One-half  of  general  collection .  658  31 


Total  for  Home  work .  $750  81 

Funds  Paid  Out  For  Home  Work. 

To  S.  Mills,  Treasurer  of  Ministerial  Aid 

Fund,  on  borrowed  funds . .  $66  30 

For  work  done  in  the  Conference .  665  49 

To  replace  funds  to  the  Treasurer,  over¬ 
paid  funds  in  the  past .  18  43 

For  postage  and  revenue  stamps .  59 


Total.'. .  $750  81 


/ 

The  Treasury  is  in  debt  some  $1,985.00  for  past  services,  and 
$1,163.00  on  borrowed  funds.  Total  indebtedness,  $3,148.00. 
There  is  considerable  of  interest  due  and  unpaid,  so  our  net 
indebtedness  will  go  above  the  figures  designated. 

v  W.  C.  Smith,  Branch  Treasurer. 

W.  C.  Smith  was  reelected  Branch  Treasurer  and  S. 
Mills  Branch  Secretary. 

J.  B.  Norveil  was  reelected  Sabbath- School  Treasurer 
and  Secretary. 

The  Conference  Treasurer’s  report  was  adopted  as 
follows  : 

REPORT  OF  CONFERENCE  TREASURER. 


Bishop’s  collection  . .  $276  28 

S.  S.  General  Fund . 64  98 

U.  B.  Seminary .  53  25 

Educational  Beneficiary  Fund .  41  10 

Westfield  College. . .  135  06 

General  Conference  expenses .  13  73 


Total . • . .  $584  40 


Deficit  on  Bishop’s  salary,  $23.72. 

T.  E.  Foreman,  Treasurer. 


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T.  E.  Foreman  was  elected  Conference  Treasurer  for 
next  year. 

The  Conference  Church-Erection  Treasurer’s  report  was 
approved,  as  follows : 

REPORT  OF  CHURCH-ERECTION  TREASURER. 


\ 

Receipts. 

Balance  in  treasury  Sept.  26,  1898 .  $100  38 

Received  from  chart  funds  for  1899  .  160  96 

Personal  dues  for  1899  received  to  date. . .  6  70 

Total .  $368  04 

Disbursements. 

Paid  to  Parent  Board  one-half  chart  funds 
for  1899 .  80  48 

Balance  in  treasury. . .  $187  56 


Respectfully  submitted, 

A.  D.  Markley,  Treasurer. 

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The  Committee  on  Finance  submitted  its  report.  (See 
report  on  following  page.) 


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FINANCE  COMMITTEE’S  REPORT. 


Field 

of 

Labor. 

Presiding  El¬ 
der’s  Salary 

Missions. 

Bishop’s 

Salary. 

Preachers’ Aid. 

Church 

Erection. 

S.  S.  Gen.  Fund. 

U.  B.  Seminary. 

Educational 

Beneficiary. 

Westfield 

College. 

Publication 

Fund. 

Mission  Debt. 

Gen.  Conf. 

Expenses. 

Mt.  Yernon  Dist... 

\ 

Bluford  Circuit . 

$42 

$42 

$6  00 

$3  o’o 

$7  50 

$6  66 

$4  50 

$3  00 

$6  00 

$2  50 

$70 

$1  00 

Browns  Circuit . 

42 

42 

6  00 

3  00 

7  50 

6  00 

4  50 

3  00 

6  00 

2  50 

70 

Brevoort  Circuit  . 

35 

35 

5  00 

2  50 

6  Ol) 

5  00 

3  50 

2  50 

5  00 

1  50 

58 

Edgewood  Circuit . 

35 

35 

5  00 

2  50 

6  00 

5  00 

3  50 

2  50 

5  00 

1  50 

35 

Fairview  Mission . 

35 

35 

5  00 

2  50 

6  00 

5  00 

3  50 

2  50 

5  00 

1  50 

58 

2  00 

Flora  Circuit . 

49 

49 

7  50 

3  50 

9  00 

7  50 

5  00 

3  50 

7  50 

2  50 

82 

2  00 

Loogootee  Circuit . 

50 

50 

8  00 

4  00 

8  00 

6  00 

6  00 

4  00 

8  00 

3  00 

93 

Metropolis  Miss. Sta... 

40 

40 

5  00 

2  50 

5  00 

4  00 

3  00 

2  50 

5  00 

1  50 

82 

Mt.  Nebo  Circuit . 

40 

40 

5  00 

2  50 

6  00 

5  00 

3  50 

2  50 

5  00 

1  50 

58 

2  50 

Mt.  Yernon  Mis.  Sta  .. 

35 

35 

5  00 

2  50 

6  00 

5  00 

3  50 

2  50 

5  00 

1  50 

58 

Olnev  Circuit . 

60 

60 

10  00 

4  00 

10  00 

8  00 

6  00 

4  00 

8  00 

3  00 

93 

Paducah  Mission . 

8 

4 

1  00 

1  00 

1  00 

1  00 

1  00 

1  00 

1  00 

1  00 

Parkersburg  Circuit... 

60 

60 

10  00 

4  00 

10  00 

8  00 

6  00 

4  00 

8  00 

3  00 

93 

St.  Francisville  Cir . 

60 

60 

10  00 

4  00 

10  00 

8  00 

6  00 

4  00 

8  00 

3  00 

93 

Yergennes  Circuit . 

50 

50 

7  50 

3  50 

9  00 

7  50 

5  00 

3  50 

7  50 

2  50 

82 

Woodlawn  Mission . 

8 

7 

1  00 

50 

1  00 

1  00 

1  00 

50 

14 

Olney  District . 

Annapolis  Circuit . 

50 

50 

7  50 

3  50 

9  00 

7  50 

5  00 

3  50 

7  50 

3  50 

82 

2  00 

Birds  Circuit.  . 

40 

40 

6  00 

3  00 

5  00 

5  00 

3  00 

3  00 

5  00 

2  00 

58 

•••••••• 

Centenary  Mission . 

16 

16 

1  00 

1  00 

1  00 

1  00 

1  00 

1  00 

1  00 

1  00 

18 

Dolson  Circuit . 

70 

70 

10  00 

5  00 

12  50 

10  00 

7  50 

5  00 

10  00 

4  00 

117 

Greenup  Circuit . 

40 

40 

5  00 

3  00 

5  00 

5  00 

3  50 

2  50 

5  00 

2  00 

58 

50 

Island  Grove  Circuit... 

40 

40 

6  00 

3  00 

7  00 

6  00 

4  50 

3  00 

6  00 

2  50 

70 

1  00 

Jewett  Circuit . 

21 

21 

3  00 

1  50 

3  00 

3  00 

2  00 

1  50 

3  00 

1  00 

35 

Longpoint  Circuit . 

60 

60 

10  00 

4  00 

10  00 

8  00 

6  00 

4  00 

10  00 

4  00 

93 

New  Hebron  Circuit... 

42 

42 

6  00 

3  00 

7  50 

6  00 

4  50 

3  00 

6  00 

3  00 

70 

1  00 

Oblong  Circuit... 

56 

56 

8  00 

4  00 

10  00 

8  00 

6  00 

4  00 

8  00 

3  00 

93 

Olney  Mission  Station 

35 

30 

5  00 

2  50 

4  00 

4  00 

3  00 

2  00 

4  00 

1  00 

50 

Sumner  Circuit . 

60 

60 

10  00 

5  00 

12  00 

8  00 

7  00 

5  00 

10  00 

4  00 

117 

5  00 

Yale  Circuit.  . 

56 

56 

8  00 

4  00 

8  00 

7  00 

6  00 

4  00 

8  00 

3  00 

93 

Terre  Haute  Dist. 

Centerpoint  Circuit . 

65 

65 

10  00 

5  00 

12  00 

10  00 

7  00 

5  00 

10  00 

4  00 

117 

Clay  City  Circuit . 

44 

44 

6  00 

3  00 

7  00 

6  00 

4  00 

3  00 

6  00 

3  00 

74 

8  00 

Centerville  Circuit . 

58 

56 

8  00 

4  00 

8  00 

7  00 

6  00 

4  00 

8  00 

3  00 

97 

Middlebury  Circuit . 

56 

56 

6  00 

4  00 

7  00 

6  00 

4  00 

3  00 

10  00 

3  00 

93 

9  50 

New  Goshen  Circuit... 

60 

60 

8  00 

5  00 

10  00 

6  00 

6  00 

5  00 

10  00 

3  00 

93 

1  00 

Oak  Hill  Circuit  . 

37 

37 

5  00 

3  00 

5  00 

4  00 

3  00 

3  00 

6  00 

2  00 

60 

Otterbein  Circuit . 

56 

56 

6  00 

4  00 

7  00 

6  00 

4  00 

3  00 

10  00 

3  00 

93 

Pleasantville  Circuit.. 

40 

40 

6  00 

3  66 

4  00 

3  00 

3  00 

•  2  00 

6  00 

2  00 

75 

Prairieton  Circuit . 

58 

56 

8  00 

4  00 

8  00 

6  00 

5  00 

4  00 

10  00 

3  00 

96 

1  00 

South  Paris  Mission... 

10 

10 

1  00 

1  00 

1  00 

1  00 

1  00 

1  00 

1  00 

1  00 

10 

Terre  Haute  Station... 

40 

40 

8  00 

4  00 

8  00 

6  00 

4  00 

3  00 

8  00 

3  00 

83 

Terre  Haute  Mis.  Sta.. 

15 

14 

2  00 

1  00 

1  00 

1  00 

1  00 

1  00 

1  00 

1  00 

25 

Vermilion  Circuit . 

45 

40 

7  00 

3  00 

7  00 

6  00 

4  00 

3  00 

8  00 

3  00 

84 

4  72 

Westfield  Dist . 

Ashmore  Circuit  . 

36 

35 

5  00 

3  00 

5  00 

4  00 

3  00 

2  00 

6  00 

2  00 

60 

Beecher  City  Circuit... 

45 

45 

6  00 

3  66 

7  00 

5  00 

4  00 

3  00 

6  00 

2  00 

75 

Casey  Mission  Station 

45 

45 

6  00 

3  00 

6  00 

5  00 

4  00 

3  00 

7  00 

3  00 

70 

2  00 

Galton  Station...  . 

4^ 

45 

8  00 

4  00 

8  00 

6  00 

5  00 

3  00 

10  00 

3  00 

75 

Janesville  Circuit . 

60 

60 

10  00 

5  00 

10  00 

8  00 

7  00 

4  00 

10  00 

3  00 

100 

Mt.  Carmel  Circuit . 

30 

30 

5  00 

2  00 

5  00 

4  00 

3  00 

2  00 

5  00 

1  00 

45 

Oilfield  Mission . 

4 

4 

Paris  Mission  Station. 

40 

40 

6  00 

3  00 

6  00 

5  00 

4  00 

2  00 

8  00 

3  00 

70 

Redmon  Circuit . 

60 

60 

10  00 

5  00 

10  00 

6  00 

5  00 

4  00 

10  00 

3  00 

117 

Sullivan  Mission . 

45 

45 

6  00 

3  00 

6  66 

5  00 

4  00 

3  00 

7  00 

2  00 

75 

5  00 

Union  Circuit . 

50 

50 

7  00 

4  00 

6  00 

5  00 

4  00 

3  00 

8  00 

2  00 

87 

6  00 

Westfield  Station . 

70 

70 

10  00 

5  00 

10  00 

8  00 

7  00 

5  00 

10  00 

4  00 

117 

4  00 

Westfield  Circuit.. 

56 

56 

8  00 

4  00 

8  00 

7  GO 

5  00 

4  00 

10  00 

3  00 

93 

8  00 

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Appropriations  for  Coming  Year . 


Casey  Mission  Station .  $100  00 

Centenary  Mission .  10  00 

Fairview  Mission  .  50  00 

Mt.  Vernon  Mission  Station . 125  00 

Metropolis  Mission . /  50  00 

Olnev  Mission  Station .  125  00 

Paducah  Mission .  40  00 

Paris  Mission  Station .  125  00 

Sullivan  Mission .  30  00 

South  Paris  Mission .  10  00 

Terre  Haute  Mission  Station .  250  00 

Woodlawn  Mission .  25  00 


Total .  $940  00 

This  appropriation  is  $65  less  than  last  year,  and  $200  less 
than  two  years  ago.  Finance  Committee. 

Adjourned.  Benediction  by  S.  Bussard. 

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FOURTH  DAY— AFTERNOON  SESSION. 
Conference  assembled  at  two  o’clock  with  the  chairman, 

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W.  C.  Smith,  presiding,  the  Bishop  being  absent  with  the 
stationing  committee.  Devotion  led  by  T.  Walters. 

The  Secretary  being  absent  on  the  stationing  committee, 
S.  E.  Long  was  chosen  secretary  pro  tem. 

The  location  of  the  next  Conference  was  left  to  the 
judgment  of  the  presiding  elders  of  next  conference  year. 

The  report  of  the  Beneficiary  Aid  Treasurer  was 
approved  as  follows  : 

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REPORT  OF  BENEFICIARY  AID  TREASURER. 

Receipts. 


Id  treasury  beginning  of  year .  $164  07 

Collected  on  notes .  255  00 

Collected  interest .  158  50 

Collected  on  chart,  1899 .  112  53 


Total .  $690  10 


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Disbursements. 

Paid  beneficiaries,  1898 .  $160  00 

Paid  by  loan .  266  30 

Paid  recording  mortgage  and  stamps. .  .  96 

Total .  $427  26 

Assets. 

In  treasury  September  1,  1899 .  $  262  84 

Notes  at  7  per  cent,  interest .  2,422  69 

Total . * .  $2,685  53 


S.  Mills,  Treasurer. 

Revs.  W.  S.  Reese,  E.  H.  Shuey,  and  W.  E.  Anderson 
were  chosen  a  committee  to  nominate  candidates  for 
trustees  for  Westfield  College. 

At  this  point  the  Bishop  and  Secretary  resumed  their 
seats  in  Conference. 

L.  H.  Cooley  was  reelected  correspondent  of  the  U.  B. 
Historical  Society,  and  S.  Mills  of  Union  Biblical  Semi¬ 
nary. 

A  collection  taken  for  the  secretaries  amounted  to  $14.89. 

By  consent,  the  time,  if  needed,  for  adjournment  of  Con¬ 
ference  was  extended  to  Sunday  evening. 

Mrs.  W.  C.  Smith  bore  greetings  from  the  Branch 
Woman’s  Missionary  Association  of  this  Conference.  The 
Conference  greatly  appreciated  the  stirring  words  of  this 
mother  in  Israel. 

The  Conference  then  instructed  the  presiding  elders  to 
appoint  a  delegate  to  bear  greetings  from  this  body  to  the 
next  Branch  Woman’s  Missionary  Association. 

Bishop  Castle  then  made  a  few  appropriate  remarks, 
paying  a  beautiful  tribute  to  Sister  Smith  in  her  advanced 
age,  to  womankind,  and  to  the  Woman’s  Missionary  Asso¬ 
ciation. 

The  report  of  the  Publication  Fund  Treasurer  was  ap¬ 
proved,  as  follows : 


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REPORT  OF  TREASURER  OF  PUBLICATION  FUND. 


Receipts. 

Balance  in  treasury  Sept.  25,  1898 .  $26  81 

Sept.  26,  1898,  excess  of  Conference  col¬ 
lection  .  12 

Collected  by  L.  H.  Cooley  on  chart  assess¬ 
ments . . .  59  45 

Collected  by  self  on  chart  assessments  ...  62  94 

Total  receipts .  $149  32 

Expenditures. 

Sept.  25,  1898,  to  Secretary  L.  H.  Cooley.  $3  38 
Oct.  7,  A.  Collins,  printing  appointment 

n  cards  .  6  00 

Oct.  10,  stationery  and  postage .  1  54 

1899,  paid  by  L.  H.  Cooley  to  U.  B.  Pub- 
fllishing  House,  for  Conference  Minutes  .  59  45 

Paid  by  self,  bal.  on  Conference  Minutes.  61  80 

Paid  for  Conference  programs .  3  00 

Total  expenditures .  135  17 


Balance .  $14  15 


D.  R.  Seneff,  Treasurer. 

The  report  of  the  Litigation  Fund  Treasurer  was  ap¬ 
proved,  as  follows : 

REPORT  OF  TREASURER  OF  LITIGATION  FUND. 

Received  on  personal  subscriptions — 


J.  L.  Wright .  $5  00 

H.  M.  Tipsword .  5  00 

P.  F.  Ivetring . 5  00 

J.  Cougill  .  ...  .  . .  8  00 

D.  Bussard .  .  5  00 

Gr.  W.  Keller,  per  W.  C.  Smith .  2  00 

Chart,  Westfield  District .  17  87 

Chart,  Olney  District .  24  56 

Chart,  other  districts .  9  00 


Total .  $81  43 

Paid  J.  A.  F.  King . . .  47  00 


Balance  in  treasury . .  $34  43 


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PROCEEDINGS 


Paid  J.  A.  F.  King  by  L.  H.  Cooley .  $35  00 

Paid  J.  A.  F.  King  by  T.  D.  Spyker .  10  00 

Paid  J.  A.  F.  King  by  J.  L.  Brandenburg  17  50 


Total .  .  $62  50 

Total  for  litigation  as  far  as  reported .  $143  93 


Respectfully  submitted, 

D.  R.  Seneff,  Treasurer. 


D.  R.  Seneff  was  instructed  to  correspond  with  Rev.  J. 
A.  P.  King  concerning  balance  due  on  litigation,  and  was 
again  chosen  treasurer  of  Publication  and  Litigation 
Funds. 

Geo.  Freedenberger  was  elected  trustee  of  Westfield 
College. 

On  motion,  decided  to  take  up  a  collection  of  $40.00  in 
to-morrow  morning’s  services  to  pay  the  Bishop  in  full  and 
the  balance  of  $20.00  yet  due  the  secretaries,  and  to  aid 
in  publishing  the  Minutes. 

The  Committee  on  Memoirs  read  a  report  relating  to  the 
deaths  of  Revs.  G.  W.  Ball’s  wife,  G.  W.  Boster’s  son,  E.  M. 
Pierson’s  child,  J.  G.  Shuey’s  wife,  and  S.  O.  Stoltz’s  father. 
Revs.  S.  Bussard,  T.  D.  Spyker,  W.  C.  Harbert,  J.  A.  Haw¬ 
kins,  and  H.  W.  Broadstone,  respectively  spoke  in  memory 
of  the  deceased. 

(The  above-mentioned  report  was  never  given  to  the  Secretary.) 

On  motion,  the  Y.  P.  C.  U.  and  the  Educational  Work 
are  each  to  have  an  evening  hour  at  the  next  conference. 

The  presiding  elders  and  Secretary  were  made  a  com¬ 
mittee  to  publish  the  Minutes. 

All  the  treasurers’  accounts  were  approved  by  the  Audit¬ 
ing  Committee. 

Conference  authorized  the  presiding  elders  to  use  their 
discretion  in  arranging  for  board  for  the  next  conference. 

Report  of  the  Committee  op  Resolutions  was  approved 
as  follows : 


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REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  RESOLUTIONS. 

Almighty  God  our  Heavenly  Father,  we  would  laud  and  mag¬ 
nify  thy  matchless  name  for  thy  goodness,  mercy,  and  love, 
during  the  past  year.  And  we  most  humbly  pray  thee  to  be  the 
alpha  and  omega  of  our  every  thought,  word,  and  deed  during 
this  Conference  and  the  entire  incoming  year.  O  Holy  Father, 
give  us  as  ministers  and  laymen  of  this  Conference,  the  infilling 
of  the  Holy  Spirit  that  we  may  do  more  to  glorify  thy  name  and 
save  souls  than  we  have  ever  done.  Therefore, 

Resolved ,  That  we  as  a  Church  do  earnestly  strive  to  improve 
the  qualifications  of  our  ministry  :  ( 1 )  By  greater  care  in  exami¬ 

nations  in  the  quarterly  and  annual  conferences  and  in  the  entire 
reading  course.  (2)  By  encouraging  every  young  minister  to 
attend  Westfield  College,  if  at  all  possible.  (3)  By  seeking  the 
unction  of  the  Holy  Spirit.  And  to  this  end,  we  beseech  the 
laity  to  give  more  liberally  of  their  means.  Until  some  of  our 
poorly  paid,  but  earnest,  God-fearing  pastors  are  set  free,  they 
never  can  be  the  great  power  they  might  otherwise  be.  Cannot 
something  be  done  to  untie  their  hands  and  give  them  larger 
opportunities  ?  God  grant  that  there  may. 

We  believe  that  the  rum  traffic  is  the  greatest  evil  the  church 
and  nation  has  to  contend  with  to-day,  sending  as  it  does  its 
cargoes  of  intellect-  and  soul-destroying  stuff  to  Oklahoma,  Cuba, 
Porto  Rico,  and  the  Philippines,  before  a  missionary  can  pos- 
sibly  get  there.  It  has  established  the  army  canteen,  which  is 
so  full  of  evil  in  its  influence  on  the  youth,  who  from  the  very 
nature  of  things,  being  away  from  the  refining  influence  of 
society  and  mother’s  loving  counsel,  are  easily  led  into  habits  that 
may  ruin  for  life  and  eternity.  The  rum  traffic  fills  the  alms¬ 
houses,  the  jails,  the  asylums  and  prisons,  sending  down  to 
drunkards  graves  100,000  human  'beings  and  taking  from  legiti¬ 
mate  channels  of  trade  $1,200,000,000  annually.  Therefore, 
Resolved ,  That  we  as  servants  of  God,  will  do  all  in  our  power 
to  bring  about  a  better  condition  of  things:  (1)  That  we  con¬ 
demn  the  social  glass,  whether  in  the  parlor  or  at  meals.  ( 2 )  That 
we  will  not  trade  at  a  grocery,  or  eat  at  a  restaurant  where 
liquors  are  sold.  (3)  That  we  will  preach,  pray,  work,  and  vote 
against  the  saloon  with  its  allied  evils,  to  save  our  sons  and 
daughters  from  lives  of  impurity  and  deaths  of  ignominy. 

We  believe  in  the  sanctity  of  the  Christian  Sabbath,  and  the 
command  of  God  to  “keep  it  holy”  must  not  be  ignored.  With 
the  distruction  of  the  Christian  Sabbath  would  come  the  triumph 
of  evil  and  the  loss  of  the  church’s  power.  Therefore, 

Resolved ,  1.  That  we  deplore  the  growing  tendency  towards 
Sabbath  desecration  in  the  many  Sunday  excursions  that  are 
being  run  all  over  the  country.  The  tendency  of  Sunday  picnics, 


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wholesale  visiting,  Sunday  business  and  base-ball,  is  evil  and  only 
evil  and  should  be  abolished. 

2.  That  we  earnestly  endeavor  to  keep  the  Lord’s  Day  holy 
and  encourage  others  to  do  so. 

The  use  of  tobacco  is  not  only  a  useless  habit,  but  a  very  filthy 
and  dangerous  one,  especially  cigarettes,  as  eminent  physicians 
declare.  Therefore,  as  ministers  of  the  gospel  of  Jesus  Christ, 
let  us  refrain  from  the  use  of  tobacco  in  any  way.  For  only  in  so 
doing  can  we  consistently  and  effectually  speak  against  this 
growing  evil.  Paul  said,  “If  meat  make  my  brother  to  offend, 
I  will  eat  no  flesh  while  the  world  standeth.”  Dear  brethren 
in  the  laity,  there  is  but  one  standard  for  morals  ;  and  you  are 
as  much  in  duty  bound  to  keep  yourselves  free  from  this  habit  as 
the  ministry. 

In  the  Bishops’  address  setting  forth  the  need  of  the  church, 
in  such  beautiful  and  forceful  language,  for  the  observance  of  a 
week  for  special  service  and  devotion,  beginning  November  5  and 
including  Sabbath,  November  12,  we  believe  the  key-note  has 
been  struck.  Surely  a  week  of  prayer,  fasting,  humiliation,  self- 
denial,  consecration,  and  giving  will  bring  a  spiritual  blessing  to 
this  Church,  such  as  it  has  not  known  for  years,  and  a  harvest  of 
souls  that  will  be  an  honor  to  the  Church  and  glorify  our  Master. 
Therefore, 

Resolved ,  That  every  charge  in  this  Conference,  (if  at  all  pos¬ 
sible)  shall  observe  this  week.  Let  the  ministry  and  the  laity 
pray  for  such  a  pentecost  as  we  have  never  had.  May  God  give 
us  a  large  measure  of  his  love  and  grace. 

Thanks. 

Resolved ,  1.  That  we  greatly  appreciate  the  kindness  shown 
to  us  by  the  good  people  of  Westfield  in  entertaining  us  so  royally 
during  the  Conference,  and  that  we  sincerely  thank  them  and 
their  faithful  pastor,  J.  A.  Hawkins,  and  his  earnest  Committee 
for  their  untiring  efforts  to  make  us  happy  and  comfortable  while 
among  them. 

2.  That  we  most  heartily  thank  our  worthy  chairman,  Bishop 
N.  Castle,  D.  D.,  for  the  sweet-spirited  and  very  able  manner  in 
which  he  has  presided  over  this  Conference. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

J.  B.  Norveil,  Committee. 

The  Conference,  after  approving  to-day’s  minutes,  ad¬ 
journed.  Benediction  by  Bishop  Castle. 


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FIFTH  DAY— SUNDAY  MORNING. 

Bishop  Castle,  though  much  afflicted  in  body,  delivered 
what  was  said  by  several  to  be  one  of  his  best  sermons. 
Ah!  there  was  food  in  it.  At  the  close  of  the  service 
Revs.  A.  F.  Powell  and  G.  W.  Boster  were  ordained. 
Then  the  Bishop  read  the  Stationing  Committee’s  report 
as  follows: 

REPORT  OF  STATIONING  COMMITTEE. 

Ml  T  ’ ernon  District ,  J.  B.  Connett ,  Presiding  Elder . 

Bluford  Circuit,  J.  M.  Goodman. 

Browns  Circuit,  W.  O.  Haycock. 

Brevoort  Circuit,  D.  Bussard. 

Edgewood  Circuit,  J.  H.  Smith. 

Fairview  Mission,  G.  W.  Hines. 

Flora  Circuit,  T.  Walters. 

Loogootee  Circuit,  J.  P.  Watson. 

Metropolis  Mission,  W.  L.  Hall. 

Mt.  Nebo  Circuit,  S.  Smoot. 

Mt.  Vernon  Mission  Station,  W.  L.  Duncan. 

Olney  Circuit,  Edward  Boley. 

Parkersburg  Circuit,  J.  M.  Inman. 

Paducah  Mission,  J.  Dickens. 

St.  Francisville  Circuit,  S.  O.  Stoltz. 

Vergennes  Circuit,  W.  W.  Collins. 

Woodlawn  Mission,  O.  Smith. 

Olney  District — D.  R.  Seneff ,  Presiding  Elder . 

Annapolis  Circuit,  E.  R.  Johns. 

Birds  Circuit,  S.  Bussard. 

Centenary  Mission,  A.  R.  Keagy. 

Dolson  Circuit,  P.  F.  Ketring. 

Greenup  Circuit,  T.  J.  Richey. 

Island  Grove  Circuit,  A.  F.  Powell. 

Jewett  Circuit,  C.  W.  Bauman. 

Longpoint  Circuit,  W.  R.  Muncie. 

New  Hebron  Circuit,  D.  T.  Whitesell. 

Oblong  Circuit,  J.  T.  McCreery. 

Olney  Mission  Station,  W.  C.  Adams. 

Sumner  Circuit,  R.  Griffin. 

Yale  Circuit,  J.  Cougill. 


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Terre  Haute  District — T.  D.  Spyker ,  Presiding  Elder . 

Centerpoint  Circuit,  A.  D.  Markley. 

Clay  City  Circuit,  O.  F.  Kirk. 

Centerville  Circuit,  W.  C.  Harbert. 

Middlebury  Circuit,  F.  M.  Fink. 

New  Goshen  Circuit,  H.  W.  Broadstone. 

Otterbein  Circuit,  W.  M.  Malsom. 

Oak  Hill  Circuit,  N.  E.  Royer. 

Prairieton  Circuit,  W.  H.  Halberstadt. 

Pleasantville  Circuit,  A.  Shidler. 

Terre  Haute  Station,  J.  B.  Norveil. 

Terre  Haute  Mission  Station,  T.  E.  Foreman. 
Vermilion  Circuit,  E.  M.  Pierson. 

South  Paris  Mission,  G.  W.  Ried. 

Westfield  District — L.  H.  Cooley ,  Presiding  Elder. 

Ashmore  Circuit,  A.  Rider. 

Beecher  City  Circuit,  C.  E.  Boyd. 

Casey  Mission  Station,  S.  E.  Long. 

Galton  Station,  J.  C.  Fowler. 

Janesville  Circuit,  A.  E.  Kosht. 

Mt.  Carmel  Circuit,  W.  E.  Anderson. 

Oilfield  Mission,  G.  W.  Ball. 

Paris  Mission  Station,  S.  Mills. 

Redmon  Circuit,  Z.  H.  Byard. 

Sullivan  Mission,  Mrs.  H.  J.  Musselman. 

Union  Circuit,  J.  F.  Fowler. 

Westfield  Station,  J.  A.  Hawkins. 

Westfield  Circuit,  G.  E.  Stretch. 

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President  of  Westfield  College,  W.  S.  Reese. 

Professor  of  Westfield  College,  W.  R.  Shuey. 

Agent  of  Westfield  College,  E.  H.  Shuey. 

Editor  of  Religious  Telescope ,  I.  L.  Kephart. 

Missionary  Agent,  W.  C.  Smith. 

Evangelist  at  Large,  J.  L.  Brandenburg. 

Conference  Evangelists,  Frank  Marsh,  J.  A.  Walters,  and 
E.  J.  Brown. 

At  3  : 00  p.m.  a  number  of  representatives  of  the  Branch 
Woman’s  Missionary  Association  held  an  intensely  inter¬ 
esting  missionary  experience  meeting  in  the  college  chapel. 
It  was  good  to  be  there. 


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At  7:30  p.m.  occurred  the  annual  love-feast,  conducted 
by  Rev.  J.  C.  Fowler.  It  was  a  success,  because  God’s 
Holy  Spirit  was  there.  Thus  closed  another  Conference. 


CONCLUDING  REMARKS. 

On  Wednesday  night  Dr.  G.  A.  Funkhouser  preached, 
which  was  followed  by  an  impressive  communion  service, 
conducted  by  Bishop  Castle. 

Rev.  W.  M.  Givens  preached  on  Thursday  night,  the 
Westfield  Y.  P.  C.  U.  rendered  an  anniversary  program  on 
Friday  night,  and  Rev.  H.  W.  Broadstone  preached  Satur¬ 
day  night.  \ 

The  Beneficiary  Aid  Society  and  the  Conference  Church- 
Erection  Society  held  their  usual  business  sessions  during 
the  Conference.  The  latter  society  decided  to  publish  in 
the  Minutes  their  constitution,  which  follows : 

CONSTITUTION. 

Article  I. 

NAME. 

This  organization  shall  be  known  as  the  Church-Erection 
Society  of  the  Lower  Wabash  Annual  Conference  of  the  Church 
of  the  United  Brethren  in  Christ. 

Article  II. 

ORGANIZATION. 

This  society  was  organized  at  Paris,  Edgar  County,  Illinois, 
September  24,  1890,  and  was  chartered  under  the  laws  of  the 
State  of  Illinois  September  22,  1891. 

Article  III. 

OBJECT. 

The  object  of  this  society  shall  be  to  build  and  aid  in  building 
United  Brethren  churches  within  the  bounds  of  Lower  Wabash 
Conference. 


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Article  IV. 

MEMBERSHIP. 

Section  1.  Any  person,  without  distinction  of  age  or  sex,  may 
become  a  member  of  this  society  by  signing  an  agreement  to  pay 
his  annual  dues.  Any  person  refusing  or  neglecting  for  one  year 
to  pay  his  annual  dues  shall  forfeit  his  membership  until  such 
dues  are  paid. 

Sec.  2.  Ministers  and  lay  members  shall  have  equal  rights  and 
privileges  in  this  society. 

Article  V. 

OFFICERS — THEIR  ELECTION  AND  DUTIES. 

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Section  1.  The  officers  of  this  society  shall  consist  of  a  presi¬ 
dent,  vice-president,  recording  secretary,  treasurer,  and  three 
trustees. 

Sec.  2.  The  term  of  office,  except  in  the  case  of  trustees,  shall 
be  one  year.  The  term  of  office  in  the  case  of  trustees  shall  be 
three  years ;  provided  that  in  the  election  first  ensuing  after 
adopting  these  rules,  one  trustee  shall  be  elected  for  one  year, 
one  for  two  years  and  one  for  three  years. 

Sec.  3.  The  manner  of  holding  elections  shall  be  left  to  the 
discretion  of  the  members  that  may  be  in  attendance  at  any 
annual  meeting. 

Sec.  4.  The  president  shall  preside  at  all  meetings  of  the 
society.  In  the  absence  of  the  president,  or  at  his  request,  the 
vice-president  shall  preside. 

Sec.  5.  The  treasurer  shall  receive,  and  receipt  for,  all  funds 
raised  by  and  for  the  society,  and  hold  the  same  subject  to  the 
order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees.  He  shall  pay  out  no  moneys  of 
the  society  except  on  an  order  of  the  trustees,  signed  by  the 
president  and  secretary  of  the  Board.  He  shall  submit  an  annual 
report  to  the  society,  showing  by  items  all  receipts,  disburse¬ 
ments,  moneys  on  hand,  and  assets  of  the  society,  which  report 
shall  be  audited  by  the  president  and  secretary  of  the  Board  of 
.  Trustees  before  being  submitted  to  the  society.  After  having 
been  approved  by  the  society,  it  shall  be  put  on  record  by  the 
secretary. 

Sec.  6.  The  recording  secretary  shall  keep  a  book  of  record, 
in  which  he  shall  record  the  rules  of  the  society,  the  names  of 
all  members  of  the  society  reported  to  him,  the  minutes,  after 
approval,  of  each  meeting,  the  annual  report  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  and  the  annual  report  of  the  treasurer.  The  recording 
secretary  shall  be  corresponding  secretary  also. 

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Sec.  7.  The  Board  of  Trustees  shall  control  the  funds  of  the 
society  and  manage  its  business  according  to  the  provisions  of 
the  rules  of  the  society. 

Sec.  8.  The  trustees  shall,  immediately  upon  their  election, 
meet  and  organize  by  electing  one  of  their  number  president  and 
one  secretary.  The  president  shall  be  allowed  to  vote  on  -all 
questions  coming  before  the  Board.  The  secretary  shall  keep 
a  careful  record  of  all  business  done  by  the  Board,  and  record 
the  same  in  a  book.  The  Board  shall  make,  through  its  secretary, 
an  annual  report  to  the  society,  which  report  shall  embody  an 
accurate  summary  of  all  business  transacted  within  the  year. 
The  Board  of  Trustees  shall  hold  at  least  two  meetings  annually, 
one  at  the  beginning  and  one  at  the  end  of  the  year.  The  presi¬ 
dent  shall  call  a  meeting  at  any  time,  at  the  request  of  the  other 
two  members ;  or  he  may  at  any  time  call  a  fneeting  at  his  dis¬ 
cretion,  one  other  member  concurring. 

Article  VI. 

QUORUM. 

One-half  of  the  members  who  may  be  present  at  any  meeting 
of  the  society  shall  constitute  a  quorum. 


Article  VII. 

BUILDING  ENTERPRISES. 

The  Board  of  Trustees  may,  of  their  own  motion,  inaugurate 
church-building  enterprises  and  sustain  the  same,  wholly  or  in 
part,  with  the  funds  of  the  society;  or  they  may,  upon  solicita¬ 
tion  by  any  presiding  elder,  preacher,  or  board  of  church  trustees, 
inquire  into  the  advisability  of  building  or  aiding  in  building  a 
church  or  churches,  and  if  deemed  advisable,  may  so  build  or  aid 
in  building  ;  provided,  that  in  no  case  shall  the  society's  funds  be 
appropriated  for  the  building  of  a  church  until  there  shall  first  be 
a  board  of  trustees  appointed  for  such  church,  as  per  Discipline 
of  the  Church  of  the  United  Brethren  in  Christ,  to  whom  shall 
have  been  deeded  in  fee  simple  the  ground  upon  which  such 
church  is  to  be  built.  All  funds  thus  appropriated  shall  be  in 
the  nature  of  a  loan,  without  interest,  to  a  properly  constituted 
board  of  church  trustees  for  such  length  of  time  as  the  trustees 
of  the  society  shall  in  each  case  determine.  All  loans  shall  be 
secured  to  the  society  by  a  first  mortgage  to  its  trustees,  in  trust 
for  the  society,  on  the  property  built,  wholly  or  in  part,  by  the 
society’s  funds. 


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Article  VIII. 

FUNDS. 

This  society  shall  procure  funds  as  follows  : 

Section  1.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  each  member  of  the  society 
to  pay  into  its  treasury  annually,  at  the  end  of  the  conference 
year,  one-fourth  of  one  per  cent,  of  his  gross  annual  income  for 
the  year. 

Sec.  2.  The  one-half  of  the  general  church-erection  fund  al¬ 
lowed  the  Conference  annually  by  enactment  of  the  General  Con¬ 
ference  of  1889,  shall  be  paid  to  the  treasury  of  this  society. 

Sec.  3.  Every  preacher  in  charge  of  a  circuit,  mission,  or 
station,  shall  endeavor  to  enlist  all  the  Sunday  schools  within  his 
charge  in  the  work  of  this  society.  For  this  purpose  he  shall 
appeal  to  each  school  to  set  apart,  for  the  use  of  this  society,  the 
Easter  Sunday  collection  in  each  year.  Any  Sunday  school  so 
doing  shall  be  designated  a  Church-Erection  Sunday  School,  and 
shall  be  so  reported  to  the  secretary  by  the  pastor. 

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Article  IX. 

MEETINGS. 

The  society  shall  hold  a  session  annually,  consisting  of  one  or 
more  meetings,  within  the  time  of  the  annual  session  of  the  Con¬ 
ference,  for  the  transaction  of  business  and  the  election  of  officers. 

Article  X. 

•  EXPENSES. 

% 

The  necessary  traveling  expenses  of  officers  incurred  in  the 
discharge  of  their  official  duties,  and  all  contingent  expenses  of 
the  society,  may  be  paid  out  of  the  society’s  funds. 

Article  XI. 

DUTY  OF  PRESIDING  ELDERS. 

Presiding  elders  shall  see  to  it  that  at  each  ministerial  asso¬ 
ciation  or  institute  careful  attention  is  given  to  the  interests  of 
this  society  by  assigning  it  a  place  on  the  program  in  such  a  way 
as  to  bring  its  merits  before  the  people. 

Article  XII. 

AMENDMENTS. 

These  rules  may  be  changed  or  amended  at  any  regular  meet- 

.ng  by  two-thirds  of  a  quorum  voting  in  favor  of  such  change  or 

1  mendment. 
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SUMMARY  OF  STATISTICS. 


Churches — Appointments,  198  ;  organized  churches,  194. 

Ministers — Active  itinerants,  57 ;  supernumerary  itinerants, 
18 ;  superannuated,  8 ;  local  preachers,  16 ;  total,  99. 

Members — Beginning  of  year,  11,510;  received,  1,135;  deaths, 
124;  all  other  losses,  1,345 ;  members  at  end  of  year,  11,176  ;  de¬ 
crease,  334. 

Young  Peoples  Christian  Union — Number  of  societies,  49  ;  num¬ 
ber  of  members,  1,876 ;  number  of  Junior  societies,  11;  number 
of  members,  645. 

Sabbath  Schools — Number  of  schools,  169;  number  of  members, 
10,011;  number  of  teachers  and  officers,  1,597. 

Literature — Religious  Telescopes ,  688  ;  Quarterly  Reviews ,  18  ; 
Watchwords ,  247;  Bible  Teachers ,  261;  Lesson  Quarterlies ,  8,355; 
Children' s  Friends ,  447  ;  Children' s  Visitors ,  487  ;  Lessons  for  the 
Little  Ones ,  2,771;  Woman's  Evangels ,  45;  Botschafters)  3. 

Finances — Pastor’s  salaries,  $15,692.69;  presiding  elders’  sala¬ 
ries,  $2,234.02  ;  for  church,  parsonage,  and  local  current  expenses, 
$6,816.96;  Bishop’s  salary,  $276.34;  Preachers’  Aid,  $112.62;  col¬ 
lected  for  local  Sabbath-school  purposes,  $2,472.03;  general  col¬ 
lection  for  missions,  $1,294.08;  thank-offering  for  missions, 
$70.44;  Woman’s  Missions,  $164.06;  totals  for  missions, 
$1,761.23  ;  Sabbath  schools  for  missions,  $25.85;  church  erection 
fund,  $160.96;  Sabbath-school  general  fund,  $66.43;  Children’s 
Day  collection,  $24.98;  Union  Biblical  Seminary  assessment, 
$51.25;  Beneficiary  Education,  $42.77 ;  contributions  to  colleges, 
academies,  and  Seminary,  $3,281.50;  G-eneral  Conference  expense, 
$19.23. 

Property — Number  of  church-houses,  163  ;  value  of  church- 
houses,  $131,450  ;  number  of  new  churches  built,  2  ;  value  of  new 
churches  built,  $1,700;  number  of  parsonages,  15;  value  of  par¬ 
sonages,  $10,750. 

Miscellaneous — Months  employed,  624 ;  number  of  Minutes 
wanted,  1,588;  for  publication,  $106.20;  for  litigation,  $99.17; 
for  Westfield  College,  $171.31. 


MISSIONARY  CONTRIBUTIONS. 


MT.  VERNON  DISTRICT. 


BROWNS  CIRCUIT— W.  O.  Haycock,  Pastor.  ' 

Browns  Class — Rev  Wm  Simonds,  Mrs  Simonds,  Dr  CS  Keagy,  Charles 
Merriott,  each  $1;  Rev  S  Keagy,  Mrs  S  Keagy,  Frank  Merriott,  Thomas 
Lambert,  each  50  cents;  Nellie  Wheeler,  Harry  Rigg,  Arthur  Crandle, 
John  Keiser,  Nancy  Merriott,  James  Curtise,  each  25  cents;  C  H  Crandle, 
10  cents.  Total,  $7.60. 

Mills  Chapel  Class — Wm  O  Haycock,  Leo  Pellum,  each  $1;  Edward 
Gamper,  Dora  Gamper,  Coleman  Brake,  Maggie  Haycock,  Almond  Sperry, 
Oscar  Swartzbaugh,  each  50  cents;  Flora  Harden,  Edward  Robarker,  each 
45  cents;  N  Talley,  F  Bloomshine,  Carrie  Robarker,  Fannie  Brake,  Arthur 
Clodfelter,  Louisa  McKinney,  Tolbert  McKinney,  J  Mills,  Bert  Diedrich, 
M  A  Prixley,  Ralph  Smoot,  Ida  Smoot,  Tempa  Walcer,  Flora  Walcer,  Mrs 
Isaac  Talley,  each  25  cents;  George  Sperry,  23  cents;  Elmer  Bloomshine, 
Aaron  Sperry,  John  Haycock,  Evert  Prixley,  each  15  cents;  Louie  Swartz¬ 
baugh,  Clide  McKinney,  each  12  cents;  Harry  Sperry,  13  cents;  Bertie 
Haycock,  Harry  Robarker,  Libbie  Brake,  each  10  cents;  Claud  McKinney, 
9  cents;  Robert  Haycock,  8  cents;  Dessie  Haycock,  Wardie  Smoot,  each  5 
cents;  Dessie  Smoot,  1  cent;  Katie  Coon,  10  cents. 

Nye  Chapel  Class — Mrs  John  Sibert,  $1.50;  Elmira  Stoltz,  73  cents;  John 
Willcox,  Ben  Sibert,  Annie  M  Sibert,  Mary  A  Litherland,  Wm  Disher, 
John  Stoltz,  Joseph  Litherland,  Edward  Leipold,  Mattie  Mikels,  Jacob 
Stoltz,  Hattie  Stoltz,  Mattie  Miller,  each  50  cents;  Hattie  Marx,  Ezra  Marx, 
R  A  Sibert,  Harry  Sibert,  Mrs  Wm  Stoltz,  Lula  Downs,  Belle  Smith, 
Susan  Barley,  Sis  Dillman,  L  J  Miller,  Lizzie  Miller,  John  Lacer,  Norman 
Stoltz,  John  Barley,  W  L  Lacer,  Harrison  Youngman,  Mary  Leipold, 
Lizzie  Litherland,  John  Leipold,  Mary  Stoltz,  Cora  Stoltz,  Blanch  Stoltz, 
Rev  Nye  Litherland,  each  25  cents;  James  Case,  J  L  Case,  Myrtle  Stoltz, 
Iva  Stoltz,  each  5  cents.  Total,  $14.18. 

Pleasant  Grove  Class — T  J  Seals,  Mrs  Marvel,  each  50  cents;  A  Beal, 
Amy  Beterbenner,  Ida  Rodgers,  C  Rodgers,  Mattie  Ginther,  C  Ginther, 
Susan  Fornoff,  Mary  A  Mundy,  G  Fornoff,  S  Marx,  W  Blackney,  Nettie 
Marx.  J  G  Woods,  W  Marx,  each  25  cents;  S  Woods,  J  M  Rodgers,  each  15 

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cents;  Fannie  Morgan,  9  cents;  Lizzie  Morgan,  7  cents;  Lea  Morgan,  5 
cents.  Total,  $5.01.  Grand  total,  $38.32.  $35  applied  on  missions,  balance 
on  other  claims. 

BLUFORD  CIRCUIT — D.  Bussard,  Pastor. 

Mary  Partridge,  Dora  Young,  R  S  Young,  W  Partridge  and  wife,  and 
Sanford  Hutcheson,  each  $1;  E  Homes,  A  A  Wood,  Katie  M  Barton,  L 
Wood,  and  Ira  Partridge,  each  50  cents;  J  B  Scott,  Lucy  Summers,  Rob 
Partridge,  Frank  Case,  and  Arthur  Cameron,  each  25  cents; —  Cameron,  10 
cents,  Ira  Case,  B  Lewray,  Cora  Snodsmith,  and  Ella  Brookman,  each  25 
cents;  T  Wood,  10  cents;  Martie  Case,  S  J  Barton,  J  W  Case,  Sarah  Watts, 
S  Y  Crask,  F  M  McConuck,  J  Epperson,  and  Dota  Davis,  each  25  cents; 
Benjamin  Miller,  50  cents.  Total,  $12.45.  Public  collection,  $4.07.  D 
Bussard,  $2.48.  Grand  total,  $19.00.  Ten  dollars  on  missions,  balance  for 
conference  collections. 

FLORA  CIRCUIT— E.  Boley,  Pastor. 

Harmony  Class — Eli  Boone,  W  H  Goudy,  Ida  Goudv,  W  O  Thomson, 
F  A  Robinson,  David  Lewis,  Annie  Lewis,  Chas  Johnson,  J  P  Dermody» 
Thos  Cox,  Clarence  Higgle,  each  25  cents;  Rosanna  Stanford,  Ella  Dobbs, 
each  20  cents;  Chas  Meeks,  15  cents;  Geo  McLaughlin,  10  cents;  B  T  Ather¬ 
ton  and  Clara  A.  Boley,  each  50  cents.  Secured  by  solicitors,  Mary  Clark  ^ 
Emma  Pearce,  and  Mrs  G  O  Lewis,  $7.00.  Total,  $11.40. 

Mt.  Zion  Class — Sarah  Gill  and  Clara  Nash,  each  $1;  Mrs  Dan  Garber, 
J  F  Garber,  N  H  Welsh,  and  Clara  Garber,  each  50  cents;  John  Nash, 
Rebecca  J  Nash,  Lizzie  Welsh,  and  Thos  Purdom,  each  25  cents.  Public 
collection,  47  cents.  Total,  $5.47. 

Bethel  Class— A  Robinson,  $1;  Electra  Smith  and  D  D  Baylor,  50  cents; 
David  Baylor,  25  cents.  Public  collection,  75  cents.  Total,  $3.00. 

Flora  Class — Geo  F  Adams,  25  cents. 

Total  for  all  classes,  $20.12.  Sale  of  privilege,  $10.00.  Grand  total,  $30.12* 
$20.87  to  missions,  balance  to  other  claims. 

LOOGOOTEE  CIRCUIT — W.  R.  Muncie,  Pastor. 

Pleasant  Grove  Class — Rev  J  R  Fogler,  $2;  R  D  Henry,  $1.50;  Mary  A 
Fogler,  $1;  Margaret  Henry,  Mary  Mahon,  W  H  Grey,  and  Jackson  Mahon 
each  50  cents;  Lela  Bocock,  Tillie  Stephens,  Mrs  Ervin,  Amanda  Grey, 
Lewis  Tape,  Charles  Mahon,  U  J  Bocock,  N  Helms,  Lewis  Spade,  Florrie 
Kepner,  Jessie  Fogler,  T  J  Spangler,  and  Fred  Miller,  each  25  cents;  Ella 
Tape,  15  cents;  Belle  Platt,  Mrs  Spade,  Mrs  Bocock,  Mary  Helms,  Mrs 
Stephens,  each  10  cents;  Ray  Mahon  and  Harry  Helms,  each  5  cents;  C  P 
Stephens,  25  cents;  Bonnie  Kepner,  and  Courtney  Kepner,  each  10  cents. 
Public  collection,  $4.35.  Total,  $15.95. 

Locust  Grove  Class— C  R  Brown,  75  cents;  Flossie  Brown,  15  cents; 
Phoebe  Crum  and  Myrtle  Brown,  each  10  cents.  Total,  $1.10. 


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Lynn  Branch  Class — J  C  Woolridge,  Geo  Pilcher,  and  John  Crum,  each 
25  cents;  Grace  Peyton,  50  cents.  Public  collection,  50  cents.  Total,  $1.75. 

Wabash  Chapel  Class— W  R  Muncie,  $1 ;  Robert  Fulton,  Floyel  Burch, 
Nancy  Huston,  and  Laura  Huston,  each  25  cents;  J  W  McElroy,  20  cents; 
Wm  Smith,  Mr  McElroy,  Eddie  Rulding,  Rosetta  Rulding,  Katie  Burch, 
Anna  Klinger,  Everetb  Osman,  James  Read,  John  Read,  and  S  S  Hoover, 
each  10  cents;  Mrs  Peterson  and  Mrs  Osman,  each  5  cents.  Public  collec¬ 
tion,  $1;  J  H  Smith,  50  cents.  Total,  $4.80. 


Prairie  Chapel  Class — W  R  Muncie,  and  Hettie  Feasel,  each  50  cents;  A 
F  Parks,  40  cents;  Sarah  Parks,  Wm  Feasel,  George  Sapp,  J  Harper,  Geo 
Fogler,  Martha  Pilcher,  Waldo  Pilcher,  George  Parks,  J  P  Crabbs,  Mary 
Crabbs,  and  Bessie  Newcomb,  each  25  cents;  Mamie  Lipsic,  15  cents;  Julia 
Sell,  Mary  Harper,  Rosa  Newcomb,  Lillie  Parks,  and  Euphema  Fogler,  10 
cents  each;  Mary  Parks  and  Walter  Swans,  each  5  cents.  Public  collection 
$1.  Total,  $5.90. 

Salem  Class— Rev  A  W  Lowry,  $2;  Matilda  Stine,  Silas  Greider,  each$l; 
Sophia  Young,  L  G  Lippincott,  Christina  Lowry,  A  E  Lowry,  and  Mary  A 
Lowry,  each  50  cents;  Susie  Idleman,  Lillie  Stephens,  Phena  Young,  Maud 
Lowry,  Fredrica  Greider,  Rosa  Rachel,  Nellie  Brown,  Angie  Greider,  M  E 
Lowry,  Lewis  Young,  Nancy  Lowry,  Carrie  Lowry,  Eliza  Lippincott,  Alice 
Lowry,  Sarah  Greider,  Fred  Rexwinkle,  A  C  Lowry,  J  Lippincott,  Clinton 
Mattox,  and  W  M  Stine,  each  25  cents;  Frona  Greider,  15  cents;  Blanche 
Greider,  Jennie  Lowry,  Frankie  Berry,  Lucy  Lowry,  Ruth  Rachel,  Myrtle 
Stine,  and  Edith  Ragel,  each  10  cents;  Elsie  Lowry,  Freddie  Young,  Artie 
Ragel,  each  5  cents;  other  parties,  $1;  public  collection,  $10.86.  Total, 
$24.35.  Grand  total,  $53.85.  On  missions,  $37.85;  other  conference  col¬ 
lections,  $16.00. 

METROPOLIS  MISSION  STATION— W.  L.  Duncan,  Pastor. 

W  L  Duncan  and  wife,  each  $5;  James  Uzzle,  $1;  Mrs  Jane  Coley,  Philip 
Gohn,  J  W  Blackburn,  Mrs  Lina  Blackburn,  each  50  cents;  U  B  Thomp¬ 
son,  E  W  Dollor,  E  W  Key,  Mabel  Key,  Amanda  Key,  Mrs  Leek,  Elijah 
Collins,  E  D  Brower,  Mrs  Lutie  Henderson,  Nellie  Henderson,  Will 
Smith,  Mrs  Lydia  Tomlinson,  each  25  cents;  Sam  Hanes,  20  cents;  Mrs 
Mary  L  Tomlinson,  10  cents;  Mrs  Katherine  Turner,  5  cents.  Result,  $7.20. 
Outside  help  for  special  missions,  $10.80.  Total  for  missions,  $18. 


ML  VERNON  STATION—  Robt.  Griffin,  Pastor. 


R  Griffin,  Lula  Griffin,  S  N  Ragan,  Arthur  Coleman,  F  C  Miek,  S  J 
Puckett,  each  $1;  Florence  Groves,  Susan  Ragan,  Lydia  Star,  Ollie  M 
Star,  R  J  I^ond,  D  Hersher,  each  50  cents;  Stephen  Ragan,  a  friend,  each 
25  cents;  Lizzie  Ragan,  15  cents;  Walker  Ragan,  Sister  Lawson,  Walker 
Ragan,  10  cents;  public  collections,  $4.11;  applied  on  missions,  $7.05; 
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MT.  NEBO  CIRCUIT— S.  Smoot,  Pastor. 

Mt  Nebo  Class — B  F  Witters,  Henry  Seel,  Jas  Rogers,  Ezra  Deem,  each 
50  cents;  Mary  J  Seel.  P  H  Snover,  Cbas  Witters,  Vienna  Gibbs,  Jas 
Stults,  Henry  Huffstutler.  Hurom  Atchison,  each  25  cents;  W  D  Snover, 
20  cents;  Rev  C  W  Gray,  Rev  W  A  Shaffer,  each  $1;  R  M  Gowdy,  10  cents; 
Rev  S  Smoot,  50  cents.  Total,  $6.55. 

Oakhill  Class — Rev  G  W  Boster,  $1;  J  W  Smith,  John  Burns,  each  50 
cents;  A  Page,  M  A  Boster,  each  25  cents;  Erby  Boster,  15  cents;  Lenah 
Boster,  Leiah  Boster,  Earl  Boster,  each  5  cents;  J  L  Allen,  10  cents;  other 
collection,  10  cents.  Total,  $2.10. 

Burhead  Class — John  Drew,  Wm  Drew,  A  Drew,  each  25  cents;  Thomas 
Drew  and  wife,  75  cents.  Total,  $1.50. 

OLNEY  CIRCUIT — T.  Walters,  Pastor. 

Mount  Erie  Class — J  W  Seneff,  Martha  Seneff,  W  C  Seneff,  Eli  Holmes, 
each  $1;  M  J  Orr,  Lizzie  Holmes,  A  R  Keagy,  Lena  Phan,  each  50  cents; 
Zula  Holmes,  Bessie  Shannon,  W  C  Cleary,  Mary  Keagy,  J  J  Carson, 
David  Resler,  J  Brown,  Elizabeth  McCelva,  E  D  Nesbet,  each  25  cents; 
Clyde  McIntosh,  T  D  R,  Mrs  W  C  Camp,  Leonard  Carson,  Will  Keagy, 
Fred  C  Daubs,  M  E  Berg,  cash,  Charles  Keagy,  each  10  cents;  Bob  Paine, 
Kenmundy,  Ethel  Keagy,  each  5  cents;  R  L  Adams,  15  cents.  Total, 
$9.45. 

Union  Class— Thomas  Walters,  G  W  Wheeler,  Lida  Cazel,  Martha  Poff, 
each  $1;  William  Poff,  William  Walters,  C  Allison,  J  W  Wilson,  Mary  E 
Walters,  Newton  Wilson,  Fannie  B  Poff,  each  50  cents;  J  H  Mitchel,  Alice 
Lucas,  Mina  Allison,  Etta  Mitchel,  Elizabeth  Bergner,  each  25  cents. 
Total,  $8.75. 

Pleasant  View  Class — N  L  Montgomery,  John  Hawkins,  M  S  Taylor, 
Mary  E  Sonner,  John  Sonner,  Amelia  Sonner,  Emma  Taylor,  each  $1; 
John  Shan,  Phoebe  A  Shan,  Ivan  Hedrick,  each  50  cents;  S  Hawkins, 
Lillie  Montgomery,  Viola  Hull,  Lillie  Hawkins,  Frank  Sonner,  Bro 
Rifner,  each  25  cents;  Mr  Hull,  10  cents.  Total,  $10.10. 

Wynoose  Class — S  T  Bourne,  $5;  Mrs  A  Bourne,  $2;  O  P  Bourne,  Samnel 
Bourne,  John  Lorimer,  Bro  Medsgar,  each  $1;  George  Wash,  Rosella  Arm- 
strong,  Ira  Brooks,  each  50  cents;  Odie  Taylor,  James  Ridgeley,  N  R  Frost, 
James  Dugan,  Amanda  Ash,  M  B  Johnson,  Minnie  Frost,  Emma  Ridgeley, 
F  D  Clark,  Clara  Hughes,  Patrick  Hughes,  Milton  Taylor,  Hattie  Ash, 
Ann  Murray,  Nellie  Ritter,  each  25  cents;  F  N  Fitch,  Dovy  Clark,  each  10 
cents;  unknown,  $1;  Total,  $17.45. 

Elbow  Class — H  R  Bullard,  $2;  Sister  Ritchie,  Lucinda  Adamson,  each 
50  cents;  S  J  Wilson,  25  cents;  J  Wilson,  15  cents.  Total,  $3,40.  Collection, 
$4.64.  Total  for  all  purposes,  $53.79.  On  missions,  $3S;  balance  on  other 
collections. 


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PARKERSBURG  CIRCUIT— J.  M.  INMAN,  Pastor. 

Oak  Grove  Class — Lizzie  Arnold,  $1;  Kate  Wood,  Y  O  Walden,  Mary  E 
Albin,  Miss  Gipe,  and  Jennie  Smith,  each  50  cents;  Bell  Jennings,  25  cents? 
Oliver  Rose  and  wife,  $1.50;  H  L  Smith,  $1;  Hannah  Lambert,  5  cents; 
Clara  Geither,  10  cents;  Lucinda  Walden,  25  cents;  Eva  Smith,  10  cents;  J 
Kimble,  $1;  Fred  Lambert,  10  cents;  Bert  Hugh,  50  cents;  J  Jennings,  $1; 
C  F  Walden,  50  cents;  F  Carrol,  25  cents;  James  Preston,  25  cents;  R 
Woods,  10  cents;  Myron  Walden,  $1;  Chas  Kourtze,  25  cents;  J  T  Lambert, 
$1;  Martha  Lambert,  $1.  Total,  $13.65. 

Parkersburg  Class. — R  Harrison,  $3;  D  O  Harrison,  25  cents;  Alva  Har¬ 
rison,  75  cents;  Sarah  Harrison,  $1;  Pete  Rose,  $1;  Everett  and  Selma  Rose 
each  25  cents;  Oliver  Rose  and  wife,  $1.50;  C  M  Madden,  $1;  W  F  Yarnas- 
dal,  25  cents;  Chris  Hugle,  25  cents;  J  K  Walker,  $1;  A  Althouse,  $1;  E 
Yarnasdal,  J  E  Snively,  Forrest  Inman,  and  Ida  Snively,  each  25  cents; 
MEN  Rose,  50  cents;  Miss  J  E  Snively,  Lizzie  Rothrock,  Joanna  Rash, 
and  Anna  Yarnasdal,  each  25  cents;  S  H  Snively,  $1.  Total,  $15.00. 

Samsville  Class — A  friend,  $5  ;  Abe  Ganthorp,  W  D  Gan  thorp,  and  J 
Bunting,  each  50  cents;  J  A  Anderson,  25  cents;  J  R  Furgeson,  25  cents; 
W  A  Byford,  75  cents;  F  H  Peters,  $1;  Brother  Henby,  10  cents:  J  D 
McCreery,  25  cents;  Ed  Fields,  25  cents;  A  Huffman,  50  cents;  T  J  Peters, 
25  cents;  Thos  Ganthorp,  25  cents;  Clyde  Ganthorp,  5  cents;  Wm  Taylor,  25 
cents;  Grant  Huffman,  50  cents;  Martha  Byford,  50  cents;  Mary  Brown, 
25  cents;  Emma  Bolton,  25  cents;  Leta  Brown,  10  cents;  Mary  Peters,  $1; 
James  Taylor,  $1;  Mrs  J  Bunting,  25  cents;  Sallie  Fields,  50  cents;  Jane 
Greathouse,  50  cents;  Maria  Peters,  25  cents;  Lyda  McCreery,  50  cents; 
Signa  Taylor,  5  cents;  Mary  Taylor,  15  cents;  Lizzie  Taylor,  10  cents;  Maria 
Anderson,  50  cents;  Nellie  Peters,  10  cents;  Dora  and  Bertha  Ganthorp, 
each  5  cents;  Maud  Buxton,  10  cents;  Lena  Byford,  Ada  By  ford,  Edna 
Peters,  and  Gertie  Peters,  each  5  cents,  Alice  Buxton,  $1;  Lucy  Taylor, 
Sadie  Miller,  Hattie  Peters,  and  Hattie  Huffman,  each  25  cents;  Henry 
Peters,  $1;  Fannie  Taylor,  25  cents;  Alva  Peters,  Levere  McCreery,  Archie 
Taylor,  and  Pernie  Peters,  each  5  cents;  Ned  Baulding,  Cleveland  Great- 
house,  and  Alva  Bunting,  each  10  cents;  Thos  Leigh,  25  cents;  Elma  An¬ 
derson,  10  cents;  Earl  Greathouse,  5  cents;  G  W  Thomas,  $1.  Total,  $21.70. 

Otterbein  Class — R  Weber  and  wife,  25  cents;  J  Clodfelter,  50  cents;  Rev 
Bear,  25  cents;  J  Berry,  50  cents;  Wm  Ferkin,  25  cents;  Hughey  Ferrin,  5 
cents;  George  McCoy,  5  cents;  Wm  Clodfelter,  10  cents;  W  E  Boley,  and 
Bertha  Berry,  each  25  cents;  Rosa  Clodfelter,  5  cents;  Agnes  Egleson,  25 
cents;  H  M  Berry,  10  cents;  Jimmie  Bauman,  5  cents;  Libbie  Shick,  50 
cents;  Oral  Berry,  5  cents;  Tabitha  Berry,  25  cents;  Catherine  Ferrin,  25 
cents;  Jennie  Leathers,  25  cents;  Millie  Bauman,  10  cents;  R  Bauman,  15 
cents;  James  E  Preston,  10  cents;  Dessie  Clodfelter,  25  cents;  John  Clod¬ 
felter,  Jr.,  10  cents;  Emma  Jones,  10  cents;  John  Besly,  15  cents;  Chas  W 
Bauman,  50  cents;  Hannah  Berry,  25  cents;  Stella  Jones,  25  cents;  W  M 
Kimble,  50  cents.  Total,  $6.65. 


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Seminary  Class — J  D  Jordan,  25  cents;  D  Dean,  50  cents;  Chas  Stover, 
$1;  H  H  Reaugh,  50  cents;  D  A  Bunting,  50  cents;  Mike  Walters,  25  cents; 
Paul  Schrouder,  10  cents;  M  F  Schrouder,  25  cents;  Dora  and  Lelia 
Schrouder,  each  10  cents;  M  A  Schrouder,  50  cents;  J  W  Rash,  Susan 
Stover,  and  Emma  Dean,  each  25  cents;  Elizabeth  Black,  50  cents;  W  H 
Black,  25  cents;  Stella  Walters,  25  cents;  C  F  Walters,  M  Jordon,  and  S  O 
Dean,  each  50  cents;  Levina  Compton,  Sada  Price,  and  W  S  Price,  each  25 
cents.  Total,  $8.05.  Grand  total,  $65.05.  Thank-offering,  90  cents.  Total, 
$65.95.  Applied  to  missions,  $53.00;  to  conference  collection,  $12.95. 

PADUCAH  MISSION— G.  W.  Hines,  Pastor. 

Hamletsburg — Lucy  Powell,  Mary  Darnall,  Lucy  Kaylor,  each  25  cents; 
Rettie  Neely,  50  cents;  Ellen  McGhee,  25  cents;  Minnie  Sharp,  50  cents; 
Yergia  Sharp,  Sam  Neely,  each  25  cents. 

Otterbein — J  R  Jeffords,  E  Jeffords,  Rebecca  Jeffords,  each  25  cents; 
Mary  Lewis,  50  cents. 

Union  Bethel — Jane  Harris,  50  cents;  Fannie  Neely,  65  cents;  general 
collection,  66  cents.  Total,  $5.66. 

ST.  FRANCISVILLE— S.  O.  Stoltz,  Pastor. 

S  O  Stoltz  and  wife,  $3;  J  M  England,  $2.50;  J  Litherland,  $1.50;  F  M 
Grismer,  Ida  M  Abell,  Tobias  Ramsay,  each  $1;  Amos  Jett,  75  cents;  P  J 
Grismer,  James  A  Williams,  Chas  Parkinson,  J  W  Barnes,  R  L  Shroyer, 
John  Hershey,  Mollie  Barnett,  Mrs  Tobias  Ramsay,  Nancy  Hughs,  J  D 
Peck,  Mary  Litherland,  Nancy  Singer,  each  50  cents;  Mary  M  England,  35 
cents;  Holla  Gray,  Geo  Sharp,  each  25  cents;  Mary  Hunter,  5  cents;  Grant 
Jett,  Lydia  Shroyer,  W  F  Barcroft,  Annie  Cluxton,  Catherine  Moore,  May 
Tobey,  L  M  Buzzard,  Emanuel  Wolf,  Jane  Wolf,  Annie  Williams,  A  J 
Stiner,  D  A  Hall,  Mark  Jett,  each  25  cents;  Carl  England,  15  cents;  Dr 
Bryan,  Beulah  Litherland,  Hazel  Litherland,  Hershel  Litherland,  Roland 
Litherland,  Amanda  Clark,  Hannah  Sheridan,  each  10  cents.  Total,  $22. 

Adams  Corner  Class — L  E  Nullinax,  25  cents;  J  H  Yiehman,  50  cents; 
W  H  Sho waiter,  W  F  Hauf,  each  25  cents;  L  A  Sandlin,  $1;  A  J  E  Elkins 
25  cents;  C  A  Canedy,  50  cents;  Ona  Schafer,  A  R  Canedy,  each  25  cents; 
Andrew  Riber,  50  cents;  J  D  Stilwell,  Addie  Gould,  25  cents;  Frank  Yeigh- 
man,  50  cents;  Ethel  Buchanan,  Nomah  Keeting,  each  10  cents;  Clara 
Yeighman,  25  cents;  Laura  Sandlin  10  cents;  Etta  Sandlin,  Julia  Reiber, 
Fannie  Reiber,  each  25  cents;  Annie  Schafer,  15  cents;  Mary  Wolff,  Mary 
Arnold,  Chas  Marcer,  each  25  cents.  Total,  $7.20. 

Patton  Class — Lewis  Musselman,  Mr  Lengelsen,  each  25  cents;  Samuel 
Siler,  50  cents;  Thomas  Curry,  Albert  Lengelsen,  each  25  cents;  Sarah 
Lengelsen,  50  cents;  Everett  Goodart,  10  cents;  Lizzie  Shaffer,  a  friend, 
Josephine  Crytes,  each  25  cents;  Alzina  May  Crytes,  1  cent;  C  Shaw,  Wm  D 
Lengelsen,  Wm  Goodart,  each$l;  Frank  Goodart,  10  cents.  Total,  $5.96* 


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Ackmar  Class. — F  M  Ackman,  $1;  James  Vandermark,  25  cents;  Howard 
Ackman,50  cents;  Ckas  Brunson,  25  cents;  Harvey  Brunson,  50  cents;  Clar¬ 
ence  Brunson,  5  cents;  Lawrence  Gould,  25  cents;  John  Ackman,  $1;  Ed 
Crutchfield,  Ed  Holsen,  Lyman  Ackman,  each  10  cents;  Eva  Buchanan, 
50  cents;  Clarence  Ackman,  25  cents;  Arthur  Akin,  25  cents;  Rolla  Ack¬ 
man,  50  cents;  Sarah  Akin,  25  cents;  Chas  Pickerel,  50  cents;  Harden  Ack¬ 
man,  $1;  F  W  Ackman,  50  cents;  J  N  Penner,  50  cents;  Leathe  Penner,  25 
cents;  Clara  Gould,  $1;  Clara  Brunson,  10  cents;  Emma  Ryan,  25  cents; 
Nesie  J  Vandermark,  25  cents;  Mrs  Elizabeth  Ryan,  25  cents;  Hannah 
Brunson,  50  cents;  Anna  Akin,  25  cents;  Sunday-school  collection,  $2* 
Total,  112.75. 

Sand  Barrens  Class — Joseph  Jett,  $2;  H  M  Highsmith,  Joseph  Boyd, 
John  Noh,  W  H  Highsmith,  J  W  Barber,  Ed  Boldt,  Daniel  Haycock, 
Henry  Stoltz,  each  $1;  James  Jett,  John  Highsmith,  Emma  Highsmith, 
Clara  Highsmith,  Frankie  Veighman,  Hester  Stoltz,  each  50  cents;  Pearl 
Stoltz,  Emma  Sivert,  Emma  Stephenson,  Mabel  Perkins,  Georgia  Boldt, 
Sarah  Highsmith,  Hattie  Perkins,  Addie  Gould,  Mary  Noh,  Mary  Hay¬ 
cock,  Samilda  Jett,  James  Peache,  Martha  Peache,  Geo  Veighman,  each  25 
cents;  Belle  Jett,  Ellen  Noh,  each  10  cents;  Naonia  Kella,  Bulah  Highsmith, 
each  5  cents.  Total,  $16.80.  Grand  total,  $64.66. 

VERGENNES  CIRCUIT— S.  Bussard,  Pastor. 

J  W  Perry,  Wm  Quigley,  E  B  Coffer,  and  G  W  Perry,  each  $1;  public 
collection  at  Mt.  Zion,  $1;  Sarah  Carlile,  50  cents;  L  E  Carlile,  50  cents; 
Nancy  Perkins,  10  cents;  Susan  Beasly,  10  cents;  S.  Bussard,  $3.55. 

Oak  Grove  Class. — Robert  Morgan,  25  cents. 

Thank-offering,  $1.  Church-erection,  $1.  Grand  total,  $12.00. 


OLNEY  DISTRICT. 


ANNAPOLIS  CIRCUIT — E.  R.  Johns,  Pastor. 

C  C  Hodges  and  wife,  $5;  Daniel  Brown  and  wife,  $3;  Mace  Snider  and 
wife,  C  A  Cowden  and  wife,  E  R  Johns  and  wife,  each  $2;  W  H  Dix,  Ell 
Wilbert,  Loton  Gray,  each  $1;  Julia  Cox,  May  Guard,  Samuel  Hadix, 
Martha  Reed,  Sister  Snyder,  Minnie  Wilbert,  Otto  Faught,  Sarah  Smith, 
Sarah  Ferril,  John  Francis,  each  50  cents;  Melissa  Gower,  35  cents;  E  A 
Price,  Nora  Newlin,  Sherman  Hollowed,  S  E  Hollowell,  Mrs  J  F  Johnson, 
C  M  Meeker,  H  C  Francis,  May  Smotherman,  each  25  cents;  Luticia  Barrett, 
20  cents;  Pearl  Ferril,  15  cents.  Total,  $24.70.  Public  collection,  $7.85* 
Grand  total,  $32.55.  Applied  to  missions,  $20;  remainder  on  other  claims. 


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CASEY — J.  B.  Connett,  Pastor. 

J  J  Neeley,  J  B  Connett,  Saloma  Wagoner,  Sarah  J  Sanford,  each  $5;  C 
C  Fancher,  $4;  M  G  Cochonour,  Benton  Miller,  Susan  Crampton,  each  $3; 
L  F  Miller,  B  G  Huddlestun,  H  D  Canady,  each  $2;  L  Fancher,  Flo  Miller, 
M  Gossett,  Mina  Cannon,  Carrie  Fancher,  Eliza  Freeman,  Mahala  Killion, 
Lena  King,  each  $1.  Total,  $47.  $5  paid  on  Dr  Bell’s  expense. 

DOLSON  CIRCUIT— P.  F.  Ketring,  Pastor. 

Centenary  Class — Mr  and  Mrs  Fredenberger,  Josephus  Stewart,  each 
$5;  Mary  Fredenberger,  $2;  Michael  Hondrich,  Anna  Bierbaum,  each  $1.50; 
Mariah  Hondrich,  Ben  Bierbaum,  M  V  B  Irwin,  W  A  Reed,  Wm  Wash¬ 
burn,  Frank  Moore,  P  F  Ketring,  each  $1;  Lina  Bierbaum,  Amelia 
Burkett,  Kate  Vaughn,  J  W  Fredenberger,  Ed  Fredenberger,  W  A  Hond¬ 
rich,  Wilford  Shouk,  Anna  Hondrich,  Mary  German,  Isaac  Irwin,  G 
Berkett,  H  Bierbaum,  each  50  cents;  Silome  Irwin,  Ollie  Washburn, 
Minerva  Mathews,  Lydia  German,  Belle  McCartie,  Marcus  McCartie, 
Clyde  Stewart,  Emma  Fredenberger,  Clifford  Washburn,  W  M  German, 
John  Schmitley,  Frank  Irwin,  Belle  German,  Amanda  Bierbaum,  each  25 
cents;  Carrie  Fredenberger,  Willie  Reed,  Lillie  Reed,  each  15  cents;  Mettie 
Fredenberger,  Pearl  Stewart,  Ollie  Reed,  Ella  German,  each  10  cents; 
George  Bierbaum,  Chas  Reed,  each  5  cents;  Josie  Bierbaum,  50  cents;  Mrs 
Williams,  2  cents;  Lizzie  Hondrich,  50  cents. 

Dolson  Class — Cassie  Jeffers,  Leah  Ketring,  Alma  Ketring,  Samuel 
Gallatin,  Caroline  Gallatin,  Hattie  Hanley,  P  F  Ketring,  W  C  Jeffers,  Cora 
Chancellor,  Jasper  Ulery,  each  $1;  Wm  Deahl,  B  F  Sinclair,  Hannah  Ulery, 
Cora  Sinclair,  Minerva  Gallatin,  each  50  cents;  Linnie  Jones,  D  C  Collier, 
D  H  Winterrowd,  Anna  Chancellor;  Alice  Johnson,  Nannie  Cacher,  Ellen 
Johnson,  Carrie  Griffin,  Marga  Sharp,  Lola  Ketring,  J  W  Evans,  Julia 

Ketring,  Mary  Deahl,  Rosilla  Gallatin,  each  25  cents;  Fred  Sinclair,  30 
cents. 

Eckle  Class — Ed  Renner,  W  R  Peck,  Michael  Moore,  Lena  Renner,  John 
Bierbaum,  Mollie  Casteel,  and  P  F  Ketring,  each  $1;  Christie  Renner,  Amos 
Eckle,  Gus  Renner,  each  50  cents;  Sarah  M  Peck,  Julia  Wallace,  Vina 
Stewart,  Sal  lie  Bierbaum,  Grant  Stewart,  Lizzie  Moore,  C  Amacher,  each 
25  cents;  Clara  Bierbaum,  Charlie  Bierbaum,  Sadie  Clouse,  Helen  Clouse, 
each  10  cents;  Ira  Stewart,  Maggie  Amacher,  Nellie  Easterday,  Willie 
Easterday,  each  5  cents. 

Grand  Turn  Class — A  Anacker,  L  M  Jones,  P  F  Ketring,  R  Schlosser, 
Wm  Hamerley,  each  $1;  C  S  Spittler,  Wm  Shoop,  Ed  Wheatherly,  Alma 
Ketring,  Amelia  Schlosser,  Susie  Hamerley,  Sister  Anacker,  each  50  cents; 
Aida  Jones,  Sister  Travoila,  Flora  Kaufman,  L  E  Clapp,  Katie  Eitle,  Miss 
C  Baughman,  F  Crull,  C  Kraemer,  Wm  A  Baughman,  James  Munday,  J 
Garwood,  Ira  Travoila,  each  25  cents;  Rebecca  Schlosser,  $1. 

Shiloh  Class — Albert  Arboghast,  L  S  Rolison,  and  P  F  Ketring,  each  $1; 
Amanda  Walters,  75  cents;  W  S  Bradford,  Flora  Fitzgerald,  Attie  Rolison 


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Bell  Coon,  Yarinda  Arboghast,  Lymon  Bennett,  Frank  Hinkle,  Nellie 
Cook,  Mollie  Hendrix,  Addie  Fitzgerald,  each  50  cents;  Margery  Flenner, 
G  H  Burtner,  W  B  Hendrix,  each  25  cents;  Charley  Flenner,  10  cents;  Mat 
Flenner,  50  cents;  John  Heimer,  $1. 

Friendship  Class — A  Bennington,  $2;  J  S  Piersol,  H  K  Griffith,  P  Crab¬ 
tree,  P  F  Ketring,  each  $1;  Ailse  McDaniel,  $1.76;  Hattie  McDaniel,  T  J 
McDaniel,  J  E  Smith,  J  H  Gallatin,  G  W  Harrod,  Josie  Ryan,  M  W  Lenix, 
each  50  cents;  Rosa  Harrod,  N  L  Cooper,  Dos  Oaks,  Mary  E  Griffith, 
Grandma  Lennington,  Miriam  Gallatin,  Alice  Updegrapb,  Emma  Huff¬ 
man,  Grandma  Farris,  Sam  Updegraph,  Ella  Ford,  Dora  Piersol,  Samuel 
Huffman,  J  D  Lenix,  C  J  Ford,  George  Wells,  each  25  cents;  Hester  Oaks, 
52  cents;  James  B  McCloory,  $1;  Frank  Huffman,  Ansel  Updegraph,  Guy 
Piersol,  Mabel  McDaniel,  Eva  Crabtree,  Nellie  Harrod,  Dessie  Updegraph, 
each  10  cents;  Allen  Huffman,  Edith  Daugheter,  J  C  Pierce,  each  5  cents; 
by  collection,  $43.40.  Total  for  all  purposes,  $144.00. 

GREENUP  CIRCUIT— O.  Smith,  Pastor. 

Williams  Chapel — H  C  Brookhart,  Nane  S  Travis,  Corda  Travis,  each  25 
cents;  A  A  Williams,  50  cents;  Olive  Dunn,  30  cents;  William  Dunn,  25 
cents;  Robert  Rhau,  50  cents;  L  Shontz,  50  cents;  M  Maron,  10  cents;  Jane 
Hepner,  10  cents;  George  Hepner,  25  cents;  Lewis  Bowman,  10  cents;  A  F 
Fitch,  50  cents;  Mattie  Shontz,  $1;  A  M  Chapman,  $1;  Mrs  BilJman,  25 
cents;  Peter  Dedrick,  $1;  Mrs  Dedrick,  25  cents;  In  Rothrock,  50  cents;  S 
Rothrock,  25  cents;  A  Grove  and  J  P  Inskeep,  each  10  cents.  Total,  $5.40. 

Union  Class — J  Thommen,  $1;  W  Wharton,  25  cents;  public  collection, 
$5;  Total,  $6.25. 

Hickory  Class— J  N  Nees,  Mrs  Nees,  each  50  cents;  J  Grescoll,  J  Eve- 
land,  each  25  cents;  J  Sherwood,  10  cents;  Arda  Wade,  5  cents.  Total,  $1.65. 

Liberty  Hill  Class— W  M  Coble,  25  cents;  W  Shue,  5  cents;  R  M  Wright 
$1.  Total,  $1.30.  Oscar  Smith,  $2.  Grand  total,  $16.50. 

ISLAND  GROYE  CIRCUIT— O.  F.  Kirk,  Pastor. 

G  W  Ebbert,  F  M  Ebbert,  Peter  Wolfe,  each  $1;  Wm  Clark,  J  Stor,  Wm 
Henderson,  Wm  Keniepp,  each  50  cents;  A  D  Clark,  Anna  Clark,  Ella 
Kibler,  Charles  Spellbring,  George  Kibler,  W  A  Beals,  G  W  Dial,  Francis 
Williams,  C  A  Ware,  Homer  Dial,  Martha  Brown,  James  Arnold,  H 
Obberhulser,  L  H  McCoy,  Paul  Myers,  P  D  Kibler,  Robert  Brackney,  each 
25  cents;  G  W  Davis,  S  S  Scott,  Frank  Nichols;  Rob  Cromwell,  A  J 
Perkins,  Emley  Burk,  H  Carr,  Thomas  Myers  Sr,  C  O  Myers,  John  Myers 
Sr,  Ross  Shepherd,  W  D  Sowers,  John  Strole,  each  10  cents;  Esau  Filer, 
Wm  Hatfield,  L  E  Linthfcum,  Do  vie  Linthicum,  Mana  Strole,  Orvilelsley, 
Charlie  McElhiney,  W  Newlin,  George  Rider,  Lyda  Strole,  W  S  Hutson, 
Jess  Luke,  E  Moomaw,  each  5  cents;  Etta  Josnel,  4  cents;  collection, 
$10.18.  Total,  $21,42.  $13  for  missions;  $8.42  on  other  claims. 


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LONGPOINT  CIRCUIT— S.  Mills,  Pastor. 

Washington  Church — Richard  Shore,  $3;  F  C  Phillips  and  wife,  $3.50; 
R  Richardson  and  wife,  $3;  Sarah  Bowers,  $1.25;  Martha  Gard,  Martha  Lehr 
Rachel  Richardson,  Edman  Richardson,  Jennie  Shoemaker,  Hulda  Shore, 
each  $1;  Wm  Sedgewick,  Geo  Richardson,  Lon  Phillips,  each  50  cents;  Jane 
Mullen,  Fred  Crysler,  L  M  Lehr,  W  A  Applegate,  Mrs  B  F  Shoemaker,  25 
cents  each;  Lilly  Bowers,  10  cents;  S  Mills,  $1.25;  public  collection,  $2.75; 
collected  by  Rachel  Richardson,  $1.50.  Apportionment,  $25.00;  paid  $25.10. 
Collector  Hulda  Shore.  Bishop  Weaver  Birthday  Fund,  collected  by  Eliz¬ 
abeth  Bowers,  $1.84.  Special  to  missions,  $5.00.  Total  paid,  $31.94. 

Pleasant  Valley — Fannie  Luke,  W  S  Shuey,  W  F  Altom,  Michael  Conkle, 
Sarah  Ormsby,  each  $1;  S  Mills,  $1.25;  C  C  Ormsby,  $3;  James  Higgins 
Nerva  Shuey,  Rev  J  A  Smith,  Arminta  Smith,  Harry  Shuey,  each  50  cents; 
Harm  Neely,  Ett  Neely,  Lenna  Smith,  Sabra  Smith,  Ray  Smith,  each  25 
cents;  Bethat  Smith,  10  cents;  Wm  Freeman,  25  cents;  Jessie  Reese,  20 
cents.  Public  collection,  $3.30.  Apportionment,  $30.  Paid,  $16.65.  Deficit 
$13.35.  Harvey  Neely,  collector. 

LONGPOINT  CIRCUIT  AND  CLASS— S.  Mills,  Pastor. 

Fannie  Miller,  Wm  Miller,  each  $1;  A  Shiver,  $2;  David  Crysler,  $1.30; 
Daisy  Rimmerman,  John  How,  Nettie  Hutton,  each  $1;  Eva  Jones  $1.25; 
Bethel  Jones,  Carrie  Crysler,  J  W  Price,  each  $1;  S  Mills,  $1.25;  Millie 
Howe,  Nettie  Price,  Jacob  Eyestone,  C  A  Canddy,  Frank  Howe,  Virgel 
Howe,  Howard  Wagoner,  each  50  cents;  Ardella  Bay,  25  cents;  Vernon 
Hutton,  Sister  Hutton,  B  Jones,  Gladie  Jones,  Ewing  L  Trouton, 
each  5  cents.  Total,  $17.70.  Public  collections,  $5;  apportionment,  $25; 
collected,  $22.20;  shortage,  $2.20,  Ethel  Howe,  collector;  Bishop  Weaver 
Birthday  Fund,  $4.35,  Sarah  Shiver,  collector. 

Olive  Church — James  Bell,  $3.25;  Thos  Bell,  $3;  G  W  Hoffman,  $4;  D  V 
Oberholtzer,  $4.10;  F  T  Gore,  $1.50;  S  Mills,  $1.25;  Caroline  Sanford,  $1.75; 
W  O  Slusser,  Rob  Johnson,  Ella  Bell,  Jacob  Flint,  D  Baughman,  John 
Smith,  each  $1;  Jane  Gore,  Lizzie  Cole,  Tena  Johnson,  James  Davis,  L  B 
Sanford,  Anna  Slusser,  Charles  Slusser,  each  50  cents;  E  Bell  and  Wm 
Kitchen,  30  cents;  J  M  Chapman,  75  cents;  Lucinda  Love,  Ella  Davis, 
Maggie  Bell,  Lovina  Kitchen,  each  25  cents;  Treas  Slusser,  Clyde  Slusser, 
cash,  each  10  cents.  Total,  $31.  Apportionment,  $30;  excess,  $1. 

NEW  HAVEN  CIRCUIT— J.  Cougill,  Pastor. 

J  L  Bussard,  $3;  C  L  Ducommons,  Isaac  Weirick,  Priscilla  Weirick;  Eliza¬ 
beth  Keneda,  Rebecca  Moler,  John  Malcom,  Joseph  Malcom,  N  D  Crum, 
Henry  Rinoehl,  T  Mulvain,  each  $1;  Allen  Henderson,  H  H  Parker,  Anna 
Fry,  C  C  Lorans,  S  J  Johnson,  F  Vanwinkel,  Henry  Weirick,  Rosa  Mann 
J  W  Percell,  W  Richart,  each  50  cents;  H  H  Maxwell,  Ella  Maxwell,  F  S 
Dyar  M  L  Fry,  Emma  Fry,  Della  Ducommons,  W  B  Adams,  D  A  Maxwell, 
Eliza  Weirick,  A  E  Miller,  Flora  Waltrip,  S  A  Percell,  D  G  Weirick,  J  R 


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Geeseman,  M  J  Henderson,  each  25  cents;  Julia  Ducommons,  75  cents; 
Rosa  McCorpin,  25  cents;  J  Cougill,  $5;  Rev  John  Childers  and  wife,  $2.50; 
Robert  Mitchel  and  wife,  $1;  Mrs  L  Geeseman,  45  cents;  collected  from 
other  sources,  $11.30.  Total,  $43.  Applied  to  missions,  $22.50;  balance  to 
other  collections. 

OBLONG  CIRCUIT — J.  T.  McCreery,  Pastor. 

Oblong  Class— J  T  McCreery,  $5;  J  R  Schaeffer,  $3;  Elias  Horner  and 
wife,  $2.50;  W  R  Buck,  J  T  Price,  E  M  Muchmore,  each  $2;  H  C  Barker, 
A  J  Allen,  I  O  Barnhart,  Jas  Lefever,  S  Price,  I  M  Wright,  C  Shire,  H  C 
Freeman,  C  J  Bottenfield,  T  N  Muchmore,  Geo  Ziegler,  Wm  Strohl,  each  $1; 
Orpha  Barker,  M  S  Price,  Annie  Freeman,  E  Dennis,  Zella  Bottenfield, 
each  50  cents;  Hattie  Dennis,  35  cents;  Mrs  McCreery,  84  cents;  A  Perrine 
D  H  Barnhart,  Anna  Sheets,  Matie  Dennis,  C  Slusser,  each  25  cents;  Clara 
Leman,  10  cents;  by  collection,  $3.01.  Total,  $36.25. 

Robinson  Class— P  McGovern  and  family,  $10;  P  Smith,  J  T  McCreery 
each  $5;  Frank  Dennis,  F  Bartmes,  each  $2;  N  Graham,  M  Springer,  Mima 
Watts,  O  Springer,  Brother  Belknap,  W  H  Schrader  and  wife,  each  $1;  Sister 
Hamilton,  Jas  Smiley,  L  M  Smith,  D  Holstein,  S  Smiley,  Mrs  P  Smith, 
each  50  cents;  Mary  McClure,  35  cents;  Sister  Turner,  Sister  Bartmes,  Ross 
Bartmes,  Mary  Fox,  Lizzie  Mitchel,  Mrs  S  Springer,  Phil  Reinoehl,  each 
25  cents;  Sister  Connett,  10  cents.  Total,  $34.20. 

Grassy  Hollow  Class— C  J  Wattleworth,  $25;  Mrs  C  J  Wattleworth,  J 
Wagenseller,  each  $1.25;  Lafe  Whitmer,  Dee  Walters,  Mollie  Walters,  Wm 
Schwenke,  each  $1;  Wm  Davis,  10  cents;  by  collection,  $2.70.  Total,  $34.30. 

Eureka  Class — John  Inboden  and  wife,  $2.50;  Jno  Shire,  Geo  Dennis  and 
wife,  each  $1;  Clint  Rush,  52  cents;  Gladis  Dennis,  Emma  Rush,  Della 
Rush,  each  10  cents;  by  collection,  40  cents.  Total,  $5.45.  Grand  total, 
$110.  Applied  on  missions,  $56;  balance  on  other  claims. 

SUMNER  CIRCUIT — H.  W.  Broadstone,  Pastor. 

Union  Chapel  Class — J  R  King  and  wife,  $5;  A  L  Caudle  and  wife,  J  Nell, 
Rev  J  F  Moore,  each  $1;  Rebecca  Lehr,  E  E  Jones,  James  Klingler,  each 
50  cents;  Ed  Griggs,  John  R  Bowers,  Louisa  Bowers,  Louis  Douglas,  Effie 
Seabright,  Martha  Douglas,  each  25  cents;  E  P  Bowers,  10  cents;  Earl 
Doglas,  5  cents.  Total,  $11.25. 

Prairie  Chapel  Class — H  McElfresh,  J  Petty,  L  M  Stiff,  each  50  cents ; 
D  M  McElfresh,  Jacob  Stout,  Marion  Mills,  Jason  Stiff,  Mrs  D  McElfresh, 
Myrtle  Case,  each  25  cents;  Mrs  J  Berryhill,  Nettie  McElfresh,  Lizzie  Stiff, 
Oren  Wagner, each  10  cents.  P  O  Petty,  15  cents.  Total  $3.55. 

Pleasant  Hill  Class — D  P  Stoltz,  $2 ;  George  McNiece,  Mrs  McNiece, 
each  $1;  Herman  Tobin,  Elsworth  Tobin,  Maud  Leib,  W  A  Hutchinson, 
Jesse  Martin,  Alice  McNiece,  Elmer  Tobin,  Edwin  Hutchinson,  each  50 
cents ;  Grace  Stoltz,  Mrs  Joe  Martin,  John  Vanguilder,  D  W  Tobin,  Clint 


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Thorn,  Mary  Tobin,  John  Stoltz,  each  25  cents;  Jessie  McNiece,  Ida 
McNiece,  Mabel  McNiece,  each  5  cents.  Total  $9.90. 

Fairview  Class — John  Penner,  John  Middagh,  Maggie  Brown,  each  $1 ; 
J  P  Middagh,  George  Tapper,  E  F  Dairy mple,  Wm  T  Irwin,  Will  Dal- 
rymple,  Effie  Eshelman,  each  50  cents  ;  Annie  McNeill,  G  M  Atkins,  Lu¬ 
cinda  Pence,  Bell  Shaw,  Mary  Senters,  each  25  cents;  Fred  Middagh,  10 
cents.  Total  $7.35. 

Centenary  Class — Sarah  J  Hillis,  50  cents ;  Margaret  Roach,  Mary  J 
Jones,  Sarah  Herrin,  Henry  Hillis,  C  H  Shick,  each  25  cents;  Clarence 
Atkins,  Edna  Herrin,  John  Hill,  each  10  cents.  Total,  $2.05. 

Sumner  Class — Sunday  School,  $1.50;  Lizzie  Kingsbury,  Mrs  H  W 
Broadstone,  each  $1.  Total  $3.50.  Grand  Total,  $37.60. 

YALE  CIRCUIT— H.  M.  Tipsword,  Pastor. 

Cummins  Class — W  T  Kibler,  Nancy  Kibler,  B  E  Finney,  Rena  Finney, 
Lydia  Hunt,  Marvin  Cummins,  R  S  Hunt,  Rebecca  Shuey,  each  $1;  Emma 
Hunt,  Lydia  Kibler,  Jacob  Stifal,  Jas  Cummins,  each  50  cents;  E  E  Stifal, 
Maggie  Stifal,  H  J  Williams,  N  C  Williams,  Clallie  Kilgore,  Otto  Stifal,  W 
A  McCoy,  H  H  Curl,  Lula  Stifal,  Robert  Kibler,  W  D  Chapman,  Homer 
Cummins,  Janie  Cummins,  each  25  cents;  Myrtie  Kibler,  Winnie  Hunt, 
Lillie  Kilgore,  Oral  Kilgore,  E  Martin,  Julia  Kibler,  each  10  cents;  John 
Cummins,  5  cents.  Total,  $14. 

Plainfield  Class— H  F  Brooks,  $1;  Samuel  White,  50  cents;  J  B  Gifford, 
Mary  E  Brooks,  Sarah  Carpenter,  R  E  White,  G  C  Winter,  Minnie  Comer, 
Otto  Cummins,  Thos  Brooks,  each  25  cents;  Isaac  Kibler,  15  cents.  Total. 
$3.65. 

Yale  Class — H  M  Tipsword  and  wife,  $2,  Anna  Finney,  $1;  M  H  Cramer, 
Elijah  Welker,  Geo  Ingle,  each  50  cents;  D  F  Finney,  A  T  Freeman,  P  D 
Parisho,  W  H  Osborn,  E  E  Tumelson,  Bell  Welker,  E  C  Ryan,  F  M 
McCoy,  B  F  Marony,  each  25  cents;  J  M  Boyd,  Nedy  Boyd,  Olin  Finney, 
each  10  cents.  Total,  $7.05. 

Otterbein  Class — Wm  Layman  and  wife,  $4;  S  S  Farley,  $3;  W  A  Gifford, 
$1.50;  Emily  Gifford,  $1;  Ira  Calvert,  A  Jared,  GESnearley,  Henry  Gifford, 

J  A  Davis,  each  50  cents;  Lillie  Merrick,  Rhoda  Burch,  Isabella  Davis,  R 
Y  Miller,  Nellie  Shackle,  Effie  Gifford,  Robert  Murray,  B  L  Burch,  H  L 
Merrick,  Emery  Gifford,  Jas  Shackle,  G  M  Chapman,  Ada  Gifford,  O  T 
Gifford,  A  C  Lewis,  Sophia  Davis,  Tavia  Gifford,  Ida  Davis,  Emma  Chap¬ 
man,  M  E  Shackles,  P  J  Chapman,  Amos  Cramer,  each  25  cents;  T  A 
Purcell,  20  cents.  Total,  $17.70.  Grand  total,  $42.40. 


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CENTERVILLE  CIRCUIT— W.  C.  Harbert,  Pastor. 

Nves  Chapel  Class — T  G  Barcus,  W  C  Harbert,  each  $1;  Wm  Johnson, 
50  cents;  Albert  Cramer,  John  Heck,  Geo  Ingle,  T  Wood,  J  P  Hagerman, 
Virgina  Pierce,  M  D  Benett,  Mrs  Cramer,  A  Barcus,  D  M  Everly,  and  Wm 
Pierce,  each  25  cents;  Albert  Shaw,  15  cents;  E  Williams,  Lizzie  Harman, 
Ethel  Halberstadt,  Bessie  Pierce,  Della  Johnson,  Anna  Brown,  Hattie 
Harbert,  unknown,  Sallie  Turner,  each  10  cents;  Wm  Richardson,  5  cents. 
Total,  $6.35. 

Oak  Grove  Class — W  C  Harbert,  $1 ;  Forest  Farley,  Mrs  Farley,  Wm 
Wilky,  Chas  Cochran,  Mr  Maratta,  Mrs  Maratta,  Wm  Cochran,  Cora  Shu¬ 
maker,  Minnie  Cochran,  Lyda  Cochran,  Mrs  Maratta,  Gertie  McNally, 
unknown,  each  25  cents;  Frank  Halberstadt,  Mrs  Peterson,  each  10  cents. 
Total,  $4.45. 

Briley  Class — Gilbert  Liston,  Maud  Brush,  W  C  Harbert,  each  $1;  Scyler 
Brush,  H  Wadkins,  Ida  Wadkins,  Martha  Briley,  Harriet  Liston,  each  50 
cents;  Roy  Jordan,  Otto  Shidler,  J  Smith,  J  Steward,  Mrs  Steward,  J 
Dickey,  E  Kehm,  Mollie  Smith,  Mrs  Brown,  Geo  Phegley,  Margaret  Dal- 
gran,  C  Staut,  Marie  Jordan,  M  A  Edmanson,  Edna  Edmanson,  each  25 
cents;  Mr  Brown,  15  cents;  Rosea  Smith,  Hattie  Dalgran,  Ona  Speer,  Lula 
Phegley,  Lula  Brown,  Edna  Edmanson,  Rena  Bolmger,  Wesly  Edmanson 
each  10  cents;  a  friend,  25  cents.  Total,  $10.45. 

Union  Class — S  Furry,  Clara  Brock,  J  Barnett,  each  50  cents;  S  Rhemel 
25  cents;  J  W  Reckel,  10  cents.  Total,  $1.85.  Grand  total,  $23.10. 

CLAY  CITY  CIRCUIT — W.  M.  Malsom,  Pastor. 

Clay  City  Class— William  Cook  and  wife,  $2;  Mr  Jett,  Lawrence 
Myers,  Thomas  Kehoe,  Wm  Baumgartner,  each  $1 ;  Jerry  Jones  and  wife, 
$1.50 ;  Mrs  Middlemas,  Henry  Bence,  each  $1 ;  Henry  Clymer,  Catherine 
Clymer,  T  Shannon,  Isaac  Netz,  Barbara  Correll,  each  50  cents ;  Rilla 
Holden,  20  cents ;  Dr  Broulette,  $1 ;  James  Burnham,  50  cents ;  Ellen 
Malsom,  $1.  Total,  $14.70. 

Conley  Class — John  Sherb,  Mr.  Brown,  each  $1 ;  George  Brown,  $2  . 
Lewis  Unger,  Wesley  Cooprider,  J  Schlegel,  Annie  Hall,  Caroline  Sherb, 
Ab  Hines,  B  McFadden,  each  50  cents ;  Brother  Addy,  Mary  Seymour, 
Brother  Heath,  George  Zurger,  Brother  Greennell,  Charles  Knot,  Brother 
Burger,  each  25  cents.  Total,  $9.25. 

Saline  Class — Anna  J  Stewart,  H  Webber  and  wife,  Mary  Brown^ 
each  $1 ;  D  M  Barnhart,  Rhoda  Barnhart,  Sister  Myers,  Simon  Brown, 
Nancy  E  Wilson,  Kate  Baumunk,  each  50  cents;  Rolla  Barnhart,  Claude 
Neese,  C  Baumunk,  Sister  Baumunk,  Leo  Stewart,  Glen  Barnhart,  each 
25  cents.  Total,  $7.50.  Grand  total,  $31.45. 

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CENTERPOINT  CIRCUIT— W.  C.  Adams,  Pastor. 

Centerpoint  Class — Rev  W  M  Givens  and  wife,  $5;  C  M  Givens,  $2; 
Anna  Slater,  Susie  Brewer,  Dan  Brewer,  Lyda  Huff,  Mary  A  Kenedy,. 
John  L  Williams,  Walter  Haffner,  Elizabeth  Ambrose,  John  H  James,. 
Tom  McDonald,  Myra  Presnel,  P  L  Lawsett,  Calvin  Presnel,  W  S  Guard, 
Geo  Ealey,  each  $1;  Mrs  G  E  Paas,  25  cents;  other  collections,  $5.47.  Total,. 
$27.72. 

Union  Class — J  C  Neidlinger,  Emma  Muncie,  Henry  Muncie,  Vina 
Muncie,  Willie  Siegelin,  Willie  Scharf,  Reubin  Muncie,  Anna  Knox, 
Emery  Laudermilk,  Fred  Emert,  each  $1;  Dennie  Laudermilk,  75  cents; 
other  collections;  $12.11.  Total,  $22.86. 

Mt.  Carmel  Class — M  T  Buskirk,  Geo  A  Moon  and  Family,  O  P  Moon, 
each  $2;  Wm  Rader,  G  C  Milligan,  each  $1;  B  F  Moon,  50  cents;  other  col¬ 
lections,  $10.49.  Total,  $18.99. 

Union  Class — D  Clingerman  and  family,  $5;  John  Huber,  M  A  Price,  C 
E  Schroer,  S  C  Baker,  A  F  Kerchner,  each  $1;  Melissa  Long,  25  cents; 
other  collections,  $7.36.  Total,  $17.61.  Grand  total,  $87.38. 

MT.  ZION  CIRCUIT— F.  M.  Fink,  Pastor. 

David  Royer,  $2;  Henry  Moyer,  Isaac  Markley,  Jacob  Markley,  Frank 
Schafer,  each  $1;  M  O  Royer,  $1.50;  Elizabeth  Royer,  $1;  Ella  Royer,  Ollie 
Fink,  each  50  cents;  Cora  Markley,  Retta  Moyer,  Ollie  Conley,  C  C  Rhodes* 
Bertha  Moyer,  Nora  Freed,  Harvey  Leichtie,  Samuel  Royer,  H  J  Freed,, 
each  25  cents;  Allie  Freed,  15  cents.  Total,  $11.60. 

Beech  Class. — Rev  Wm  Krieble  and  family,  $2;  F  M  Fink,  $2;  J  W  An¬ 
drew,  John  Cotter,  Amos  Harbaugh,  Willard  Ogborn,  each$l;  James  Prica 
Jesse  Reynolds,  Henry  Reynolds,  J  J  Summerlott,  J  C  Keiser,  William  H 
Lohr,  Adam  Nauglebaugh,  Joseph  Cooprider,  Mrs  J  Wetherwax  Sr,  Anna 
Andrew,  Jeanette  Waters,  Christina  Shonk,  Adaline  Andrew,  Ollie  Fink, 
Susan  Harass,  Anna  Moffitt,  J  O  Travis,  Link  Harbaugh,  Caroline  Cotter,, 
each  50  cents;  Lizzie  Miller,  Mary  Reynolds,  Hannah  Rea,  Maud  Reed, 
Jacob  Furry,  D  Miller,  George  Loehr,  John  Wetherwax  Jr,  each  25  cents. 
Total,  $19.50. 

Otterbein  Class — Peter  Maybaugh,  $10  ;  E  Stevens,  M  Kitch,  G  W  Kitch, 
J  J  Royer,  Amy  Royer,  each  $1;  Eliza  Myers,  75  cents;  Jennie  Beatty,  J  Q 
Powell,  W  W  Jones,  Mary  Maybaugh,  each  50  cents,  J  Muchler,  Calvin 
Houk,  Jack  Stephens,  Tessa  Willis,  Ida  Maybaugh,  Lovina  Maybaugh,  S  E 
Kitch,  Nora  Hauk,  Mary  Powell,  Nancy  Muchler,  Rebecca  Stephens, 
Luella  Muchler,  Dora  Jones,  W  A  Jones,  Hannah  Orman,  Nancy  Kitch, 
each  25  cents;  John  Maybaugh,  15  cents;  A  Orman,  J  M  Kitch,  Will  May¬ 
baugh,  Alice  Kitch,  each  10  cents;  Will  Muchler,  25  cents,  Claud  Stephens, 
Etta  Stephens,  Grace  Powell,  each  5  cents;  Emma  Muchler,  10  cents;  Carl 
Beatty,  Roy  Pitman,  Rufus  Muchler,  Lewis  Frost,  each  5  cents.  Total,  $23„ 

Six-Mile  Class — John  Hauk,  $1 ;  Jas  Carlile,  Daniel  Peyton,  S  Reynolds* 


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Maggie  Lloyd,  Anna  Reynolds,  Jane  Houk,  Evaline  Houk,  each  50  cents  ; 
J  Chambers,  Ira  Huber,  W  H  Peyton,  Oscar  Spurgen,  Mary  Chambers, 
Belle  Spurgen,  each  25  cents;  Claud  Stephens,  M  R  Newport,  P  A  Newport, 
each  10  cents.  Total,  $6.30.  Grand  total,  $60.40.  Applied  on  missions, 
$46.92;  balance  on  other  claims. 

MIDDLEBURY  CIRCUIT— N.  E.  Royer,  Pastor. 

J  L  Brandenburg  and  wife,  N  E  Royer  and  wife,  each  $5;  Andrew  Smith; 
Henry  Long,  Magdelena  Smith,  L  Kerch,  J  J  Smith,  S  G  Brandenburg, 
Samuel  Freed,  each  $1;  Katie  Seigle,  Abba  Grim,  Mrs  Fetroe,. Sarah  Nor¬ 
man,  John  McKelvey,  Mrs  Henry  Long,  Jacob  Sheese,  Howard  Hyatt, 
Elva  Lankford,  Curtis  Hockstettler,  Elizabeth  Keren,  each  50  cents;  Katie 
Axe,  Johnie  Colenbaugh,  Porter  Bond,  Homer  Long,  John  Keiser,  Ellen 
Dayhuff,  Sarah  Dayhuff,  Mrs  J  McKelvey,  Maggie  Dayhuff,  W  Beman, 
George  Dalton,  Dr  Hale,  John  Walls,  Clissa  Lankford,  Pollie  White, 
Robert  Hilligan,  Rachel  Long,  Missouri  Brandenburg,  each  25  cents, 
Stanley  Roeark,  20  cents;  Edward  Padget,  Carl  Davis,  Charlie  McKelvey, 
Pearl  Miller,  each  10  cents.  Total,  $27.60.  $20  for  missions;  balance  on 

other  claims. 

NEW  GOSHEN  CIRCUIT— A.  D.  Markley,  Pastor. 

New  Goshen  Class — A  D  Markley  and  wife,  J  D  Andrews  and  wife,  each 
$2;  Martha  Barbour,  Clara  Vermillion,  D  P  Koonce,  Anna  Mallory,  each 
$1;  Rolin  Hay,  Wintford  Dyer,  Rachael  Stubs,  Fannie  Barbour,  Faith  Bar¬ 
bour,  Millie  Varmest,  each  50  cents;  John  Popham,  Elijah  Whitesell,  Cora 
Whitesell,  Lauretta  Dyer,  Donald  Dewer,  Raymond  Rhyan,  Wm  L  Holda- 
way,  Carrie  Rhyan,  Anna  McLancey,  Bruce  Hay,  Valora  Hay,  Hattie 
Whitlock,  Matilda  Shirley,  Jno  Minnick,  Sallie  J  Shirley,  Ella  Popham, 
Wm  Jackson,  ;Nancy  Jackson,  Mary  E  Bolton,  Anna  Markley,  Susie 
Markley,  Mary  Markley,  each  25  cents;  Simeon  Strole,  Clara  Groves,  Lizzie 
Groves,  Caroline  Martin,  Lucy  Webster,  Geo  Pennington,  Ona  Whitesell, 
Ivah  Rhyan,  Osie  Whitesell,  Georgie  Markley,  Johnnie  Markley,  each  10 
cents;  Olie  Whitesell,  6  cents;  Sabbath  School,  32  cents.  Total,  $18.53. 

Rose  Hill  Class — J  M  Whitesell,  Laura  Whitesell,  each  $2;  Geo  Hay¬ 
maker,  Jacob  Tritt,  Jacob  Shank,  E  R  Peters,  Jane  Jones,  Mahala  Fuqua 
Lucinda  Tritt,  Jas  Smith,  Frank  Whitesell,  each  $1;  Wm  Tritt,  J  A  Ewing, 
James  Jones,  James  Popham,  Lucinda  Ward,  Frank  Bandy,  Daniel  White¬ 
sell,  Wm  Piker,  each  50  cents;  J  L  Shank,  David  Spott,  Wm  Haymaker, 
Orlie  Whitesell,  Howard  Carson,  Geneva  Bandy,  Hannah  Peters,  Jane 
Todd,  Abbie  Vermillion,  Mollie  McCarty,  Anna  Popham,  Hannah  Ver¬ 
million,  Susan  Steffy,  Mary  N  Smith,  Lula  Smith,  Sallie  Shank,  each  25 
cents;  Carrie  Avis,  5  cents.  Total,  $21.05. 

Bethlehem  Class — W  R  Shew,  $2;  Philip  Foltz,  $1.50;  Noah  Hedges, 
Laura  Rhyan,  each  $1;  Floyd  Foltz,  C  C  Hedges,  Lizzie  Shew,  W  C  Rhyan, 
Catharine  Wright,  each  50  cents;  Gorney  Foltz,  D  B  Stone,  Levi  Wright, 


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Thos  Eaton,  Wm  Crossland,  N  C  Foltz,  Warren  Wright,  Sarah  Wright, 
Matilda  Ellis,  Nettie  Barnhart,  Ollie  Hedges,  each  25  cents;  Robbie  Foltz, 
15  cents;  Mrs  Eaton,  10  cents;  Levi  WTright,  7  cents;  Lucy  Wright,  John 
Martin,  Ray  Foltz,  Geo  Foltz,  Lola  Hedges,  each  5  cents;  others,  3  cents. 
Total,  $11.60. 

Bolton  Class — Thos  Vermillion,  $1;  Martin  D  Sites,  Thos  Hood,  Henry 
Whitesell,  Martha  Sites,  Delilah  Case,  each  50  cents;  Harry  Whitesell, 
Isaac  Case,  Fannie  Whitesell,  Emma  Smith,  Jane  Hood,  Delilah  Snow, 
Oaky  Pennington,  each  25  cents;  Lottie  E  Smith,  Rosa  Whitesell,  each  10 
cents.  Total,  $5.45.  Grand  total  for  all,  $56.63.  Applied  on  missions, 
$41.00;  balance  applied  on  other  conference  collections. 

OAK  HILL  CIRCUIT— T.  J.  Richey,  Pastor. 

Shady  Grove  Class — J  A  Peters,  50  cents;  Garrett  La  Rue,  10  cents;  Bro 
Cramer,  5  cents;  Fred  Dietz,  15  cents;  Jno  Carpenter,  10  cents;  At  Ljston, 
5  cents;  Matt  Mohurin,  1  cent;  Elijah  Davis,  2  cents;  Jno  All,  10  cents;  Mr 
Hayarld,  Della  Liston,  Hallie  All,  Wm  R  Smith,  Hez  All,  Daisy  Taylor, 
each  5  cents;  Frank  Copeland,  20  cents;  Geo  Taylor,  Mrs  LaRue,  Clara 
Smith,  each  5  cents;  Fred  Richey,  10  cents;  Emery  Wellman,  Bro  Peters, 
each  5  cents.  Total,  $1.93. 

Pleasant  Grove  Class — Geo  Tool,  50  cents;  Edna  Singhurst,  $2.55;  Lewis 
Miller,  Lula  Miller,  each  10  cents;  Jno  Welch,  Wm  Rudisal,  each  25  cents; 
Sarah  Miller,  5  cents;  Alice  Tille,  10  cents;  James  Richey,  Jno  Hass,  Lew 
Lawrence,  each  25  cents.  Total,  $4.65. 

Oak  Hill  Class — Rev  T  M  Buck,  $1;  W  W  Clingerman,  $5;  Jno  Moseman, 
$1;  D  M  Wallace,  50  cents;  Sister  Moseman,  Flora  Close,  Wm  Baum¬ 
gardner,  each  25  cents;  Sam  Chambers,  5  cents;  A  McHinhart,  Minnie 
Cahall,  each  10  cents;  Frank  Price,  Bula  Price,  Mary  Moseman,  Jno  Mose¬ 
man,  each  5  cents;  Marion  Moseman,  Ethel  Moseman,  each  1  cent;  Ross 
Moseman,  2  cents;  E  Price,  Lucy  Cavolt,  each  1  cent;  Laura  Moseman, 
Hedge  Tucker,  Otis  Tucker,  Mary  Hass,  each  5  cents;  James  Green,  10 
cents;  Walter  Jeffers,  Ara  Close,  each  5  cents;  Asa  Close,  David  Close, 
Mima  Close,  each  10  cents.  Total,  $9.46. 

North  Union  Class — W  W  Pingo,  Silas  Huls,  each  25  cents;  F  J  Plum¬ 
mer,  $2;  Maggie  Nussel,  Ida  Taber,  each  5  cents;  Mrs  Lewis  Rector,  3  cents; 
Isabel  Nelson,  Nora  Rector,  each  25  cents;  Mrs  Nelson,  10  cents;  Russel 
Rector,  15  cents;  Jno  Rector.,  10  cents;  Nona  Killen,  5  cents;  Ethel  Nelson, 
Mrs  Latta,  Mrs  Daisy,  Mrs  Frey,  each  10  cents;  Lewis  Rector,  30  cents; 
Frank  Tabor,  10  cents;  J  R  Clark,  75  cents;  Gertie  Clark,  25  cents;  Alonzo 
Roberts,  75  cents;  Florence  Myers,  F  M  Myers,  Harriet  Myers,  Byron 
Myers,  each  25  cents;  Jno  Myers,  35  cents;  Annie  Myers,  Mrs  Oliver,  each 
20  cents;  Maggie  Shumaker,  15  cents;  Mary  Shumaker,  Ret  McCullaigh, 
each  10  cents;  Naomi  Lauderbock,  25  cents;  Mary  Hamilton,  Belle  Scho¬ 
field,  each  15  cents;  Mrs  Nussel,  25  cents;  Will  Miller,  5  cents;  T  J  Richey, 
25  cents;  J  L  Hamilton,  10  cents;  F  M  Hamilton,  15  cents;  M  H  Holmes,  25 


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cents;  Lida  Hyde,  Jacob  Bilger,  Peter  Bilger,  Ethel  Phillips,  Artie  Phillips, 
each  5  cents;  Mary  A  Leonard,  10  cents;  Mary  Leonard,  5  cents;  Nettie 
Gregary,  7  cents;  Emma  Nussel,  5  cents.  Total,  $10.30.  Grand  total,  $26.34. 

PLEASANTYILLE  CIRCUIT— A.  Shidler,  Pastor. 

Mud  Pike  Class,  $18.15  ;  Burris  Chapel,  $22.92 ;  Goodman,  $17.40.  Total, 
$58.47. 

PRAIRIETON  CIRCUIT — A.  E.  Kosht,  Pastor. 

Farmers  Chapel  Class — Alice  Harlan,  $2;  Samantha  Hull,  $1.50;  Elmer 
McRae,  60  cents;  Stella  Welman,  Ida  Loveall,  each  40  cents;  Jackson 
Loveall,  25  cents;  Alphena  Loveall,  20  cents.  Total,  $5.35. 

Otterbein  Class — W  C  Mays,  $1.50;  Emeline  Mays,  Minerva  Hayworth, 
Nancy  Stout,  each  $1;  LA  Hayworth,  75  cents;  Geo  Stout,  50  cents; 
Sam  Hayworth,  5  cents.  Total,  $5.80, 

Pleasant  Valley  Class — Seth  Clark,  Emma  Clark,  each  $1;  Emanuel  Clark, 
J  H  Higgenbottom,  Jane  Little,  Rev  Walter  Hall,  each  50  cents;  Cornelius 
Albee,  25  cents;  J  C  Clark.  10  cents.  Total,  $4.35. 

Prairieton  Class — A  E  Kosht,  $3;  Minnie  Wyeth,  $1 ;  Flossie  Ogle,  col¬ 
lected  $1;  Total,  $5.  Other  collections,  $1.80  Grand  total,  $22.30. 

TERRE  HAUTE  STATION— J.  B.  Norveil,  Pastor. 

J  S  Whitesell  and  family,  $3;  John  and  Mollie  Egnew,  $2;  T  E  Ropp  and 
wife,  $2;  E  Brewer  and  wife,  $2;  Mrs  Fannie  Scott,  William  Cartwright, 
Mrs  Emma  Bellenger,  S  Pierce  and  wife,  N  Cheek  and  wife,  Mrs  May 
Poffenbarger,  Sadie  Grimes,  J  Young  and  wife,  Burton  Dimmick,  H 
Brewer  and  wife,  Jennie  Evans,  each  $1;  Emily  Riehle,  Laura  Hardy, 
Ella  Armstrong,  Mollie  Cooper,  Nancy  Clark,  Sarah  Fisk,  Mrs  Daniel 
Price,  Ella  Whalen,  Louisa  Lowe,  and  Robert  Wallis,  each  50  cents;  Minnie 
Haenig,  Mrs  B  Hyatt,  Cora  Jordan,  J  Jordan,  each  25  cents;  J  Band  Dellie 
Norveil,  $5;  Mollie  Mason,  $1;  S  Litteral  and  wife,  $1.  Total,  $32.50. 

VERMILION  CIRCUIT— E.  M.  Pierson,  Pastor. 

Prairie  Chapel  Class — Charley  Devore,  25  cents;  M  J  Glick,  $1;  R  W 
Vansickle,  M  E  Glick,  each  50  cents;  J  T  Cusick,  $1;  Wm  McComas, 
Ida  McGomas,  each  50  cents;  Mollie  Wright,  $1;  Emma  Glick,  50  cents;  W 
R  Whitesell,  $2,  Charley  Bell,  $1;  Bruce  Furgeson,  50  cents;  general  col¬ 
lection,  $7.90.  Total,  $17.15. 

Vermilion  Class — E  M  Pierson  and  family,  $10;  Mrs  D  S  Vansickle,  $2; 
Sallie  Sheets,  $1.25;  Gladis  Farnum,  $1;  Cora  Carpenter,  50  cents;  S  J  Ter- 
hune,  25  cents;  A  M  Hornberger,  Lizzie  Sheets,  each  50  cents;  Ivan 
Thornton,  25  cents;  Andy  York,  $1;  Iva  Wilkins,  25  cents;  Maggie  New¬ 
comb,  Maud  Souder,  Mrs  Sheets,  each  50  cents;  Arthur  Tweedy,  10  cents, 
Mrs  Nye,  Ida  Nye,  each  25  cents;  missionary  collections,  $20;  bishop’s 
collection,  $4.90;  Y  P  C  U  collection,  $2.16;  Woman’s  Missionary  collection* 
$9.55,  Total,  $55.61.  On  missions,  $37.91;  balance  on  other  claims.  Grand 
total,  $72.76. 


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WESTFIELD  CIRCUIT. 


BEECHER  CITY  CIRCUIT— C.  E.  Boyd,  Pastor. 

Beecher  City  Class — C  E  Boyd,  H  I)  Sweazy,  Mrs  H  D  Sweazy,  each  $1; 
Harriet  Sweazy,  50  cents;  E  Thompson,  Laura  Buckmaster,  R  Bundelow, 
J  H  Olinger,  D  Devore,  Ella  Conner,  Sallie  Richards,  Henry  Allgood,  each 
25  cents;  Mrs  Campbell,  15  cents;  R  Kitson,  10  cents;  Scott  Conner,  25  cents; 
Jessy  Allgood,  10  cents;  Florence  Allsop,  Miss  Reams,  I  M  Camell,  e*ch 
5  cents.  Total,  $6.20. 

Holland  Class — C  L  Grubb,  $1;  Geo  Hubbart,  Addie  Boyd,  and  Mamie 
Hunt,  each  25  cents;  John  Miller,  5  cents.  Total,  $1.80. 

Pleasant  Hill  Class — Wm  Ucker,  H  R  Bentz,  a  friend,  Mrs  Hannaman, 
each  25  cents.  Total,  $1.00. 

Mt.  Zion  Class — Mary  Allen,  $2;  Mrs  C  E  Compton,  H  C  Gallagher,  D 
Allen,  Mrs  Flenner,  each  $1;  C  E  Compton,  $4;  M  J  Compton,  $3;  Pearl 
Compton,  $1.50;  E  Gallagher,  M  Letta  Gallagher,  Fleto  Gallagher,  each  25 
cents;  E  Compton,  50  cents.  Total,  $15.75.  Grand  total,  $24  80. 

GALTON  STATION — J.  C.  Fowler,  Pastor. 

J  C  Fowler  and  wife,  $15;  J  P  Wolford  and  wife,  $7;  Charlie  Price  and 
wife,  $5;  Frank  Cash  and  wife,  Edward  Cornthwait,  each  $4;  W  S  Reed  and 
wife,  Willard  Raney  and  wife,  each  $2;  Allie  Cornthwait,  50  cents;  R  M 
Wolford,  Bird  Presnell,  Ada  Brinkley,  each  $1;  Mabel  Price,  50  cents; 
Charles  Kline  and  wife,  $3;  Y  P  C  U,  $5;  Lottie  Kline,  Allie  Kline,  each  $1; 
J  N  Heacock  and  wife,  $3;  Ethel  Heacock,  25  cents;  William  Shepherd  and 
wife,  Laura  Morton,  each  $2;  Leve  Morton,  Vena  Morton,  Rosco  Morton, 
Roy  Morton,  each  25  cents;  Sylvester  Mail  and  wife,  $2;  James  Shull,  50 
cents;  W  M  A,  $5;  Charles  Morgan,  $1;  Mrs  Lee  Widner,  25  cents;  Robert 
Watson  and  wife,  $4;  \lva  Watson,  $1;  John  Wolford.  $2;  Anna  Banta; 
$1.50;  Grandma  Reed,  $1;  Clara  Banta,  25  cents;  Georg*  Kline  and  wife,  $3; 
Percy  Dewit  Kline,  Paul  Francis  Kline,  each  $1;  George  Shafer,  50  cents; 
Albert  Shull  and  wife,  $2;  Thomas  Stanford,  25  cents;  Albert  Wright,  Bob 
Wright,  Wm  Cosier,  John  Parr,  Rickey  Saltzer,  Mrs  Stover,  each  50  cents; 
Mary  Raney,  $1;  Jacob  Kline,  $2;  Lewis  Kline,  George  Wisegarver  and 
wile,  each  $1;  William  Hunt  and  wife,  50  cents;  George  Pi  ice,  James 
Brown,  Ed  Hale,  each  25  cents;  Solomon  Watson,  50  cents;  Lewis  Wetzell, 
10  cents.  Total,  $97.35.  Applied  on  missions,  $56;  applied  on  other  con¬ 
ference  claims,  $41.30. 

JANESVILLE  CIRCUIT— W.  E.  Anderson,  Pastor. 

Class  No.  9 — Mary  Hines,  E  E  Holsapple,  J  W  Holsapple,  each$l;  Lizzie 
Stitt,  J  W  Stitt,  Lucretia  Chesser,  E  A  Norvil  and  wife,  each  50  cents;  H 
Holsapple,  Elen  Holsapple,  Elsie  Holsapple,  Ada  Holsapple,  J  H  Williams 
M  E  Williams,  James  Weimer,  each  25  cents;  T  J  Haddock,  15  cents;  Etta 
Cloud,  Orlando  Stitt,  Martha  Stitt,  Glady  Stitt,  each  10  cents;  L  V  Norvil, 
5  cents;  Lenna  Stewart,  Laura  Titus,  each  10  cents;  Jessie  Cloud,  5  cents; 
J  B  Cloud,  10  cents.  Total,  $7.70. 

Olive  Class — B  R  Sparks,  Isaac  Sparks,  William  Shupe,  each  $1;  Catherine 
Shupe,  John  Sparks,  Henry  Sparks,  Charley  Sparks,  Mrs  C  R  Sparks,  Mrs 
John  Sparks,  Mary  C  Sparks,  each  25  cents;  Ida  Shupe,  15  cents;  Freddie 
Shupe,  10  cents;  Mrs  W  Shull,  25  cents.  Total,  $5.25. 

Zion  Class — John  Swengel,  $1;  W  W  Lawrence,  $1;  Ruben  SwengM,  J 
B  Overmier,  Carrie  McKay,  each  50  cents;  Lucy  Bayne,  S  A  Bolin,  Alice 
Dalton,  Ella  Lawrence,  J  W  McKay.  Mr  Bolin,  Nannie  Bayne,  Rosanna 
Lawrence,  John  Wimmer,  Edwin  Bayne,  each  25  cents  ;  Mary  Reed, 
20  cents;  Mrs  Reed,  25  cents;  Sarah  Swengel,  25  cents;  James  Dali  on, 
10  cents;  Clarence  Bayne,  10  cents.  Total,  $6.90. 


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Johnstown  Class — C  Layman,  25  cents;  Mary  Layman,  10  cents;  Lydia 
Olmstead,  10  cents;  collection,  41  cents.  Total,  86  cents. 

Janesville  Class — W  E  Anderson,  50  cents;  Nora  Anderson,  50  cents; 
Naomi  Anderson,  Willie  Anderson,  Mary  Ruth  Anderson,  each  20  cents; 
Mary  Furry,  50  cents;  Catherine  Claybaugh,  25  cents;  collection,  35  cents. 
Total,  $2.70.  Grand  total,  $23.41. 

PARIS  MISSION  STATION— S.  E.  Long,  Pastor. 

Gideon  Bomgardner  and  wife,  $22;  Rev  L  H  Cooley  and  wife,  $5.75; 
Kathryn  Bomgardner,  $5;  H  F  Brubaker  and  wife,  $4;  Fred  Ritchie,  $3.50, 
J  W  Purcell,  Re\r  Ransom  Clark  and  wife,  each  $2;  John  Bomgardner, 
Arbel  Bomgardner,  Mary  Houten,  J  A  Patterson,  each  $1;  J  Whitsell, 
Wm  Coons,  Lettie  Jones,  Mrs  Coleman,  WD  Henderson,  John  Black  and 
wife,  each  50  cents;  S  E  Long  and  wife,  $14;  Mrs  M  Whitsell,  Jonas  Houton, 
J  S  Nickerson.  Rev  G  W  Reid,  Mattie  Reid,  D  T  Whitsell,  Otho  Purcell, 
Mrs  Series,  Edna  Muncie,  Rose  Patterson,  each  25  cents.  Total,  $68.75. 
Other  collections,  $14.25.  Grand  total,  $83.  Applied  on  missions,  $42;  on 
other  claims,  $41. 

REDMON  CIRCUIT—  Z.  H.  Byard,  Pastor. 

Redmon  Class — W  BrinkerhofF,  Geo  Mason,  Sarah  Hall,  R  E  Standly, 
each$l;J  Shadd,  Isaac  Jones,  J  W  Winn,  Nannie  Standly,  C  E  Clark, 
Nancy  Lutterell,  Margaret  Standly,  Clara  Foltz,  J  W  Mason,  M  Dwier, 
Perry  Foltz,  A  B  Evinger,  each  50  cents;  C  R  Jump,  Alice  Cain,  Laura 
Bates,  Lydia  Bates,  Ida  Manning,  Esther  Rotb,  each  25  cents;  J  H  Weaver, 
10  rents;  John  Mason,  $5;  general  collections,  $5.65.  Total,  $22.25. 

Embarrass  Class — Peter  Chesronn,  $1.50;  John  Roll,  Ed  Thompson,  each 
$2;  D  Merkle,  Liev  Chesronn,  Lucinda  Cummins,  each  $1;  Mary  Hatha¬ 
way,  85  cents;  John  Combs,  Jas  Chesronn,  Annie  Combs,  Martha  Ches¬ 
ronn,  N  Brownie,  Mollie  Fergerson,  Wm  Cummins,  each  50  cents;  Minty 
Chesronn,  Ida  Parish,  Maggie  Trimble,  Arthur  Hess,  each  25  cents;  public 
collections,  $2.47.  Total,  $16.32. 

Barton  Class — J  M  Brill,  Walter  Barton,  each  50  cents;  C  C  Plank,  E'N 
Blair,  S  A  Brill,  Emma  Brown,  each  25  cents;  public  collections,  $1.07. 
Total,  $3.07. 

Bethel  Class — W  B  Center,  Chas  Mayo,  J  K  Lanher,  Ida  Ford,  John 
Browning,  Guy  Koonts,  Mary  J  Koonts,  each  $1;  Rosa  Center,  George 
Mitchel,  Elizabeth  Browning,  Martha  Browning,  Anua  Early,  Emma 
Browning,  Rilda  Hickey,  Fred  Lanher,  each  50  cents;  B  F  Lanher,  75 
cents;  Manda  Illen,  30  cents;  Lucy  Mitchel,  Sarah  Lanher,  Linda  Allen, 
Gertie  Mayo,  each  25  cents;  Claud  Koonts,  10  cents;  public  collections,  45 
cents.  Total,  $13.60. 

Otterbein  Class —  Andrew  Hutcheson,  Mary  Hutcheson,  each $2;  George 
Buckler,  W  B  Hutcheson,  Joseph  Waltz,  Lewis  Josserand,  Joseph 
McBride,  Frank  Gillogly,  Emilyf  Josserand,  each  $1;  Christina  Saffle,  J  L 
Fidler,  each  $1.50;  Annie  Hutcheson,  Nora  Buckler,  each  50  cents;  Earl 
Josserand,  A  L  Flegle,  Sarah  Buckler,  W  H  Warnes,  each  25  cents;  public 
collections,  $3.13.  Total,  $19.13.  Grand  total,  $74.37.  Applied  on  missions, 
$38.25;  applied  on  other  collections,  $36.12. 

SULLIVAN  MISSION— J.  F.  Fowler,  Pastor. 

Sullivan  Class — J  F  Fowler  and  wife,  $5;  Wm  Emel,  $1 ;  Rosella  Mark- 
well,  Maggie  Fitt,  Gertie  Stevens,  each  50  cents;  Daisy  Mark  well,  25  cents; 
Emis  V  Fowler,  30  cents;  Arthur  Emel,  10  cents;  Sophia  Dawson,  Wm 
Kirkwood,  Charles  Hagerman,  Eunice  Hagerman,  each  50  cents;  T  H 
Gaither,  Bell  Ash,  each  25  cents.  Total,  $10.65. 

Pleasant  Grove  Class — Philip  Emel,  50  cents;  Bula  Emel,  Maud  Emel, 
each  25  cents;  Bert  Barger,  50  cents;  Ed  Cartwright,  Howard  Fulton,  Emry 
Gartwright,  Maranda  Collins,  A  N  Collins,  H  S  Jeffers,  Wm  Debruler, 


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each  25  cents;  Maud  Debruler  and  Florence  Collins,  each  10  cents.  Total, 
$3.45.  Grand  total,  $14.10. 

UNION  CIRCUIT.— J.  P.  Watson,  Pastor. 

Union  Class— Wilber  Rice,  Charlie  Rice,  each  $1;  Mitta  Rice,  Della  Per¬ 
kins,  Ethel  Harrison,  Martha  Harrison,  Cora  Coleman,  Guy  Cook,  Marion 
Salzer,  Mrs  Stephens,  each  50  cents;  J  C  Cornelius,  Lizzie  Ross,  Bernice 
Harrison,  Mabel  Harrison,  Bessie  Harrison,  Mabel  Rice,  Mrs  Hixon,  each 
25  cents;  Maggie  Stephens,  Tillie  Orison,  each  15  cents;  Fannie  Stephens, 
Fern  Rice,  each  10  cents;  Cora  Cornelius,  5  cents.  Total,  $8.30. 

Coffin  Class — Thomas  Alaxander,  90  cents;  Fred  Alaxander,  25  cents; 
missionary  entertainment,  $10.15. 

Chesterville  Class — Rev  J  W  Watson  and  wife,  $5;  Dena  Watson,  $8; 
Wm  Cummings,  $5;  Lonzo  Lamar  and  wife,  P  M  Painter  and  wife,  Geo 
Shing  Shang  and  wife,  each  $2;  Daisy  Watson,  $1.25;  John  Layton,  Jerry 
Dare,  Fred,  Smith,  each  $1;  Mollie  Owens,  80  cents;  Mrs  Pullen,  James 
Hickey,  Mrs  Wolfe,  Ethel  Little,  each  25  cents;  John  Welker,  50  cents; 
other  amounts,  $1.45.  Total,  $32.00. 

Parkville  Class — Missionary  entertainment,  $5.62.  Grand  total,  $58.22.. 
To  general  missions,  $24.22;  Weaver  Memorial,  $4.00;  other  collections, 
$30.00. 

WESTFIELD  STATION — John  A.  Hawkins,  Pastor. 

John  A  Hawkins,  W  C  Smith,  R  C  Catron,  each  $5;  Mrs  M  G  Owan,  $4; 
D  R  Senefi,  $3;  S  Mills,  $2.50;  W  W  Rosebraugh,  Shuey  and  Rider,  each 
$2:  Prof  W  R  Shuey,  Hulda  Spyker,  Edmon  Connelly  Mann  Bros,  L  A 
Garver,  C  E  Bigelow,  Emily  Shuey,  T  D  Spyker,  each  $1;  Gertrude  Spyker, 
Mary  Spyker,  Stella  Spyker,  Lewis  Arford,  F  W  Arford,  F  Wottring, 
Bessie  Garver,  Ida  Shuey,  J  O  Shuey,  J  T  Epperson,  Geo  Collir*s,  each 
50  cents;  S  E  Vanscoyk,  W  Y  Hays,  each  25  cents;  W  O  Shuey,  15  cents; 
Hattie  D  Kosht,  85  cents;  Bessie  Dawson,  Edward  Snyder,  C  F  Shuey, 
Harry  Mills,  each  25  cents.  Tithe  Gleaners— Julia  Ketring,  $2;  Turquin 
Hawkins,  $1.50;  Eva  M  Morey,  Avis  B  Shuey,  Nettie  Fogler,  Belva  E 
Kosht,  each  $1;  Fern  Brown,  50  cents;  Carrie  Senefi,  Neva  Nichols,  each 
$1;  Sunday  school  for  missions,  public  collection,  each  $10.  Total,  $74. 
Paid  $36  on  missions;  paid  $38  on  chart  assessments. 

WESTFIELD  CIRCUIT— G.  E.  Stretch,  Pastor. 

Liberty  Class — Thos  Newell,  M  Landers,  Elijah  Boheres,  Seaton  Johns* 
John  Richardson,  each  $1;  F  Johns,  J  W  Dallas,  John  Ingram,  John  Davis 
and  wife,  A  C  Ingram,  each  50  cents;  Henry  Newell,  Mrs  Joe  Goble, 
Ollie  Richardson,  Bertha  Babers,  Emery  Man,  Coot  Richardson,  Lizzie 
Ingram,  Anna  Jane  Newell,  Elizabeth  Newell,  Will  Dalas,  Marion  Dalas, 
Minnie  Sweart,  each  25  cents;  Allie  Troxel,  Odetta  Richardson,  50  cents; 
Ella  Goble,  15  cents;  Willie  Weber,  Albert  Riggins,  Miner  Martin,  each 
10  cents;  Minnie  Weber,  5  cents;  Hattie  Goble,  25  cents;  Sam  Ingram,  25 
cents.  Total,  $12.50. 

Saulsberry  Class — Sarah  Beck,  75  cents;  Loe  Beck,  Myrtle  Beck,  Elsio 
Beck,  Chas  I3ell,  Beck  Lee,  each  25  cents.  Total,  $2.00. 

Oak  Ridge  Class — Jacob  Lawizer,  Sister  Guin,  and  J  W  Lawizer,  each  25 
cents.  Total,  75  cents. 

Fairview  Class — Henry  David,  John  Strockbine,  each  $1;  Yina  David, 
W  A  Woodburn  and  family,  J  G  Paden,  A  Woodburn,  each  50  cents;  Mrs 
J  L  Paden,  25  cents.  Total,  $4.25, 

Weaver  Class — J  M  Hutton  and  wife,  J  C  Gossett,  E  Richardson,  Brother 
Hutton  and  wife,  each  50  cents;  J  Lippencot,  Urias  Bennett,  each  $1;  Wm 
Miller,  S  Woodburn,  J  Cox,  each  25  cents;  Sister  Law%  10  cents;  W~m 
Comer,  $1.15;  Wm  Gossett,  75  cents.  Total,  $6.75.  Grand  total,  $26.25. 


Van  Valzah, 


DENTIST 


a  a  a 


Cor.  Fifth  and  Main  Sts. 


Barber  Shop. 

PRICE  BROS., 

The  Popular  East  Main  Street 
Barber  does  Artistic 

Work. 

_r  xvwirxvJLXLi  luno  or 

East 

Closed  on  Sunday. 

vL 

Side 

Hair  Cut,  25  Cents. 

Meat 

J.  S.  WHITESELL 

1214  Wabash  Avenue, 

t 

Market 

TERRE  HAUTE,  IND. 

Telephone  No.  60. 

PIXLEY  &  CO., 


V  ,1 

Manufacturers  an  Retailers  of 


You  get  the 
benefit  of  the 
buying  in  large 
quantities  by 
trading  at  any 
one  of  our 
stores. 


Fine  GlothinQ. 

Nos.  512  and  514  Wabash  Avenue, 

TERRE  HAUTE,  1ND. 

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a 

a 

«•* 

a 

a 


JNO.  R.  YOUNG,  M.D. 


Physician  and  Surgeon, 

$f  242  West  Court  St.,  ’Phone  374.  PARIS,  ILLINOIS.  '£ 

a  2 


GO  ™  — nr 

Ashley  Phillips, 

HURST’S, 

Barber. 

FOR 

Bath  Rooms, 

STEAM  HAIR  RENOVATOR 

Fine  Shoes, 

No*  224  West  Court 

The  modern  scalp  cleaner. 

Our  shop  is  one  of  the  finest  and  best 

equipped  in  Central  and  Eastern  Illi¬ 
nois.  A  special  invitation  is  extended 
to  you  to  call  and  see  ns.  Make  no 
mistake. 

Street, 

THE  BIG  SHOP, 

_ PARIS,  ILL. 

N?.  204,  West  Side  Square, 

PARIS,  ILL. 

'PHONES  280  and  75. 


WILLARD  F.  LEVINQS’ 


-AGENCY  FOR- 


Life,  Fire,  Accident,  Burglary,  Plate  Glass, 

Surety,  Farm,  and  all  kinds  of 


Office  at  Levings’  Grocery, 


PARIS,  ILLINOIS. 


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HAMBURGER  STORE, 

PARIS,  ILL. 


Largest  Assortment  in  Eastern  Illinois. 


Tall  Suits  and  Overcoats - 

Now  ready  for  your  inspection.  We  can  confidently 
assert  that  our  new  stock  for  this  fall  excels  in  quan¬ 
tity  and  quality  that  of  any  other  store  in  this  section 
of  the  State,  while  our  prices  are  lower  than  heretofore. 

One  price  marked  in  plain  figures,  and  your  money  back  if  you  want  it. 

RIES-STRAUSS  CO. 


New  Music  House, 

HARDING  &  HILLER,  Proprietors,  , 

M.  LYTLE,  Manager. 


ON  EASY  PAYMENTS. 

112  East  Court  Street,  PARIS,  ILLINOIS. 


MANUFACTURER  OF 

Brown’s  Perfection  Lid, 

)  PARIS,  ILLINOIS. 

USE  IT. 

No  breaking  of  tops  of 
stoves  or  clogging  of 
gas  or  gasoline  burn¬ 
ing .  ers . 

(  Patented.) 

It  has  no  equal  as  a  cover  for  milk  vessels,  because  it  allows  the  animal  heat  to 
escape  from  milk  and  the  air  to  get  into  it,  which  gives  sweet  cream,  and  more  of  it. 

75 


USE  IT. 

It  will  save  you  many 
steps.  Vessels  never 
boil  over  while  cook- 


\ 


O’NEIL  &  WALSH, 

( Successors  to  T.  J.  Griffith,-) 


Fine  Boots  anct  Shoes 


All  Griffith’s  Stock  at  Less  than  Cost. 


420  Wabash  Avenue,  TERRE  HAUTE,  INDIANA. 


Barnes  fr  Ray, 

M.  J.  RUSSELL,  Mgr. 

950  wodosh  Avenue,  ierre  haute,  Indiana. 

Telephone  291. 

ITT 

WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL 

BRAZIL  BLOCK, 

LUMP, 

ANTHRACITE, 
PENNSYLVANIA  COKE, 
SMITHING  COAL, 
KINDLINGS, 

STEAM  COAL, 

SEWER  PIPE,  all  sizes. 


Paris  Hotel 

PARIS,  ILLINOIS. 


H.  E.  REESE,  Ffopr. 


Leading  and  Best  Located  Hotel. 

Steam  Heat  Throughout. 

Cab,  Bus,  and  Baggage-Wagon  Line  in 
connection.  Free  Bus  to  and  from  all 
day  and  night  trains,  when  patronizing 
Hotel. 

7  Fine  Lighted  Sample  Rooms. 

Rooms  with  Baths. 


SEE  THAT  YOUR  BROOMS  ARE  LABELED 


MERKLE- WILEY  BROOM  CO., 

PARIS,  ILLINOIS. 

They  make  the  best  brooms.  Largest  Factory  in  the  West. 
Capacity,  6,000  Brooms  per  day.  Dealers  in 
Broom-corn  and  materials. 

If  You  Raise  Brooirucorn,  We  Will  Buy  It. 


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Jay’s  Jlrt  9allery, 


Southeast  Corner  of  Square, 


PARIS,  ILLINOIS. 


We  are  the  cheapest  and  the  best  in  the  city. 


W cli i  occ 

’Phone  259. 

CHARLES  JAY  • 

For  First-class 

Work  in,  ' 

WM.  B.  SHERIFF 
&  CO. 

Plastering 

Insurance  Agency, 

PARIS,  ILLINOIS. 

Promptly  and 
satisfactorily 

First-class  Companies  and  Best  Rates 

executed, 

always  call  on 

Levings  Bros.  Seed  Go. 

J.  W.  PURCELL, 

PARIS,  ILL. 

Douglas  Street, 

Garden  Seeds, 

PARIS,  ILLINOIS. 

CHOICE  AND  FRESH. 

Hiram. 

Frank. 

BRUBAKER  BROS. 

The  Hustling  Grocers. 

WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL. 

Our  prices  are  right.  Give  us  a  call. 

Goods  delivered  to  any  part  of  the  city. 


213  West  Wood  St.,  ’Phone  147. 


PARIS,  ILLINOIS. 


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Lighting  Churches  and  Stores  a 
specialty,  with  the  Best  and 
Cheapest  Light  known. 

Terre  Haute 
Stove  and 
Furnace  Co., 

No.  658  Main  Street, 
Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

MAKE  A  SPECIALTY  OF 

Heating  Churches 
and  School-Houses, 
Houses,  Etc. 


Write  for  catalogue. 
Information  given  cheerfully. 


Chas.  Eppeet. 


Geo.  M.  Eppeet. 


EPPERT  &  50N, 

photographers . 

Step  up-stairs  and  see  the  latest  Carbonettes. 


Flash-light  Photographs  made 
at  your  home  day  or  night. 
Grouping  a  specialty. 


Will  remove  about  Nov.  1st  to 
COX  BUILDING, 

COR.  MAIN  AND  FOURTH  STREETS. 


Do  you  need  a  CARPET,  either  Brussels  or  Ingrain? 

Do  you  need  a  HEATING  STOVE  ? 

Do  you  need  a  COOK  STOVE? 

Do  you  need  a  STEEL  RANGE  ? 

Do  you  need  FURNITURE? 

JOHN  G.  DOBBS 

Represents  the  Best  Manufacturers. 

635  and  637  Wabash  A - t~  h 


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new* Things  in  Suits,  Hats,  0  Furnishing  Goods, 

YOU  MUST  COME  TO 

TUNE  BROS. 

500=502  Main  Street,  =  TERRE  HAUTE,  IND. 


Cash  Paid  for  Old  Gold  and  Silver.  Eyes  Tested  Free. 

H.  F.  SCHMIDT, 

Practical  Optician  and  Watchmaker, 

No.  673  Main  Street, 

% 

5  Doors  West  of  Seventh.  TERRE  HAUTE,  IND. 


H.  L.  STEES 


funeral  Director  anO 
lEmbalmer, 


Telephone  No.  304. 


29  North  Fourth  Street, 


TERRE  HAUTE,  IND. 


H.  T.  BIEL’S 

Wew  flSbotograpb  ®allen?, 

41 1\  and  4J9i  Main  Street, 


79 


TERRE  HAUTE,  IND. 


X 


\ 


F.  M.  Hurst. 


J.  E.  Lee 


& 


furniture  and  Undertaking. 


Carpets,  Mattings,  Window-Shades,  Etc. 

mapchaii  ill. 


* 


FRED  DAVIDSON, 

) . 

The  Old  Stand. 

GOOD 

Bools  a  Shoes 


Go  To 


•  •  • 


FOSTER  MARTIN 


FOR 


V 


Dry  Goods, 

Cloaks  and 
Millinery. 


Northeast  Corner 

square.  The  New  Dry  Goods  Store, 

MARSHALL,  ILL.  MARSHALL,  ILL, 

* 


(Sorbam’s  16a3aar, 

ALL  KINDS  HOUSEHOLD  NEEDS, 

Glass  and  Tinware.  All  kinds  School  Supplies, 

Tablets,  Pencils,  Slates,  etc.  Granite  and  Gal¬ 
vanized  Ware,  and  1,000  other  useful  articles, 
sold  for  cash  at  a  small  profit.  Come  and  see  us. 

Northeast  Corner  Square,  MARSHALL,  ILL. 


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LADIES’  WAITING  AND  RETIRING  ROOMS  ON  SECOND  FLOOR. 


Terre  Haute's  GREATEST  and  only  CASH 


Drv  Goods  House 


ALWAYS  THE  BIGGEST  VALUES. 
ALWAYS  THE  LOWEST  PRICES. 


The  largest  house  of  its  kind  in  the  State  of  Indiana,  and  one  of  the 
sights  of  the  city. 

All  visitors  are  cordially  invited,  and  an  escort  will  be  furnished  to 
show  them  through  44  THE  BIG  STORE.” 

Seven  floors  literally  packed  with  the  choicest  creations  from  both 
American  and  European  markets. 

All  goods  marked  in  plain  figures.  One  price  to  all,  and  that  guaran¬ 
teed  to  be  the  lowest  for  equal  quality  of  goods. 

Your  money  cheerfully  refunded  for  any  unsatisfactory  purchase. 


WHAT  WE  ADVERTISE  IS  SO. 


L.  B.  ROOT  CO. 

IMPORTERS,  WHOLESALERS,  RETAILERS. 

617=619=621  Wabash  Ave.,  TERRE  HAUTE,  IND. 


Westfield  College,  "Westfield,  Illinois. 


* Westfield  College 

Is  the  best  place  for  young  people  of  United 
Brethren  homes  to  attend  school. 

If  you  are  a  High-school  graduate, 

If  you  are  a  Common-school  pupil, 

If  you  want  a  College  course,  J* 

If  you  want  a  Preparatory  course, 

If  you  want  a  Teacher's  course, 

If  you  want  a  course  in  Business, 
Short-hand,  Music,  or  Elocution, 
If  you  can  attend  school  seven 
years  or  seven  weeks, — 

Write  for  a  catalogue  of  Westfield  College,  to 

W.  S.  REESE,  D.D.,  President, 


WESTFIELD,  ILLINOIS. 


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Minutes  of  the  Forty-Eighth 
Annual  Session 

LOWER  WABASH 

CONFERENCE 

« 

Of  the 

Church  of  the  United  Brethren  in  Christ 
held  at  Olney,  Illinois, 
September  6-11,  190^. 


Published  by  Order  of  the  Conference . 


Dayton,  Ohio, 

United  Brethren  Publishing  House 
1905 


OFFICERS  OF  CONFERENCE  ORGANIZATIONS. 


S  up  erin  tendent. 

Bishop  G.  M.  Mathews,  D.  D.,  1391  Humboldt  Boulevard!  Chicago,  Illinois. 

Secretary. 

E.  Boley,  Olney,  Illinois. 

Statistician. 

A.  D.  Markley,  Clay  City,  Indiana. 

«  Branch  Missionary  Society. 

Treasurer — J.  C.  Fowler.,  St.  Francisville,  Illinois. 

Secretary — S.  Mills,  Westfield,  Illinois. 

Trustees  of  Westfield  College. 

J.  R.  Schaeffer,  1906,  Olney,  Illinois. 

J.  B.  Connett,  1907,  Robinson,  Illinois. 

E.  O.  Snoddy,  1908,  Westfield,  Illinois. 

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Beneficiary  Aid  Association. 

President — J.  L.  Brandenburg,  Martz,  Indiana. 

Vice-President — J.  B.  Connett,  Robinson,  Illinois. 

Secretary — T.  D.  Spyker,  Paris,  Illinois. 

Treasurer — S.  Mills,  Westfield,  Illinois. 

Conference  Church-Erection  Society. 

President — D.  R.  Seneff,  Westfield,  Illinois. 

Secretary — J.  A.  Hawkins,  Casey,  Illinois. 

Treasurer — A.  D.  Markley,  Clay  City.  Indiana. 

Trustees. 

L.  H.  Cooley,  1908,  Westfield,  Illinois. 

H.  W.  Broadstone,  1906,  Centerpoint,  Indiana. 

J.  B.  Norvjel,  1907,  Casey,  Illinois. 

Sabbath-School  Association. 

Secretary  and  Treasurer — S.  E.  Long,  Terre  Haute,  Indiana. 

,  Young  People’s  Christiaan  Union. 

President — C.  C.  Rose,  Olney,  Illinois. 

Rec.  Secretary — Miss  Carrie  Seneff,  Westfield,  Illinois. 

Cor.  Secretary — Mrs.  Cora  Decker,  Terre  Haute,  Indiana. 

Treasurer — W.  H.  Washburn,  Martinsville,  Indiana. 

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Woman’s  Branch  Missionary  Association. 

President — Katie  L.  Cooley,  Westfield,  Illinois. 

Secretary — Miss  Lizzie  Sheets,  Vermilion,  Illinois. 

Treasurer — Rosa  M.  Connett,  Robinson,  Illinois. 

r  Court  of  Appeals. 

D.  R.  Seneff,  D.  D.,  Westfield,  Illinois.,  .  T.  D.  Spyker,  Galton.  Illinois. 

Correspondent  of  U.  B.  Seminary. 

S.  Mills,  Westfield,  Illinois. 

Correspondent  of  U.  B.  Historical  Society. 

L.  H.  Cooley,  Westfield,  Illinois. 


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Conference  Proceedings' 

* 

STANDING  COMMITTEES  FOR  1906. 

On  Missions — D.  R.  Seneff. 

On  Church  Erection — T.  D.  Spyker. 

On  Publishing  Interests — W.  H.  Halberstadt. 

On  Education — S.  E.  Lons. 

On  Sabbath  Schools — W.  O.  Haycock. 

On  Y.  P.  C.  U.—U.  S.  Reese. 

On  Resolutions — I.  S.  Mclver. 

On  Christian  Home — J.  T.  McCreery. 

On  Bible  Cause — T.  Walters. 

COURSES  OF  READING. 

First  Year — D.  R.  Seneff,  S.  E.  Long-.  W.  R.  Muncie. 

Second  Yea r — P.  F.  Kettring,  A.  E.  Ivosht,  Mrs.  H.  J.  Musselman. 
Third  Year — A.’  D.  Markley,  J.  L.  Brandenburg,  W.  H.  Halberstadt. 
Fourth  Year — E.  M.  Pierson,  S.  O.  Stoltz,  J.  C.  Fowler. 


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NECROLOGY 

Of  Members  from  the  Organization  of  the  Conference. 


Cherished  Haines.  Died. 

A.  Dunbar  . 1860 

H.  S.  Stump .  1860 

W.  H.  Brown .  1861 

S.  Coblentz . • .  1862 

T.  B.  Thrapp  .  1863 

A.  Sweasy  .  .  .  . .  1864 

S.  Greason  .  1867 

H.  Clark  . . .  .  .  1871 

J;  Simpson,  Sr .  1872 

J.  H.  Bedwell  .  1873 

D.  Stoltz  .  1874 

A.  W.  Hedge  .  1874 

S.  Hayworth  .  1874 

O.  P.  Hurst  . 1874 

J.  Severe  . 1875 

S.  Stark  . . 1875 

J.  Cottman .  1875 

B.  Lloyd  .  1875 

J.  Simpson,  Jr .  1876 

D.  Ross  ; .  1879 

P.  Story  .  1879 

M.  T.  Tobey  . .  .  1880 

B.  Cole  .  1880 

J.  P.  Shuey  .  1880 

S.  G.  Brock  .  1881 

W.  G.  Hartman  .  1881 

H.  Severn  . 1882 

W.  McGinnis  . .  1883 


Cherished  Names.  Died. 

S.  Ross  . 1883 

J.  Tobey  . 1884 

A.  Collins  .  1884 

J.  Burtner  . .  1884 

P.  Brock  .  . . 1884 

S.  Allenbaugh  . .  1884 

S.  C.  Stewart . 1885 

M.  Hail  .  1885 

S.  B.  Allen . .  .  . .  1886 

J.  L.  Cardwell  .  1889 

L.  S.  Chittenden  .  1892 

A.  Helton  .  1892 

J.  Grim  . 1892 

Daniel  Mater  . . 1893 

A.  Briley  . .  1893 

I.  W.  Williams  1893 

J.  R.  Helton  . .  1896 

S.  Schlosser  . .  1896 

E.  Shuey  ...... .  1897 

J.  Sheets  . . 1898 

W.  Kauble  . . 1898 

J.  G.  Shuey  . .  1901 

J.  J.  Page  . . 1901 

S.  Keagy  . .  1902 

D.  Bussard  .  1902 

A.  Rider  . . ;  1904 

S.  Smoot  .-.  . .  1904 


Conference  Proceedings 


ROLL  OF  MEMBERS. 


Bishop,  G.  M.  Mathews,  D. 

D.,  1391  Humboldt 

Boulevard,  Chicago,  Ill. 

Names 

Relation 

Joined 

Ordained 

Post-  Office 

Anderson,  W.  E.... 

.  .  .  Sa _ 

.  1881  .  . 

.  .  .  1884  . 

Atkisson,  J.  H . 

.  .  .  L  _ 

.  1902  .  . 

.  .  .  1905  . 

Ball,  G.  W . 

* 

.  1898  .  . 

.  .  .  1905  . 

Bauman,  C.  W.  .  .  . 

* 

,  .  1898  .  . 

.  .  .  1902  . 

Brownstown,  Ill. 

Brandenburg,  J.  L.  . 

* 

.  1876  .  . 

.  .  .  1880  . 

.  .  .  .  Martz,  Ind. 

Boley,  E . '.  . . 

* 

.  1897  .  . 

.  .  .  1900  . 

Boster,  G.  W . 

.  .  .  Sn _ 

.  1894  .  . 

.  .  .  1899  . 

Bourne.  H.  D . 

.  .  .  Sn _ 

.  1893  .  . 

.  .  .  1896  . 

Broadstone,  H.  W . 

* 

,  .  1874  .  . 

.  .  .  1888  . 

Brown,  E.  J . 

.  .  .  Sn _ 

.  1898  .  . 

.  .  .  1895  . 

Brush,  J.  W . 

.  .  .  Sn _ 

,  .  1884  .  . 

.  .  .  1894  . 

Bunnell,  J.  H.  .  .  v.. 

.  .  .  L  _ 

,  .  1895  .  . 

Bussard,  S . 

.  .  .  Sa _ 

.  .  1859  .  . 

.  .  .  1861  . 

_ Birds,  Ill. 

Byard,  Z.  H . 

.  .  .  Sn _ 

,  .  1888  .  . 

.  .  .  1891  . 

Clark,  R . 

.  .  .  Sa  .  .  .  , 

.  .  1859  .  . 

.  .  .  1861  . 

.  .  .  .  Paris,  Ill. 

Coffman,  J . 

.  .  .  Sn  .  .  .  . 

,  .  1870  .  . 

.  .  .  1871  . 

Collins,  W.  W . 

.  .  .  Sn  .  .  .  , 

.  .  1899  .  . 

Connett,  J.  B . 

* 

.  .  1886  .  . 

.  .  .  1889  . 

Cooley,  L.  H . 

* 

.  .  1881  .  . 

.  .  .  1891  . 

_ Westfield,  Ill. 

Cougill,  J . 

* 

.  .  1875  .  . 

.  .  .  1884  . 

Coen,  H . 

.  .  .  Sn  .  .  . 

.  .  1900  .  . 

.  .  .  1874  . 

.  .  .  .  Olney,  Ill, 

Dickens,  J . 

.  .  .  Sa  .  .  . 

.  .  1884  .  . 

.  .  .  1871  . 

Duncan,  W.  L . 

* 

.  .  1894  .  . 

.  .  .  1900  . 

Edmonson,  J.  F... 

_ L _ 

.  .  1889  .  . 

Fink,  F.  M . 

* 

.  .  1885  .  . 

.  .  .  1889  . 

Foreman,  T.  E . 

...  Sa _ 

.  .  1889  .  . 

Rosehill,  Ill. 

Fowler,  J.  C.  .  .  . . . 

♦ 

.  1887  .  . 

.  .  .  1891  . 

Fowler,  J.  F . 

* 

,  .  1895  .  . 

.  .  .  1901  . 

Givens,  W.  M.  .  .. .  . 

. .  .  Sa _ 

.  1859  .  . 

.  .  .  1860  . 

Griffin,  R.  ....... . 

♦ 

,  .  1893  .  . 

.  .  .  1896  . 

Gunn,  T.  K . 

. .  .  L  _ 

.  1902  .  . 

Hall,  C.  A . 

* 

.  1903  .  . 

Halberstadt,  W.  H. 

♦ 

.  .  1896  .  . 

.  .  .  1900  . 

Harbert,  W.  C . 

* 

,  .  1888  .  . 

.  .  .  1891  . 

Hawkins,  J.  A . 

• 

•  •  •  •  •  •  • 

.  1895  .  . 

.  .  .  1897  . 

Haycock,  W.  O  .  .  .  . 

* 

.  1894  .  . 

.  .  .  1901  . 

Holsapple,  J.  W. . .. 

.  .  .  Sn _ 

,  .  1889  .  . 

.  .  .  1894  . 

Johns,  E.  R . 

.  .  .  Sn _ 

,  .  1886  .  . 

.  .  .  1890  . 

Kellar,  G.  W . 

. . .  Sn _ 

.  .  1890  .  . 

Casey,  Ill. 

Kephart,  I.  L . . 

* 

.  .  1886  .  . 

.  .  .  1862  . 

Kettring,  P.  F . 

* 

,  .  1888  .  . 

.  .  .  1896  . 

_  2040  N.  12th  St., 

Terre  Haute,  Ind. 


4 


'■W  >-  'V  . 


Conference  Proceedings 


Names 

Relation 

Joined 

Ordained 

Kosht,  A.  E . 

* 

.  .  1897  .  . 

.  .  .  1893  . 

Kriebel,  W . 

.  .  Sn  .  .  . 

.  .  1883  .  . 

*Lash brook,  H.  W .  .  . 

♦ 

.  .  1903  .  . 

Long,  S.  E . 

* 

.  .  1891  .  . 

.  .  .  1894  . 

Myers,  C.  0 . 

. .  L  ... 

.  .  1904  .  . 

McCreery,  J.  T . 

* 

.  .  1891  .  . 

.  .  .  1898  . 

Malsom,  W.  M . 

.  .  1879  .  . 

.  .  .  1891 . 

-  Markley,  A.  D . 

* 

.  .  1891  .  . 

.  .  .  1894  . 

/  Miller,  L.  E . 

* 

.  .  1900  .  . 

.  .  .  1903  . 

Mills,  S . 

.  .  Sa  .  .  . 

.  .  1859  .  . 

.  .  .  1861 . 

Moore,  J.  T . 

. .  Sa  .  .  . 

.  .  1861  .  . 

.  .  .  1859  . 

Muncie,  W.  R . 

* 

.  .  1877  .  . 

.  .  .  1880  . 

Musselman,  Mrs.  H. 

J .  ♦  ... 

.  .  1890  .  . 

.  .  .  1894  . 

p  Mclver,  I.  S . 

* 

.  .  1902  .  . 

Norviel,  J.  B . 

* 

.  .  1887  .  . 

.  .  .  1890  . 

Pellum,  J.  L . 

* 

.  .  1903  .  . 

Peachy,  J . 

. .  Sa  .  .  . 

.  .  1871  .  . 

.  .  .  1880  . 

Pease,  Z . 

.  .  Sa  .  .  . 

.  .  1889  .  . 

♦ 

Penner,  J.  H . 

.  .  Sn  .  .  . 

.  .  1881  .  . 

.  .  .  1889  . 

Pierson,  E.  M . 

* 

.  .  1892  .  . 

.  .  .  1896  . 

Padrick,  G.  W . 

* 

.  .  1902  .  . 

^  Perkins,  W.  L . 

* 

.  .  1902  .  . 

Quigley,  W . 

.  .  Sa  .  . . 

.  .  1889  .  . 

‘'  Reese,  H.  S . 

* 

.  .  1904  .  . 

Reid,  G.  W . 

* 

.  .  1899  .  . 

.  .  .  1905  . 

Richey,  T.  J . 

* 

.  .  1896  .  . 

Royer,  N.  E . 

* 

.  .  1893  .  . 

.  .  .  1903  . 

Stine,  G.  L . 

. .  L  ... 

.  .  1893  .  . 

u  Seneff,  D.  R . 

♦ 

.  .  1885  .  . 

Shidler,  A . 

.  .  Sn  .  .  . 

.  .  1884  .  . 

.  .  .  1889  . 

Shuey,  J.  F . 

.  .  Sn  .  .  . 

.  .  1862  .  . 

.  .  .  1870  . 

Shuey,  W.  R . 

* 

.  .  1862  .  . 

.  .  .  1869  . 

Smith,  J.  A . 

. .  Sn  .  .  . 

.  .  1873  .  . 

.  .  .  1878  . 

Smith,  W.  C . 

* 

.  .  1859  .  . 

.  .  .  1852  . 

Spyker,  T.  D . 

* 

.  .  1878  .  . 

.  .  .  1884  . 

Stevenson,  D.  K .  .  .  . 

.  .  Sn  .  .  . 

.  .  1887  .  . 

.  .  .  1893  . 

Stevenson,  Mrs.  C.  A 

.  .  Sn  .  .  . 

.  .  1891  .  . 

.  .  .  1894  . 

'  Stoltz,  S.  O . 

* 

.  .  1897  .  . 

.  .  .  1900  . 

Tipsword,  H.  M.  .  .  . 

.  .  Sn  ... 

.  .  1895  .  . 

.  .  .  1898  . 

Tohill.  J . 

.  .  Sn  .  .  . 

.  .  1879  .  . 

.  .  .  1889  . 

l-  Walters,  T . 

* 

.  f 1881  .  . 

.  .  .  1891 . 

^  Watson,  J.  P . 

* 

.  .  1897  .  . 

.  .  .  1895  . 

Whitesell,  D.  T . 

.  .  Sn  .  .  . 

.  .  1892  .  . 

Wood,  B.  G . 

.  .  Sa  .  .  . 

.  .  1880  .  . 

.  .  .  1883  . 

r  M.  L.  Watson .  L  . 1905 


J.  A.  Bell .  *  1905 

J.  Q.  Dickensheets ....  *  . 1905 

F.  M.  Buckner . Sn . 1905 

R.  L.  Webber .  L  1905 

Mrs.  R.  J.  Nash .  L  . 1905 

T.  Langston .  L  1905 

J.  H.  Kneff .  L  1905 

B.  F.  Farris .  *  1905 


Post- Office 

Westfield,  Ill. 

Coal  City,  Ind. 

2251  N.  13th  St. 
Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

23  N.  14th  St., 
Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

Olney,  Ill. 

Martz,  Ind. 

Terre  Haute,  Ind. 
Ashmore,  Ill. 
Westfield,  Ill. 
Sumner,  Ill. 

Paris,  Ill. 
Parkersburg,  Ill. 
Yale,  Ill. 

Casey,  Ill. 

Birds,  Ill. 

Dundas,  Ill. 

Route  4, 

Shelbyville,  Ill. 
Lawrenceville,  Ill. 
Sumner,  Ill. 
Calhoun,  Ill. 

Paris,  Ill. 

Elkville,  Ill. 

Clarksburg,  Ill. 

Clay  City,  Ind. 
Oblong,  Ill. 
Robinson,  Ill. 
Westfield,  Ill. 
Campbell,  Ind. 
Argenta,  Ill. 
Westfield,  Til. 
Bluford,  Ill. 
Westfield,  Ill. 

Paris,  Ill. 

Toledo,  Ill. 

Toledo,  Ill. 

St.  Francisville,  Ill. 
Toledo,  Ill. 
Hardinsville,  Ill. 
Lewis,  Ind. 
Vermilion,  Ill. 
Newport,  Ind. 
Bluford,  Ill. 
Bluford,  Ill. 

920  S.  10th  St., 

Mt.  Vernon,  Ill. 
Westfield,  Ill. 

Calhoun,  Ill. 

Flora,  Ill. 

Flora,  Ill. 

Westfield,  Ill. 


♦Itinerant ;  L,  Local  ;  Sn.,  Supernumerary  ;  Sa.,  Superannuated. 


5 


Conference  Proceedings 


* 


LAY  DELEGATES. 


TERRE  HAUTE  DISTRICT. 

Ashmore  Circuit — (D)  J.  O.  Thomas. 

Centerpoint  Circuit— (D)  John  Trout. 

Clay  City  Circuit — (D)  C.  F.  Stuart. 

Lewis  Circuit — (D)  Walter  Gates. 

Marshall  Circuit — (D)  B.  Beirbaum. 

Mt.  Zion  Circuit — (D)  David  Royer. 

New  Goshen — (D)  B.  L.  Brown. 

Oblong  Circuit — (D)  Cora  Culp. 

Oakhill  Circuit — (D)  W.  W.  Perigo. 

Paris  Mission  Station — (D)  W.  D.  Henderson. 

Prairieton  Circuit — (D)  T.  A.  Haworth. 

Robinson  Mission  Station — (D)  Rosa  Connett. 

Terre  Haute,  First  Church — (D)  Lucy  Gray. 

Terre  Haute,  Second  Church — (D)  Peter  Detrich. 

Terre  Haute  Mission  Station — (D)  Alax  Rodgers. 

Vermilion  Circuit — (D)  Wm.  McComas. 

MT.  VERNON  DISTRICT. 

Birds  Circuit — (D)  Thomas  Wesley  ;  (A)  John  Stradtner. 

Bluford  Circuit — (D)  R.  S.  Young;  (A)  Lafe  Carpenter. 

Browns  Circuit — (D)  Ezra  Marx;  (A)  John  Cortrecht. 

Calhoun  Circuit — (D)  J.  S.  Kimmell. 

Flora  Circuit — (D)  M.  O.  Cullison  ;  (A)  C.  A.  Lee. 

Metropolis  Mission — (D)  Rhettie  Neeley;  (A)  Sarah  Shumaker. 

Mt.  Vernon  Mission  Station — (D)  C.  U.  Case;  (A)  Margaret  Lively. 
Mt.  Nebo  Circuit — (D)  B.  F.  Witters;  (A)  Henry  Hostetter. 

New  Hebron  Circuit — (D)  J.  W.  Inboden  ;  (A)  D.  W.  Richart. 

Olney  Mission  Station — Arthur  Schaefer;  (A)  Ralph  Berry. 

Olney  Circuit — (D)  Jas.  Dugan;  (A)  John  Hawkins. 

Parkersburg  Circuit — (D)  Emma  Dean  ;  (A)  “Father”  Peters. 

St.  Francisville  Circuit — (D)  John  Litherland  ;  (A)  John  England. 
Sumner  Circuit — (D)  Geo.  J.  Stoltz  ;  (A)  Orin  Wagner. 

Vienna  Circuit — (D)  Allen  Beach;  (A)  J.  F.  Buckner. 

Vergennes  Circuit — (D)  Luther  Walters;  (A)  Wm.  Quigley. 

Yale  Circuit — (D)  Wm,  Givens;  (A)  Geo.  Sniveley. 

Woodlawn  Mission — (D)  Arthur  Belden. 

WESTFIELD  DISTRICT. 

Beecher  City  Circuit — (D)  W.  B.  Lance. 

Clarksburg  Circuit — (D)  Jane  Graves. 

Casey  Station — (D)  J.  J.  Neeley. 

Dolson  Circuit — (D)  A.  G.  Cowden. 

Edgewood  Circuit — (D)  C.  R.  Brown;  (A)  C.  M.  Aleader. 

Galton  Station — (D)  A.  D.  Bradley. 

Greenup  Circuit — (D)  G.  W.  Tucker. 

Islandgrove  Circuit — (D)  Walter  Myers;  (A)  Frank  Decker. 
Longpoint  Circuit — (D)  Ed.  Ormsby. 

Loogootee  Circuit — (D)  A.  W.  Lowry. 

Mt.  Carmel  Circuit — (D)  C.  B.  Turner. 

Redmon  Circuit — (D)  J.  L.  Fidler  ;  (A)  W.  R.  Henderson. 

Toledo  Circuit — (D)  B.  M.  Holsapple. 

Union  Circuit — (D)  Mae  Painter. 

Westfield  Station — (D)  M.  J.  Glick. 

Westfield  Circuit — (D)  Bert  Miller. 

Woodbury  Circuit — (D)  Chas.  Connell. 


6 


Conference  Proceedings 

CONFERENCE  RECORD  FROM  ORGANIZATION. 


Time.  c  Place. 

Mar.  17-21,  1859 .  Westfield,  Ill . 

Mar.  22-25,  1860 . New  Hebron,  Ill ... 

Mar.  21-24,  1861 . Vermilion,  Ill . 

Mar.  13-16,  1862 .  Westfield,  Ill . 

Mar.  26-29,  1863 . Centerpoint,  Ind... 

Mar.  31-April  4, 1864...  Vermilion,  Ill . 

Sept.  8-11,  1864 . New  Hebron,  III ... 

Sept.  7  — ,  1865 . Parkersburg,  Ill.... 

Aug.  22-25,  1866 . Westfield,  Ill . 

Aug.  27-31,  1867 . Prairieton,  Ind . 

Aug.  19-23,  1868.. . Vermilion,  Ill . 

Aug.  19-23,  1869 .  Westfield,  Ill . 

Sept.  14-19,  1870 . New  Hebron,  Ill.... 

Sept.  6-11, 1871 . Terre  Haute,  Ind... 

Aug.  21-26,  1872 . New  Goshen,  Ind.. 

Aug.  4-9,  1873 .  Westfield,  Ill . 

Oct.  ■8-12,  1874 . .  Prairieton,  Ind . 

Sept.  29-Oct.  2,  1875 . Vermilion,  Ill . 

Oct.  4-8,  1876 . Middlebury,  Ind  ... 

Sept.  26-30,  1877 . Centerpoint,  Ind... 

Oct.  9-13,  1878 . .  Westfield,  Ill . 

Oct.  15-19,  1879 . .  Vermilion,  111 . 

Oct.  6-10,  1880 . Centerpoint,  Ind... 

Sept.  28-Oct.  2,  1881....  New  Goshen,  Ind.. 

Sept.  6-10,  1882 . Parkersburg,  Ill.... 

Sept.  19-23,  1883 .  Westfield,  Ill . 

Sept.  17-21,  1884.. . New  Hebron,  Ill... 

Sept.  30-Oct.  4,  1885 .  Redmon,  Ill . 

Sept.  29-Oct.  3,  1886 . Centerpoint,  Ind... 

Sept.  28-Oct.  2,  1887 . New  Hebron,  Ill... 

Sept.  26-30,  1888 .  Westfield,  Ill . 

Sept.  25-29,  1889... . Clay  City,  Ind . 

Sept.  24-30,  1890 . Paris,  Ill . 

Aug.  26-30,  1891 . Westfield,  111 . 

Aug.  31-Sept.  4,  1892...  Clay  City,  Ind . 

Aug.  30-Sept.  4,  1893...  Terre  Haute,  Ind... 

Aug.  29-Sept.  2,  1894...  Westfield,  Ill . 

Aug.  28-Sept.  1,  1895...  Oblong,  III . 

Sept.  9-13,  1896 . Paris,  Ill . 

Sept.  22-26,  1897” . Clay  City,  Ind . 

Sept.  21-25,  1898 . Terre  Haute,  Ind... 

Aug.  30-Sept.  3,  1899...  Westfield,  Ill . 

Sept.  5-9,  1900 . Olney,  Ill . 

Sept.  4-8,  1901 . Casey,  111 . 

Aug.  27-31,  1902 . Oblong,  Ill . 

Aug.  26-30,  1903 . Terre  Haute,  Ind... 

Aug.  17-21,  1904 . .  Mt.  Vernon,  Ill . 

Sept.  6-11,  1905 . Olney,  Ill . 


Bishop. 
Edwards.. 
Edwards.. 
Edwards.. 
Edwards.. 
Edwards.. 
Edwards.. 
Edwards.. 
Weaver ... 
Weaver ... 
Weaver ... 
Weaver ... 
Edwards.. 
Edwards.. 
Edwards .. 
Edwards.. 
Dickson... 
Dickson... 
Dickson ... 
Dickson... 
Weaver ... 
Weaver ... 
Weaver ... 
Weaver  ... 
Kephart . 
Kephart .. 
Kephart . 
Kephart . 
Castle  ...... 

Kephart ., 
Weaver  ... 
Dickson... 
Kephart  .. 

Castle . 

Weaver  ... 
Dickson... 

Hott . 

Castle . 

Kephart .. 

Mills . 

Weaver .. 

Castle . 

Castle . 

Weaver .. 

Hott . 

Mathews. 

Mathews. 

Mathew's. 

Mathews. 


Secretaries. 

W.  C.  Smith 
W.  C.  Smith 
W.  C.  Smith 
W.  C.  Smith,  S.  Mills 
W.  C.  Smith,  S.  Mills 
Sr  Mills,  J.  W.  Nye 
S.  Mills,  J.  W.  Nye 
S.  Mills,  G.  W.  Keller 
S.  Mills,  J.  W.  Nye 
S.  Mills,  J.  W.  Nye 
S.  Mills,  J.  W.  Nye 
S.  Mills,  J.  W.  Nye 
J.  H.  Ross,  W.  C.  Smith 
J.  H.  Ross,  S.  Mills 
S.  Mills,  R.  L.  Brengle 
S.  Mills,  R.  L.  Brengle 
S.  Mills,  W.  H.  Long 
S.  Mills,  W.  H.  Long 
S.  Mills,  R.  L.  Brengle 
S.  Mills,  W.  H.  Long 
S.  Mills,  R.  L.  Brengle 
S.  Mills 

S.  Mills,  R.  L.  Brengle 
S.  Mills,  R.  L.  Brengle 
S.  Mills,  R.  L.  Brengle 
S.  Mills,  W.  R.  Muncie 
S.  Mills,  W.  R.  Muncie 
S.  Mills,  W.  R.  Muncie 
S.  Mills-,  W.  R.  Muncie 
S.  Mills,  W.  R.  Muncie 
S.  Mills,  W.  R.  Muncie 
S.  Mills,  D.  R.  Seneff 
S.  Mills,  D.  R.  Seneff' 

S.  Mills,  W.  R.  Shuey 
S.  Mills,  W.  R.  Shuey 
S.  Mills,  W.  R.  Shuey 
S.  Mills,  W.  R.  Shuey 
L.  H.  Cooley,  A.  D.  Markley 
L.  H.  Cooley,  A.  D.  Markley 
L.  H.  Cooley,  A.  D.  Markley 
L.  H.  Cooley,  A.  D.  Markley 
L.  H.  Cooley,  A.  D.  Markley 
L.  H.  Cooley,  A.  D.  Markley 
L.  H.  Cooley,  A.  D.  Markley 
L.  H.  Cooley,  A.  D.  Markley 
L.  H.  Cooley,  J.  A.  Hawkins 
L.  H.  Cooley,  J.  A.  Hawkins 
Edw.  Boley,  A.  D.  Markley 


Mt.  Vernon  Dist— 

Birds  Circuit . 

Bluford  Circuit . 

Browns  Circuit . 

Calhoun  Circuit . 

Flora  Circuit . 

Metropolis  Mission . 

Mt.  Nebo  Circuit . 

Mt.  Vernon  Miss.  Sta . 

New  Hebron  Circuit ...... 

Olney  Mission  Station ... 

Olney  Circuit . 

Parkersburg  Circuit . 

St.  Francisville  Circuit... 

Sumner  Circuit . 

Vienna  Circuit . 

Vergennes  Circuit . 

Yale  Circuit . 

Woodlawn  Mission . 


J.  L.  Pellum . 

J.  A.  Smith . 

R.  L.  Weber . 

J.  H.  Atkison . 

C.  W.  Bauman . 

L.  C.  Maple . 

J.  R.  Ferguson . 

J.  A.  Bell . 

Mrs.  H.  J.  Musselman 

J.  T.  McCreery . 

E.  Boley . 

W.  C.  Harbert . 

J.  C.  Fowler . 

E.  M.  Pierson . 

Arthur  H.  Coleman.... 

C.  A.  Hall . 

W.  O.  Haycock . 

Mrs.  Ona  Albert . 


Total— Mt.  Vernon  District 


Terre  Haute  Dist— 

Ashmore  Circuit . 

Centerpoint  Circuit . 

Clay  City  Circuit . 

Lewis  Circuit . 

Marshall  Circuit . 

Mt.  Zion  Circuit . 

New  Goshen  Circuit . 

Oblong  Circuit . . 

Oakhill  Circuit . 

Paris  Mission  Station . 

Prairie  ton  Circuit . 

Robinson  Mission  Sta.... 
Terre  Haute,  1st  Church 
Terre  Haute,  2d  Church.. 

Terre  Haute  Miss.  Sta . 

Vermilion  Circuit . 


L.  E.  Miller . 

Robert  Griffin . 

W.  L.  Perkins . 

T.  Walters . 

S.  O.  Stoltz . 

T.  J.  Richey . 

A.  D.  Markley . 

N.  E.  Royer . . 

W.  R.  Muncie . 

T.  D.  Spyker . 

H.  W.  Broadstone . 

G.  L.  Stine . 

S.  E.  Long . 

P.  F.  Kettring . 

J.  L.  Brandenburg... i 
J.  P.  Watson . 


Total— Terre  Haute  District 


Westfield  Dist  — 
Beecher  City  Circuit 
Clarksburg  Circuit... 

Casey  Station . 

Dolson  Circuit . 

Edgewood  Circuit.*.... 

Gal  ton  Station . 

Greenup  Circuit . 

Islandgrove  Circuit.. 
Longpoint  Circuit.... 

Loogootee  Circuit . 

Mt.  Carmel  Circuit.. 

Redmon  Circuit . 

Toledo  Circuit . 

Union  Circuit . . 

Westfield  Station . 

Westfield  Circuit . 

Woodbury  Circuit . 


G.  W.  Padrick . 

G.  W.  Reid . 

W.  L.  Duncan ........ 

F.  M.  Fink . 

M.  L.  Watson . 

W.  H.  Halberstadt 

C.  O.  Myers . 

D.  K.  Stevenson . 

H.  W.  Lashbrook.. 

J.  Cougill . 

G.  W.  Ball . 

J.  Q.  Dickensheets. 

B.  F.  Farris . 

W.  N.  Coffman . 

D.  R.  Seneff. . 

H.  S.  Reese . 

W.  F.  Furry . 


Total— Westfield  District 


Grand  Total 


4 

4 

155 

52 

6 

3 

3 

155 

14 

2 

2 

4 

4 

207 

4 

25 

4 

4 

150 

3 

1 

43 

5 

5 

295 

92 

4 

44 

6 

6 

248 

12 

4 

24 

1 

1 

122 

24 

44 

6 

6 

279 

30 

2 

5 

1 

1 

210 

34 

4 

9 

3 

3 

231 

6 

2 

21 

4 

4 

152 

12 

4 

14 

5 

5 

490 

47 

8 

38 

5 

5 

282 

8 

1 

20 

4 

4 

168 

2 

1 

25 

4 

4 

392 

21 

1 

30 

4 

4 

291 

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Calhoun  Circuit . 

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2  00 

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7  00 

3  50 

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5  00 

2  50 

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3  00 

5  00 

5  00 

3  00 

5  00 

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4  00 

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2  00 

5  00 

10  00 

3  00 

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7  00 

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3  50 

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6  00 

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8  00 

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7  00 

16  00 

4  00 

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3  00 

7  50 

6  00 

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8  50 

3  00 

Yale  Circuit . 

5  00 

10  00 

8  00 

3  00 

6  00 

12  00 

3  50 

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50 

1  00 

1  00 

Total . 

$38  85 

$15  45 

$100  50 

$79  50 

$19  00 

$26  71 

$41  36 

$98  00 

$42  25 

Terre  Haute  Dist.— 

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4  00 

6  00 

6  00 

2  00 

5  00 

10  00 

3  00 

Centerpoint  Circuit . 

6  00 

12  50 

8  00 

4  00 

7  00 

25  00 

4  00 

Clay  City  Circuit . 

4  00 

6  00 

6  00 

2  00 

5  00 

10  00 

3  00 

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1  00 

5  00 

2  00 

3  50 

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5  00 

10  00 

8  00 

3  00 

6  66 

12  00 

3  50 

Mt.  Zion  CircUit . 

4  70 

6  46 

5  23 

2  40 

3  40 

3  50 

3  50 

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1  00 

12  50 

4  00 

1  00 

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4  00 

Oblong  Circuit . 

4  00 

6  00 

6  00 

10  00 

5  00 

10  00 

3  00 

OakhiTl  Circuit . 

1  00 

8  00 

5  00 

2  00 

100  00 

5  66 

7  75 

3  50 

Paris  Mission  Station . 

4  00 

3  00 

8  75 

6  00 

2  00 

25  00 

5  00 

10  00 

3  00 

Prairieton  Circuit . 

3  00 

10  00 

8  00 

2  00 

35  50 

3  00 

10  00 

3  50 

Robinson  Mission  Sta . 

1  00 

2  75 

2  50 

2  00 

1  00 

2  50 

6  25 

1  50 

Terre  Haute,  1st  Church 

6  00 

10  00 

8  00 

6  00 

7  00 

12  00 

4  00 

Terre  Haute,  2d  Church 

2  00 

4  00 

4  00 

2  00 

18  00 

3  00 

6  00 

2  00 

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2  50 

2  00 

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4  00 

1  00 

7  50 

6  00 

2  00 

5  00 

10  00 

3  00 

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$51  70 

$6  75 

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$86  23 

$34  40 

$201  50 

$63  90 

140  00 

$49  00 

Westfield  Dist.— 

• 

Beecher  City  Circuit . 

1  00 

2  00 

2  00 

1  00 

1  00 

4  06 

1  50 

Clarksburg  Circuit . 

1  84 

2  50 

Casey  Station . 

6  00 

2  50 

2  50 

28  00 

5  00 

5  00 

3  50 

Dolson  Circuit . 

12  50 

8  00 

2  00 

22  45 

7  00 

11  33 

'  4  00 

Edgewood  Circuit . 

6  25 

2  00 

2  50 

Gal  ton  Station . 

•  5  00 

3  60 

10  00 

8  00 

3  00 

6  00 

12  00 

3  50 

Greenup  Circuit . 

1  00 

1  12 

3  00 

50 

50 

2  50 

Islandgrove  Circuit . 

Longpoint  Circuit . 

2  66 

10  00 

8  00 

i  66 

3  00 

2  66 

12  00 

3  22 

Loogootee  Circuit . 

5  00 

2  00 

10  00 

8  00 

3  00 

6  00 

12  00 

3  50 

Mt.  Carmel  Circuit . 

3  00 

2  10 

6  25 

5  00 

1  50 

4  00 

8  00 

2  50 

Redmon  Circuit . 

6  00 

4  45 

12  50 

8  00 

4  00 

165  66 

7  00 

16  00 

4  00 

Toledo  Circuit . 

78 

6  00 

1  00 

4  00 

4  80 

3  00 

Union  Circuit . 

4  00 

7  50 

6  00 

2  00 

5  00 

10  00 

3  00 

Westfield  Station . 

6  00 

12  50 

8  00 

4  00 

7  00 

16  00 

4  00 

Westfield  Circuit . 

1  00 

5  00 

5  00 

1  00 

4  00 

7  00 

3  00 

Woodbury  Circuit . 

Total . 

$34  00 

$16  05 

$111  34 

$69  00 

$24  50 

$220  45 

$58  00 

118  13 

$43  22 

Grand  Total . 

$124  55 

$38  25 

$329  55 

$234  73 

$77  90 

$448  66 

163  26 

356  13 

137  47 

General  Con¬ 
ference  Ex¬ 
penses. 

Bible  Cause. 

Mission  Debt. 

Total  for  All 

Purposes. 

No.  Church 

Houses. 

New  Churches 

Built. 

Value  Church 

Houses  and 

Grounds. 

Debt  on 

Churches. 

No.  of  Parson¬ 

ages. 

New  Parson¬ 

ages. 

Value  of  Par¬ 

sonages. 

Debt  on  Par¬ 

sonages. 

Months  Em¬ 

ployed. 

No.  Minutes 

Wanted. 

$5  60 

$0  75 

$576  55 

4 

$3,100 

$80 

1 

$350 

$70 

12 

30 

8  00 

740  00 

4 

2,400 

1 

600 

80 

12 

20 

25 

236  88 

4 

2,300 

7 

15 

2  50 

712  15 

4 

2,900 

186 

1 

450 

201 

12 

15 

7  00 

1  00 

• 

91  60 

1,860  20 

5 

4;  100 

85 

12 

40 

4  00 

1  00 

393  67 

4 

2,000 

12 

24 

5  50 

964  08 

1 

3,000 

109 

1 

600 

50 

12 

25 

75 

778  00 

6 

5,863 

1 

400 

12 

36 

2  60 

75 

1,192  18 

1 

5,000 

200 

12 

40 

8  92 

75 

607  67 

3 

1,900 

1 

500 

12 

30 

7  00 

759  17 

4! 

3,000 

1 

800 

12 

40 

1  (X) 

2,820  21 

5 

1 

5,100 

105 

1 

1,000 

12 

50 

1  00 

1,651  32 

5 

4,194 

12 

75 

3  00 

261  50 

4 

2,000 

1 

700 

30 

8  00 

690  72 

4 

2,800 

1 

350 

68 

12 

50 

1  00 

769  10 

4 

3.600 

1 

725 

70 

12 

60 

1  00 

182  42 

1 

600 

12 

10 

< 

$63  02 

$8  25 

$91  60 

$15,105  82 

63 

1 

$53,857 

$765 

11 

$6,475 

$539 

187 

590 

$1,283  00 

4 

$3,900 

$288 

1 

1 

$775 

$450 

12 

50 

$1  00 

1,433  89 

4 

6,000 

1 

1,100 

62 

12 

80 

75 

7 682  66 

3 

5,820 

12 

50 

$2  00 

1,063  20 

5 

4,500 

1 

1,000 

12 

30 

75 

1,477  60 

5 

1 

6,000 

12 

60 

50 

70 

• 

688  09 

5 

3,900 

' 

1 

500 

12 

50 

1  00 

1,692  00 

4 

1 

4.800 

&50 

12 

50 

5  00 

75 

L120  53 

4 

5,100 

1 

900 

12 

50 

1  00 

919  87 

4 

3,200 

12 

40 

75 

1,000  62 

2 

3' 300 

1 

],700 

200 

12 

30 

1  00 

l'092  47 

4 

3,400 

1 

600 

12 

30 

50 

'602  50 

1 

2'000 

1 

1,100 

100 

12 

80 

1  00 

2,147  09 

1 

loiooo 

1 

1,000 

39 

12 

40 

50 

$10  00 

l'  197  39 

1 

2,500 

12 

30 

25 

841  75 

2 

1 

2,200 

850 

12 

40 

6  00 

75 

1,140  10 

3 

6,900 

1 

1,000 

12 

40 

$13  50 

$10  70 

$10  00 

$18,382  76 

52 

3 

$73,520 

$1,488 

10 

1 

$9,675 

$851 

192 

750 

$2  75 

$0  50 

$518  50 

3 

$2,900 

1 

$500 

12 

40 

2  75 

983  69 

3 

3,000 

1 

700 

• 

12 

30 

75 

2,548  75 

1 

5,000 

$40 

1 

2,500 

$275 

12 

50 

1  00 

'787  57 

3 

2,100 

12 

60 

2  75 

568  60 

2 

M00 

1 

350 

12 

20 

1  00 

1,019  55 

1 

1,700 

] 

800 

12 

25 

1  55 

'287  17 

4 

3i000 

12 

30 

5  50 

1  00 

$1  00 

877  57 

4 

3,600 

12 

40 

1  00 

853  10 

3 

l’800 

1 

1,000 

*10i 

60 

5  50 

75 

532  10 

3 

1,800 

1 

600 

12 

35 

1  00 

2,653  15 

5 

6,000 

1 

1,000 

12 

40 

7  00 

75 

'405  21 

4 

1 

4,000 

1 

- 

500 

12 

25 

8  00 

75 

5  92 

550  67 

2 

l'500 

12 

30 

1  00 

1,206  63 

1 

5,000 

1 

1,400 

12 

40 

*  8  00 

1  00 

. 

2;  159  08 

5 

1 

5,100 

400 

12 

45 

s 

00 

£ 

$9  75 

$6  92 

$15,951  34 

44 

2 

$47,900 

$440 

9 

1 

$9,300 

$275 

1*4 

570 

-$120  32j$29  45 

$108  52 

$49,439  98 

15a 

6 

$175,277 

1$  2,693 

30 

2 

$25,500 

j$  1,665 

563 

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SUMMARY  OF  STATISTICS. 


Churches — Appointments,  166;  organized  churches,  166. 

Members — At  beginning  of  year,  10,304;  received  during  year, 
2,025;  died  during  year,  105;  lost  during  year,  1,018;  members  at 
end  of  year,  1 1,236 ;  net  increase  for  year,  914. 

Young  People's  Christian  Union — Number  of  societies,  46;  mem* 
bers,  1,740;  Junior  societies,  21;  members,  814. 

Sabbath  Schools — Number  of  schools,  153;  enrollment,  9,031; 
officers  and  teachers,  1,476. 

Literature — Telescopes,  735;  Quarterly  Reviews,  19;  Watch¬ 
words,  1,001;  Bible  Teachers,  1,249;  Lesson  Quarterlies,  7,851; 
The  Triend  for  Boys  and  Girls,  595;  Lessons  for  the  Little  Ones, 
2,323;  Woman’s  Evangel,  100;  Missionary  Advance,  45;  Botschaf- 
'  ter,  2. 

Finances — Pastors’  salary,  $23,385.21;  presiding  elders’  salary, 
$1,968.24;  collected  for  local  church  and  parsonage  expenses,  $9,- 
256.70;  new  churches,  $4,506.80;  new  parsonages,  $1,920.35;  local 
Sabbath  schools,  $2,737.53;  general  for  missions,  $1,764.96;  thank- 
offering  for  missions,  $44.81;  special  for  missions,  $263.55;  woman’s 
missions,  $236.47 ;  Sabbath  schools  for  missions,  $42.97 ;  Y.  P.  C.  XL 
for  missions,  $103.56;  total  for  missions,  $2,493.32;  church  erection, 
$282.96;  church  erection,  special,  $29.46;  Sunday-School  General 
Fund,  $124.55;  Children’s  Day  collection,  $38.25;  Bishop’s  salary, 
$329.55 ;  Preachers’  Aid,  $234.73 ;  Beneficiary  Education,  $77.90 ; 
colleges  and  seminaries,  $448.06;  Union  Biblical  Seminary,  $163.26; 
Westfield  College  assessment,  $356.13;  publication  fund,  $137.47; 
General  Conference  expenses,  $120.32 ;  Bible  cause,  $29.45 ;  Confer¬ 
ence  mission  debt,  $108.52 ;  total  for  all  purposes,  $49,439.95. 

Property — Number  of  church-houses,  159;  new  churches  built,  6; 
total  "value  of  churches,  $175,277;  number  of  parsonages,  30;  new 
parsonages  built,  2 ;  total  value  of  parsonages,  $25,500. 

A.  D.  Markley,  Statistical  Secretary. 


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NOTES. 


Examinations  were  held  Tuesday,  September  5,  1905. 

The  United  Brethren  Church  had  services  during  Conference 
week  as  follows:  Tuesday  evening,  preaching  by  Rev.  J.  A.  Bell; 
Wednesday  evening,  temperance  lecture  by  .Eva  Marshall  Shontz ; 
Thursday  evening,  short  addresses  on  “Moral  Reform”  by  D.  R. 
Seneff,  J.  C.  Fowler,  and  Rev.  G.  W.  Danbury;  Friday  evening, 
short  sermons  on  “Soul- Winning”  by  J.  L.  Brandenburg,  S.  E. 
Long,  and  T.  D.  Spyker;  Saturday  evening,  “Home  Missions”  by^ 
Rev.  Mr.  Burtner;  Sunday  evening,  sermon  by  Rev.  Mr.  Gabel. 

The  following  were  introduced  to  the  Conference:  Revs.  Drs. 
Bainum,  Guille,  and  Greene,  of  the  Presbyterian  Church;  Revs. 
Messrs.  Roberts,  Gross,  Loy,  Wilkeson,  and  Cummins,  of  the  Meth¬ 
odist  Episcopal  Church;  Rev.  Mr.  Merritt,  of  the  Congregational 
Church ;  Revs.  Messrs.  Speicher  and  Sunderman,  of  the  Evangelical 

Association;  Rev.  Mr.  Rettig,  of  the  Reformed  Church,  and  Rev. 

•  \ 

Mr.  Buckner,  of  the  Methodist  Protestant  Church,  who  bore  greet¬ 
ings  from  his  conference,  in  session  at  Falmouth,  Illinois. 

Advisory  seats  were  occupied  by  Revs.  Messrs.  Brooke,  Hough, 
Gabel,  Burtner,  and  Coffman. 

Sessions  of  Conference  began  at  8 :  30  a.  m.  and  1 :  30  p.  m.  Min- 
'utes  approved  at  morning  session.  Devotions  conducted  by  Revs. 
Messrs.  Mclver,  Reese,  and  Hall.  Benedictions  by  S.  Bussard, 
T.  D.  Spyker,  Rev.  Mr.  Burtner,  J.  P.  Watson,  William  Coffman, 
D.  R.  Seneff,  Rev.  Mr.  Guille,  H.  S.  Gabel,  and  S.  Mills. 

The  Bible  addresses  given  each  morning  by  Bishop  Mathews 
were  a  feature  of  this  Conference  that  was  very  valuable,  and  one 
which  was  much  appreciated  by  all  who  attended. 

The  communion  service  Wednesday  morning  and  the  preachers^ 
meeting  Sunday  afternoon  deserve  special  mention.  Both  services 
were  intensely  religious;  the  former  quiet  and  thoughtful,  the  lat¬ 
ter  'demonstrative. 


CONFERENCE  PROCEEDINGS. 

[OFFICIAL  RECORD.] 


FIRST  DAY— MORNING  SESSION. 

Wednesday,  September  6,  1905. 

The  forty-eighth  session  of  Lower  Wabash  Conference  met  in 
the  United  Brethren  Church  in  Olney,  Illinois,  at  9 :  00  a.  mv  Sep¬ 
tember  6,  1905. 

Bishop  G.  M.  Mathews  conducted  devotion,  and  gladdened  all 
hearts  by  a  warm  address. 

The  roll  was  called. 

The  Conference  bar  was  fixed  at  the  bounds  of  the  auditorium. 

E:  Boley  was  elected  Recording  Secretary,  and  A.  D.  Markley 
appointed  Statistician. 

Doctor  Seneff  read  a  letter  from  W.  C.  ijmith,  and  the  presiding 
elders  were  appointed  a  committee  to  express  the  sense  and  sym- 
pathy  of  the  Conference  to  “Uncle”  Smith. 

S.  O.  Stoltz  was  elected  Conference  Treasurer. 

The  Chair  announced  the  committees,  as  follows: 

t 

Devotion  and  Reporters — J.  A.  Hawkins,  J.  T.  McCreery,  Arthur 
Schaeffer. 

Candidates  for  the  Ministry — W.  R.  Muncie,  J.  Cougill,  W.  C. 
Harbert 

Elders'  Orders — S.  Mills,  J.  A.  Bell,  T.  D.  Spyker. 

Boundary  and  Finance — J.  B.  Connett,  J.  L.  Brandenburg,  J.  B. 
Norviel,  J.  A.  Hawkins,  J.  C.  Fowler,  W.  L.  Duncan,  M.  O.  Culli- 
son,  N.  J.  Click,  B.  Beirbaum. 

Conference  Relations — D.  R.  Seneff,  E.  M.  Pierson,  J.  Richey. 

Memoirs — H.  M.  Broadstone,  D.  K.  Stephenson,  C.  W.  Bauman, 
John  Trout,  R.  S.  Young,  Bert  Miller. 

Auditing  Committee — John  Trout,  R.  S.  Young,  Bert  Miller. 

The  presiding  elders’  submitted  their  reports,  which  were  ap¬ 
proved,  as  follows: 

REPORT  OF  MT.  VERNON  DISTRICT. 

Mt.  Vernon  District  embraces  the  southern  one- third  of  the  great 
State  of  Hlinois;  a  territory  about  one  hundred  miles  square  and 


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divided  into  twenty-eight  counties,  with  a  population  of  six  hun¬ 
dred  and  twenty  thousand  two  hundred  and  five  according  to  the 
census  of  1900.  The  Church  of  the  United  Brethren  in  Christ 
claims  as  members  a  little  over  four  thousand  of  the  population 
of  this  district ;  there  are  therefore  one  hundred  and  fifty-five  people 
not  members  of  our  Church  for  every  one  who  is  a  member.  Our 
four  thousand  members  are  distributed  among  sixty-eight  societies, 
sixty-seven  of  which  have  church-houses ;  there  are,  therefore,  about 
fifty-eight  members  to  the  society,  general  average.  We  have  no 
self-supporting  station  on  this  district,  and  very  few  strong  socie¬ 
ties.  There  are  three  strong  circuits:  St.  Francisville,  Sumner, 
and  Flora.  Most  of  the  members  of  our  Church  are  situated  in 
the  northern  part  of  the  district;  while  in  the  southern  part  there 
are  a  few  weak  and  starving  societies,  out  of  touch  with  the  body 
of  the  Church,  and  not  wholly  in  harmony  with  our  church  polity. 
I  mention  these  facts  to  make  clear  the  truth  not  generally  recog¬ 
nized,  that  Mt.  Vernon  District  is  distinctively  a  “mission  dis¬ 
trict.”  Indeed  it  has  not  been  long  since  the  Parent  Board  moved 
out  of  it  and  turned  it  over  to  Lower  Wabash  Conference,  or  the 
other  denominations,  as  might  be  the  case. 

Upon  the  completion  of  his  first  round  Brother  Bunnell  resigned 
Vienna  Circuit.  Brother  J.  Coffman  was  assigned  to  the  work, 
and  resigned  after  six  weeks.  Brother  Arthur  Coleman  was  ap¬ 
pointed  to  the  work,  and  served  until  the  close  of  the  year.  It  is 
my  conviction  that  some  of  the  leading  members  of  this  circuit 
might  study  the  Discipline  of  the  United  Brethren  Church  with 
profit  to  themselves  and  great  satisfaction  to  the  pastors  who  may 
be  sent  to  them.  They  turn  a  preacher  off  if  they  do  not  like  him, 
and  notify  the  presiding  elder  that  they  will  not  receive  any  man 
who  will  not  preach  second-work  sanctification,  and  preach  it  all 
the  time. 

Brother  Mclver  resigned  Browns  Circuit  just  after  his  second 
quarterly  meeting,  and  Brother  Robert  Webber  accepted  the  work 
and  did  good  service  until  the  close  of  the  year. 

Mrs.  Ona  Albert  was  appointed  to  the  Woodlawn  mission,  left  by 
the  last  Annual  Conference  to  be  supplied,  and  succeeded  in  more 
than  doubling  the  membership  of  the  class  and  in  getting  a  church- 
house  partly  built.  The  building  is  now  ready  for  the  plasterers, 
and  will  cost  one  thousand  dollars. 

Upon  my  arrival  at  Metropolis  for  my  first  quarterly  conference 
on  that  charge,  I  was  informed  that  our  people  had  been  ordered  to 
vacate  the  church-house;  but  no  one  knew  just  the  ground  upon 
which  the  order  was  based.  I  examined  the  court  records  and  ascer¬ 
tained  that  the  property  had  been  in  court  for  about  a  year,  and 
had  been  sold  to  satisfy  some  minor  heirs.  The  case  was  closed  in 
regular  form,  and  I  saw  that  the  one  hundred  and  fifty-one  dollars 

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then  to  our  credit  in  the  keeping  of  the  court  was  all  that  we  might 
reasonably  hope  to  get  out  of  it.  I  went  to  see  the  man  who  had 
bought  the  property,  and  became  convinced  that  he  had  engineered 
the  whole  proceeding  for  the  few  dollars  he  hoped  to  make  out  of 
it,  and  had  used  the  names  of  some  minor  heirs  merely  as  legal 
means  of  cheating  us.  I  placed  the  matter  before  the  members  of 
the  quarterly  conference,  and  urged  them  to  unite  upon  some  plan 
and  secure  another  place  of  worship  ;  hut  such  was  the  total  lack 
of  interest  that  I  could  not  hope  for  action  that  might  promise 
success,  so  I  served  written  notice  on  the  court  to  hold  the  money 
subject  to  the  order  of  Annual  Conference,  basing  my  decision 
upon  the  fact  that  the  title  of  the  property  had  passed  out  of  the 
hands  of  the  society,  and  their  trustees  had  refused  to  have  any¬ 
thing  more  to  do  with  it,  thus  abandoning  it  absolutely.  Some 
time  after  my  departure  Mr.  Young,  the  lawyer  who  had  handled 
the  property  through  court  and  secured  title  to  it,  induced  our 
people  to  redeem  the  property,  he  agreeing  to  take  the  money  in  the 
hands  of  the  court  as  a  large  part  of  the  price.  A  bargain  was 
made,  and  the  court  surrendered  the  money  to  Young,  who  made 
deeds  to  our  people  in  the  name  of  the  old  board  of  trustees.  But 
the  case  is  not  closed.  There  is  no  interest  among  the  few  members 
who  are  there,,  and  the  pastor  has  not  held  service  of  any  kind  for 
months.  And  now  comes  before  this  body  a  formal  request  for 
authority  to  sell  the  church-house,  pay  the  debts,  and  close  up  our 
business  as  a  denomination  in  Metropolis.  This  request  comes 
from  the  old  board  of  trustees,  signed,  and  endorsed  by  the  mem¬ 
bers  of  the  society  generally. 

The  other  points  on  the  Metropolis  Circuit,  Hamletsburg  and 
Otterbein,  have  suffered  all  year  from  the  example  and  indiffer¬ 
ence  of  the  Metropolis  class.  We  have  a  comfortable  three- room 
cottage  parsonage  near  the  church,  that  is  free  of  any  incum¬ 
brance. 

Mt.  Zion  church,  on  Flora  Circuit,  was  wrecked  by  windstorm 
on  the  Friday  night  before  the  third  quarterly  conference;  but  in 
less  than  a  month  Brother  Bauman  had  led  his  willing  people  in 
rebuilding  the  church  at  an  expense  of  over  four  hundred  dollars, 
and  Brother  Pierson  assisted!  the  pastor  in  reopening.  The  people 
of  that  class  had  a  gracious  revival  there  last  winter,  and  had  just 
finished  repairing  the  church,  at  an  expense  of  about  one  hundred 
dollars,  on  the  day  before  it  was  wrecked,  so  that  the  church-house 
as  it  stands  to-day  represents  an  actual  cash  outlay  of  five  hundred 
dollars  during  the  year. 

Brother  Atkisson  and  his  devoted  people  have  added  two  new 
rooms  to  the  parsonage  at  Calhoun,  making  it  a  comfortable  five- 
room  house. 

Sister  Musselman  and  the  self-sacrificing  people  of  Eureka  class, 

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on  New  Hebron  Circuit,  have  built  a  handsome  new  church-build¬ 
ing,  worth  fifteen  hundred  dollars.  Few  church  enterprises  have 
been  carried  to  completion  in  the  face  of  greater  difficulties  than 
this  house. 

Brother  C.  A.  Hall  took  up  a  preaching-point  at  a  school-house 
about  four  miles  southeast  of  Vergennes,  organized  a  Sunday 
school,  and  the  prospect  is  good  for  a  new  church  at  that  point. 
He  did  wisely  in  postponing  the  organization  of  a  class  until  he 
can  find  opportunity  to  hold  a  protracted  meeting  there. 

The  subscription,  aggregating  nearly  one  thousand  dollars,  re¬ 
ported  by  Brother  J.  C.  Fowler  last  Conference,  to  build  a  church- 
house  at  Patton/  was  increased  to  about  eighteen  hundred  dollars, 
and  a  handsome  new  church-house  now  stands  in  the  town,  com¬ 
plete  in  all  its  appointments,  even  to  concrete  walks  and  a  good 
bell. 

The  work  of  the  Young  People’s  Christian  Union  has  been  car¬ 
ried  on  this  year  with  more  than  average  success.  Eight  new  local 
societies  have  been  organized,  making  a  total  of  nineteen,  which  is 
an  increase  of  six  during  the  year. 

There  have  been  added  to  the  membership  of  the  Church  in  this 
district  during  the  past  year,  four  hundred  and  thirty-seven  new 
members.  This  has  been  done  by  the  pastors  themselves  without 
any  assistance  from  evangelists,  and  there  is  only  one  charge  on  the 
district  where  there  were  no  additions  during  the  year.  This  means 
faithful  work  on  the  part  of  our  pastors  and  people,  and  represents 
about  one  hundred  and  sixty  weeks  of  revival  effort. 

There  has  been  an  increase  of  a  little  more  than  eight  per  cent, 
in  the  number  of  Telescopes  taken  on  this  district  during  the  past 
year.  There  were  reported  to  Conference  last  year  two  hundred 
and  thirty-five,  and  we  shall  report  two  hundred  and  fifty-eight  this 
year. 

It  has  been  a  year  of  repairing  and  beautifying  the  church- 
houses  on  Mt.  Vernon  District,  as  is  clearly  seen  by  the  sum  of 
money  raised  and  applied  for  these  purposes.  The  total  sum  raised 
is  about  six  thousand  and  twenty-seven  dollars,  and  about  thirty- 
three  hundred  dollars  of  this  was  for  new  church-houses,  leaving 
twenty-seven  hundred  dollars  used  for  repairing. 

Of  the  seventy-two  quarterly  conferences  to  be  held  on  the  dis¬ 
trict  during  the  year,  I  held  sixty-seven  in  person,  and  Brothers 
McCreery,  J.  C.  Fowler,  Bell,  Smith,  and  Coffman  held  the  remain¬ 
der.  I  have  held  seven  called  sessions  of  quarterly  conference,  and 
have  spent  about  two  hundred  and  seventy-five  of  the  three  hundred 
and  sixty-five  days  of  the  year  among  the  people  of  the  district.  I 
do  not  attempt  to  distinguish  between  the  visits  I  have  made,  as  to 
whether  for  entertainment  or  pastoral  visiting.  Sermons  preached, 
214.  Funerals  preached,  3 ;  remuneration  received,  $10,  minus  car- 


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fare.  Marriages  solemnized,  8;  fees  received,  $64.  Net  salary 
received,  $558.  Traveling  expenses,  $127. 

J.  A.  Hawkins,  Presiding  Elder. 

REPORT  OF  TERRE  HAUTE  DISTRICT. 

It  is  with  gratitude  to  God  that  I  submit  to  you  this  my  seventh 
annual  report. 

The  Lord  has  been  very  gracious  to  us  this  year,  in  giving  us 
many  excellent  revivals;  indeed,  the  revival  influence  has  been  felt 
all  over  the  district,  every  charge  being  blessed  with  the  outpouring 
of  the  Holy  Spirit  and  the  salvation  of  souls.  There  have  been 
nine  hundred  and  fifty-seven  conversions  and  nine  hundred  and  five 
accessions  to  the  Church  on  the  district.  These  results  are  partly 
due  to  some  excellent  meetings  held  by  Evangelists  Fowler  and 
the  Williams  Sisters. 

A  meeting  held  at  Hymera,  Indiana,  by  Brother  Fowler,  re¬ 
sulted  in  the  organization  of  a  class  with  eighty  members.  At  the 
earnest  solicitation  of  the  people,  I  appointed  Brother  Fowler  pas¬ 
tor  of  the  class.  A  little  later  the  erection  of  a  church  was  under¬ 
taken.  In  May  Brother  Fowler  tendered  his  resignation  to  the 
presiding  elder  and  left  the  field  with  the  church-building  in  an 
unfinished  condition.  From  the  fact  that  the  building  was  under¬ 
taken  without  sufficient  funds,  together  with  the  going  away  of  the 
pastor,  the  whole  enterprise  is  in  a  critical  condition. 

Our  churches  in  Terre  Haute  have  made  marked  progress.  First 
and  Second  churches  have  each  paid  off  their  indebtedness.  First 
Church  has  licensed  two  excellent  young  men  to  preach  the  gospel. 
Under  the  direction  of  Pastors  Brandenburg  and  Kettring,  the 
Fourth  United  Brethren  Church  has  been  projected,  a  lot  having 
been  purchased  on  the  corner  of  Twenty-third  Street  and  Second 
Avenue,  and  a  ‘building  twenty-four  by  thirty-six  feet  inclosed; 
the  building,  when  completed,  will  have  three  rooms,  and  will  be  a 
commodious  and  beautiful  house  of  worship.  They  have  a  Sunday 
school  with  seventy-five  scholars,  and  a  meeting  was  held,  which 
resulted  in  the  organization  of  a  class  with  twenty-two  members. 
This  is  a  splendid  location,  and  the  outlook  for  this  church  is  flat¬ 
tering. 

Louis  Maurer,  a  local  preacher,  held  a  meeting  in  Taylorville, 
which  resulted  in  the  organization  of  a  class  with  forty-six  mem¬ 
bers.  If  we  had  the  men  and  money,  we  could  build  and  operate 
two  more  churches  in  this  rapidly  growing  city,  for  there  is  per¬ 
haps  no  better  field  for  our  Church  anywhere. 

The  church  at  Marshall,  Illinois,  was  completed  and  dedicated 
early  in  the  year. 

A  new  church  on  New  Goshen  Circuit  has  been  built,  near  the 
Vermilion  Cemetery,  and  is  ready  for  dedication. 


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Ashmore  Circuit  has  secured  a  parsonage,  and  is  paying  for  the 
same. 

Four  new  Young  People’s  Christian  Union  societies  have  been 
organized,  making  thirty  in  all,  with  a  membership  of  twelve  hun¬ 
dred  and  fourteen. 

Four  young  men  have  been  licensed  to  preach. 

The  literature  report  for  the  district  is  as  follows:  Telescopes 
taken,  230;  Watchwords,  448;  Woman’s  Evangels,  54. 

I  am  indebted  to  Brothers  Spyker,  Stoltz,  Brandenburg,  Corkey, 
and  Markley  for  assistance  in  holding  my  quarterly  meetings. 
Sermons  preached,  235;  miles  traveled,  5,000;  salary,  $716.96; 
traveling  expenses,  $75.89. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

J.  B.  Connett,  Presiding  Elder . 

REPORT  OF  WESTFIELD  DISTRICT. 

To  the  Bishop  and  Members  of  Lower  Wabash.  Annual  Conference, 

Greeting. 

Westfield  District  is  composed  of  seventeen  fields  of  labor — three 
stations  and  fourteen  circuits. 

W.  F.  Furry  resigned  Woodbury  Circuit  soon  after  Conference, 
and  I  appointed  A.  A.  Rise  to  fill  the  vacancy.  Brother  Rise  first 
gave  up  the  south  end  of  the  work;  namely,  Jewett  and  Woodbury, 
and  by  request  of  the  people  I  appointed  W.  F.  Furry  to  this  end 
of  the  charge,  but  he  broke  down  and  has  for  months  been  unable 
to  preach;  the  charge  has  been  cared  for  by  local  brethren.  Brother 
Rise  later  gave  up  the  north  end  of  the  work,  Janesville  and  Johns¬ 
town.  I  appointed  G.  Lay  Woolfe  to  fill  out  the  balance  of  the  year. 
Early  in  July  he  resigned,  and  I  appointed  D.  K.  Stevenson,  who 
served  until  Conference. 

D.  K.  Stevenson  resigned  Islandgrove  Circuit  at  the  first  quar¬ 
terly  conference.  I  appointed  Z.  Pease,  and  he  resigned.  I  then 
appointed,  G.  W.  Crawford,  and  he  resigned.  Then,  after  some 
delay,  I  secured  the  services  of  C.  W.  Kelly,  and  in  July  he  re¬ 
signed.  The  work  has  been  without  a  pastor  for  the- past  two 
months. 

A.  E.  Kosht  resigned  Loogootee  Circuit,  and  I  appointed  J, 
Cougill,  who  served  faithfully  the  balance  of  the  year. 

The  Young  People’s  Christian  Union  has  done  fairly  well.  A 
few  new  societies  have  been  organized,  and  a  few  discontinued; 
but  I  think  the  organization  has  fully  held  its  own. 

Nearly  every  charge  has  had  good  revivals.  There  have  been 
eight  hundred  and  seventy-two  conversions  and  six  hundred  and 
fifty-eight  additions  on  the  district. 

Liberty  class,  on  Westfield  Circuit,  has  built  a  new  and  beautiful 
church-house  at  a  cost  of  eighteen  hundred  dollars,  all  of  which  is 

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paid1  but  four  hundred  dollars.  This  house  is  now  ready  for  dedi¬ 
cation. 

Newman  church,  on  Redmon  Circuit,  has  been  repaired  and  dedi¬ 
cated,  giving  us  a  good  church  free  from  debt.. 

Johnstown  church,  on  Janesville  Circuit,  has  been  repaired  and 

dedicated. 

Mt.  Carmel  class,  on  Mt.  Carmel  Circuit,  has  commenced  to  build 
a  new  house. 

Casey  church  has  been  repaired  at  a  cost  of  three  hundred  and 
fifty  dollars,  and  all  paid  for  but  forty  dollars.  This  work  was  done 
by  the  splendid  working  Aid  Society. 

The  Casey  class  sold  their  old  parsonage  and  have  built  a  new 
and  beautiful  seven-room  parsonage  at  a  cost  of  thirteen  hundred 
dollars,  all  but  six  hundred  and  seventy-five  dollars  of  which  is 
provided  for. 

Clarksburg  Circuit,  by  the  earnest  work  of  a  carpenter  pastor, 
has  built  a  neat  ^parsonage  of  six  rooms,  which  is  almost  paid 
for. 

The  pastors’  salaries  will  show  a  good  gain  over  last  year.  Most 
of  them  will' be  full. 

I  am  indebted  to  Brothers  Coffman,  Halberstadt,  Padrick,  Mills, 
Tipsword,  and  Farris  for  so  kindly  assisting  me  in  holding  my 
quarterly  meetings.  I  have  had  a  very  pleasant  year.  Peace  and 
harmony  prevail  on  the  district.  I  have  licensed  three  men  to 
preach  the  gospel ;  visited  300  homes ;  preached  220  times ;  baptized 
48  persons.  Traveling  expenses,  $56.02.  Presiding  elder’s  salary, 
$667.06. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

J.  B.  Norviel,  Presiding  Elder. 


FIRST  DAY— AFTERNOON  SESSION. 

The  list  of  unemployed  ministers  was  called  and  letters  from 
absent  members  read. 

The  Secretary  was  instructed  to  express  greetings  to  aged  mem¬ 
bers  of  the  Conference. 

The  following  report  of  the  Committee  on  Christian  Home  was 
read  and  adopted: 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  CHRISTIAN  HOME. 

One  of  the  world’s  -greatest  sages  has  said,  “When  God  desired  to 
reveal  himself  to  men,  he  created  a  man,  and  when  he  desired  to 
reveal  heaven  to  men,  he  made  a  Christian  home.” 


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How  true!  When  we  think  of  the  home  with  a  loving,  kingly 
father,  a  patient,  queenly  mother;  of  tender,  sweet  sisters  and 
brothers,  composing  the  dearest  circle  of  friendis  on  earth,  and 
then  add  that  other  greatest  word  in  the  vocabulary  of  any  lan¬ 
guage,  ■  “Christian,”  we  have  in  mind  a  picture  of  heaven  on  earth 
in  miniature.  Such  a  place  is  graced  and  sweetened  by  the  very 
aroma  of  God’s  presence,  and  shines  with  the  beauty  and  luster 
of  eternal  day.  The  loving  heart  always  fondly  turns  toward  it, 
from  the  turmoil  and  tumult  of  a  cold-hearted  world,  for  it  is  the 
dearest  spot  beneath  the  circle  of  the  sun. 

The  home,  in  childhood,  with  its  surroundings  and  environments, 
is  the  formative  period  in  life,  and  largely  determines  what  it  is 
to  be  in  time  and  eternity.  It  stamps  itself  upon  us,  and  the  im¬ 
pressions  gotten  there,  especially  the  first  fifteen  years,  generally 
remain  to  mold  and  fashion  us  for  the  rest  of  our  pilgrimage; 
hence  it  is  not  only  the  foundation  of  individual  life  and  character, 
but  of  all  good  government,  civil  and  ecclesiastic,  and  of  all  true 
reforms;  the  church,  the  state,  and  the  nation  will  never  be  any 
better  intellectually,  socially,  or  morally,  until  the  truly  biblical 
ideal  of  the  Christian  home  is  realized. 

The  influences  of  the  home  perpetuate  themselves.  The  gentle 
graces  of  the  mother  live  in  the  obedient  daughter  long  after  her 
head  is  pillowed  in  the  dust  of  the  grave ;  and  the  fatherly  kindness 
feels  its  echo  in  the  nobility  and  courtesy  of  sons  who  come  to 
wear  his  rosy  mantle  and  fill  his  place;  while,  on  the  other  hand, 
from  an  unhappy,  misgoverned,  and  disordered  home,  go  forth 
persons  who  shall  make  other  homes  miserable,  and  perpetuate  the 
sourness  and  sadness,  the  contentions  and  strifes  which  have  made 
their  early  lives  so  wretched  and  distorted.  Oftentimes  one  surly 
glance  casts  a  gloom  over  the  whole  household,  while  sometimes  a 
smile,  like  a  sunbeam,  will  burst  forth  and  light  up  the  darkest  and 
dreariest  hours.  Like  unexpected  flowers  in  a  woodland,  which 
spring  up  along  our  pathway,  full  of  freshness,  fragrance,  and 
beauty,  do  kind  words  and  loving  deeds  and  sweet  dispositions  make 
glad  the  home,  where  peace  and  blessing,  like  angels  of  God,  hover 
continually  over  the  happy  inmates.  Toward  this  cheerful  place 
the  children  gather  “in  clouds,  as  doves  to  their  windows,”  while 
from  the  home  which  is  the  abode  of  discontent  and  strife  and 
trouble  they  fly  forth  as  vultures  to  rend  their  prey. 

The  class  of  men  who  disturb  and  distress  the  world  are  not  those 
born  and  nurtured  amid  the  hallowed  influences  of  Christian 
homes,  but  rather  those  whose  early  life  has  been  a  scene  of  trouble 
and  viciousness,  who  started  wrong  in  the  pilgrimage,  and  whose 
course  is  one  of  disaster  to  themselves  and  a  constant  trouble  and 
expense  to  their  fellows,  for  many  of  them  are  now  in  the  penal 


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institutions  of  our  country,  and  far  many  more  ought  to  be  there, 
for  they  prove  nothing  but  a  menace  to  society. 

An  ideal  Christian  home  must  have  a  government,  but  love  must 
be  the  dictator ;  it  should  be  a  kind  of  church  and  school  combined. 
All  the  members  should  strive  to  make  home  not  only  happy,  but 
truly  valuable  to  each  other.  We  should  have  light  in  our  homes, 
the  light  of  intelligence,  heaven’s  own  pure,  transparent  light,  the 
white  light  of  God’s  immaculate  glory.  It  matters  not  whether 
the  home  is  clothed  in  blue  and  purple  or  cotton  and  flax,  if  it  is 
only  brimful  of  love,  smiles,  and  joy.  Our  tableboard,  if  possible, 
should  be  spread  with  everything  good  and  attractive.  We  should 
have  birds,  flowers,  pets,  vocal  and  instrumental  music,  the  floors 
carpeted,  the  walls  graced  with  pictures;  the  things  should  not  all 
be  kept  in  the  parlor,  cozy  corner,  or  sunny  window,  crowding  out 
the  children  for  the  express  purpose  of  making  everything  shine  for 
the  large  sister  a  half-hour  on  Sunday  evening.  Let  all  these 
things  be  the  common  property  of  all  the  boys  and  girls  and  their 
playmates  every  day. 

The  gilded  American  saloon  beggars  all  description  for  beauty 
and  attractiveness  in  these  things,  and  it  attracts  the  boys  and 
young  men.  Last  year  there  were  burned  to  death  with  the  fires  of 
liquid  damnation  coming  from  the  bars  of  that  signally  honored 
institution  of  our  great  commonwealth  sixty  thousand  young  men. 
If  the  saloon  does  this  to  destroy  them,  why  not  the  home  and 
church  do  as  much  to  save  them  eternally? 

A  broad  lake  lends  charm  to  the  scenery  of  human  life,  but  it 
cannot  compare  with  the  babbling  brook.  As  the  little  streamlet 
goes  rushing  on,' tumbling  over  the  rocks  and  along  the  shallow, 
pebbly  bed,  in  its  triumphant  musical  chorus,  chanting  the  hymn  of 
nature,  it  may  prove  a  marvelous  teacher  to  the  children,  giving 
them  lessons  in  enterprise,  industry,  and  perseverance.  We  must 
have  industry  in  our  homes,  and  great  sympathy  for  each  other. 
There  ought  to  be  a  good  library  in  the  home;  none  of  the 
milk-and-water  fiction  of  the  present  day,  but  books  of  character. 
The  home  should  have  as  its  chief  guest  Jesus  Christ,  to  whom  it 
has  been  dedicated.  It  should  have  its  Sabbath,  for  a  home  with¬ 
out  its  Sabbath  is  like  a  summer  without  a  flower.  It  should  have 
its  family  altar,  erected  to  the  worship  of  God  seven  days  in  the 
week;  smoking  with  the  sweet  incense  of  prayer  and  praise,  morn¬ 
ing,  noon,  and  night.  Here  let  the  mother  and  father  pray  for  and 
with  the  children  until  they  are  radically  converted  to  God,  then 
God  can  perform  his  gracious  work  in  them  to  the  day  of  redemp¬ 
tion. 

In  this  home  no  games  should  be  allowed,  not  even  checkers  or 
flinch,  for  it  all  has  an  evil  tendency;  it  leads  to  full-fledged  gam¬ 
bling.  Let  there  he  no  dancing,  for  in  many  instances  it  leads  to 


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the  private  or  gilded  city  brothel.  In  the  place  of  these  things  let 
there  be  the  old-fashioned  amusement  and  habit  of  conversation,, 
the  talking  over  the  events  of  the  day  in  bright  and  quick  play  of 
wit  and  humor;  the  story  that  makes  one  laugh  and  grow  fat  should 
be  told  while  the  romping  children  are  cracking  their  nuts  and 
eating  their  apples.  There  is  no  fun  like  the  old  fun  since  you 
and  I  were  young ;  no  time  like  the  old  time. 

The  mother  should  be  the  queen  in  all  this  higher  entertainment 
with  her  daughters;  the  father  should  be  a  kind  of  king  and  moral 
policeman  with  his  sons,  and  make  chums  of  them  on  vacations, 
hunting  and  fishing  trips.  Guard  well  the  children  from  bad  com¬ 
pany,  especially  in  towns  and  cities,  for  evil  communications  cor- 
rupt  good  manners.  In  this  home  we  can  rear  a  generation  which 
will  save  the  world  from  moral  corruption.  There  are  early  indi¬ 
cations  of  vice  in  the  home,  and  these  are  signs  of  decay ;  we  should 
watch  carefully  for  the  little  foxes  if  we  expect  to  see  the  vines  of 
affection  growing  and  encircling  these  holy  institutions  of  the 
home,  church,  state,  and  nation. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

v  W.  L.  Duncan,  Committee. 

Reading  of  the  report  was  followed  by  an  interesting  address  by 
P.  P.  Kettring. 

The  report  of  the  Committee  on  Young  People’s  Christian  Union 
was  read  by  G.  L.  Stine,  and  adopted,  after  being  discussed  by 
Cloyd  Rose. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  YOUNG  PEOPLE^  CHRISTIAN  UNION. 

The  Young  People’s  Christian  Union  is  an  organization  for  the 
building  of  young  people  in  the  faith  and  knowledge  of  the  Son  of 
God  and  for  leading  other  young  people  into  the  light  of  the  Savior 
of  the  world. 

It  is  in  Ihis  work  the  young  -people  get  their  training  for  the 
larger  work  of  the  Church.  In  the  meetings,  where  they  engage 
in  song  and  prayer  and  systematic  Bible  study,  they  may  be  helped 
more  than  in  any  other  service  of  the  church.  It  is  a  preparation 
of  the  heart  and  life  of  those  who  know  Him  not  for  the  time 
“when  the  showers  of  refreshing  come  from  the  presence  of  the 
Lord.” 

Some  hindrances  and  remedies : 

1.  Too  often  our  young  people  regard  the  meeting  as  a  social 
or  formal  affair,  instead  of  downright  earnestness  for  the  salvation 
of  others. 

2.  Our  young  people  have  not  learned  the  secret  of  power.  If 
the  preacher  is  present,  they  have  him  do  the  praying  for  them. 


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3.  The  matter  of  raising  funds  in  order  to  keep  the  society  mov¬ 
ing  is  of  mere  importance  than  we  sometimes  think.  Some  have 
tried  the  assessment  plan.  This  is  not  satisfactory.  Associate  and 
inactive  members  soon  drop  out  on  account  of  this.  We  need  more 
of  the  Word  of  God.  Love  begets  love.  We  need  to  read  more  the 
story  of  Love.  Let  our  young  people  pledge  to  read  the  Bible 
through  once  a  year,  prayerfully,  and  the  money  will  take  care  of 
itself. 

4.  Festivals  and  ice-cream  suppers,  in  order  to  raise  money,  are 
detriments  to  our  young  people’s  work.  We  are  trying  to  get  the 
young  man’s  money;  let  us  win  the  young  man  with  his  money. 
Let  us  not  change  our  spiritual  work  for  the  salvation  of  the  lost 
to  the  matter  of  raising  money  by  wrong  methods.  The  Y.  P.  C.  U. 
cannot  stand  on  such  a  basis. 

Above  all  things,  our  young  people  need  a  thunderbolt  of  God’s 
power. 

Let  us  move  on  to  more  efficient  work. 

G.  L.  Stine,  Committee. 

Doctor  Brooke  discussed  the  possibilities  and  needs  of  the  Sem¬ 
inary. 


SECOND  DAY— MORNING  SESSION. 

Thursday,  September  7,  1905. 

Conference  Board  of  Church  Trustees  was  chosen  as  follows: 
D.  R.  Senefi,  J.  B.  Connett,  S.  Mills.  * 

The  Metropolis  church  and  parsonage  were  committed  to  the  care 
of  said  board. 

The  Committee  on  Reporters  reported  as  follows :  W.  L.  Dun¬ 
can,  Olney  papers;  W.  Richardson,  Terre  Haute  Star;  Robert  Grif¬ 
fin,  St.  Louis  Globe;  W.  L.  Perkins,  Chicago  Record-Herald. 

The  Committee  on  First  Year’s  Course  of  Reading  reported  as 
follows.  Report  adopted. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  FIRST  YEARNS  COURSE  OF  READING. 

The  following  persons  appeared  before  the  committee:  G.  L. 
Stine,  J.  L.  Pellum,  C.  O.  Myers,  H.  S.  Reese,  and  made  the  fol¬ 
lowing  grades : 

G.  L.  Stine — Bible  by  Books,  88% ;  Church  History,  80% ;  Hom¬ 
iletics,  77%. 

J.  L.  Pellum — Bible  by  Books,  98% ;  Church  History,  100% ; 
New  Acts,  73%;  Homiletics,  84%.  , 

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C.  O.  Myers — Weaver's  Theology,  75%;  Art  of  Reading  and 
Speaking,  75%;  Manual  of  Discipline,  72%;  Church  History, 
100%;  New  Acts,  95%;  Homiletics,  84%;  Sermon,  95%. 

H.  S.  Reese — Manual  of  Discipline,  70%;  Homiletics,  90%; 
Sermon,  75%. 

We  recommend — 

That  J.  L.  Pellum  and  C.  O.  Myers,  having  completed  the  First 
Year's  Course,  be  passed  to  the  Second  Year's  Course. 

That  H.  S.  Reese  and  G.  L.  Stine  be  continued  in  the  First 
Year's  Course. 

That  Mrs.  Ona  Albert  and  G.  W.  Padrick,  having  given  satisfac¬ 
tory  excuses,  be  also  continued  in  the  First  Year's  Course. 

That  T.  R.  Gunn,  not  having  appeared  before  us,  be  continued  in 
First  Year's  Course  by  action  of  Conference. 

P.  T.  Kettring, 

A.  E.  Kosht, 

Mrs.  H.  J.  Musselman, 

Committee. 

The  report  of  the  Committee  on  Second  Year's  Course  of  Read¬ 
ing  was  read.  The  report  was  adopted. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  SECOND  YEARNS  COURSE  OF  READING. 

The  following  persons  appeared  before  the  committee:  C.  A. 
Hall,  C.  O.  Myers,  I.  S.  Mclver,  and  J.  T.  Pellum,  and  received  the 
following  grades : 

C.  A.  Hall — Weaver's  Theology,  95%;  Logic,  80%;  Bible  by 
Books,  80% ;  Extemporaneous  Preaching,  90% ;  Church  History, 
95%;  Homiletics,  95%;  Galatians,  95%;  St.John's  Gospel,  95%; 
Sermon,  95%. 

C.  O.  Myers — Weaver's  Theology,  94%;  Bible  by  Books,  98%; 
Church  History,  98%;  Homiletics,  92%;  Galatians,  90%;  St. 
John's  Gospel,  90%. 

I.  S.  Mclver — Weaver's  Theology,  83%;  Homiletics,  93%;  St. 
John's  Gospel,  90%. 

J.  T.  Pellum — Galatians,  88%;  St.John's  Gospel,  80%. 

We  recommend — 

That  C.  A.  Hall,  having  completed  the  course,  be  passed  to  the 
Third  Year's  Course. 

That  C.  O.  Myers,  I.  S.  Mclver,  and  J.  T.  Pellum  be  continued 
in  the  Second  Year's  Course. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

J.  A.  Hawkins, 

W.  O.  Haycock, 

W.  H.  Halberstadt, 

Committee. 


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The  report  of  the  Committee  on  Third  Year’s  Course  of  Reading* 
was  read  and  adopted. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  THIRD  YEARNS  COURSE  OF  READING. 

The  following  persons  appeared  before  the  committee:  W.  L. 
Perkins,  J.  H.  Atkisson,  and  G.  W.  Reid.  They  received  grades  aa 
follows : 

W.  L.  Perkins — Systematic  Theology,  100% ;  Hill’s  Psychology, 
100%;  Shedd’s  Pastoral  Theology,  100%;  Exegetical  Study,  94^%; 
Recent  Researches,  95%;  Church  History,  91|%;  Sermon,  85%. 

J.  H.  Atkisson — Systematic  Theology,  97 % ;  Hill’s  Psychology, 
97%;  Recent  Researches,  85%;  Church  History,  81§%;  Sermon, 
90%. 

G.  W.  Reid — Systematic  Theology,  75%;  Exegetical  Study, 
82J%;  Church  History,  80%. 

We  recommend — 

That  W.  L.  Perkins,  J.  H.  Atkisson,  and  G.  AY.  Reid,  having 
completed  the  Third  Year’s  Course,  be  passed  to  the  Fourth  Year’s 
Course. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

S.  O.  Stoltz, 

W.  L.  Duncan, 

E.  M.  Pierson, 

Committee. 

The  Committe  on  Fourth  Year’s  Course  of  Reading  presented  its 
report,  which  was  adopted. 

report  of  committee  on  fourth  yearns  course  of  reading. 

The  following  persons  appeared  before  the  committee:  T.  J. 
Richey,  G.  AY.  Reid,  J.  H.  Atkisson,  and  G.  AA7.  Ball.  They  were 
graded  as  follows: 

T.  J.  Richey — Miley,  75%;  Butler,  70%;  Ethics,  70%;  New 
Testament  Theology,  88% ;  Apologetics,  80% ;  Sermon,  75%. 

G.  W.  Rehl — Miley,  78%  ;  Butler,  75%  ;  Ethics,  85%  ;  New  Testa¬ 
ment  Theology,  86%;  Apologetics,  70%;  Sermon,  70%. 

J.  H.  Atkisson — Miley,  94%;  Butler,  93%;  Ethics,  90%;  New 
Testament  Theology,  87%;  Apologetics,  95%;  Sermon,  70%. 

G.  W.  Ball — Miley,  85%;  New  Testament  Theology,  87%;  Apol¬ 
ogetics,  80%;  Sermon,  70%. 

They  having  completed  the  entire  Course  of  Reading,  we  recom¬ 
mend  that  they  be  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Elders’  Orders. 

E.  Boley, 

S.  E.  Long, 

L.  E.  Miller, 
Committee . 


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The  following  report  of  the  Committee  on  Missions  was  read, 
and  adopted  after  a  stirring  address  by  Dr.  S.  S.  Hough,  General 
Secretary  of  Foreign  Missions: 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  MISSIONS. 

Again  we, have  assembled  in  this,  our  forty-eighth  annual  session, 
to  receive  anew  our  commission  from  the  Master,  who  said,  “Go  ye 
into  all  the  world,  and  preach  the  gospel  to  every  creature.” 

Whereas,  God  has  so  wonderfully  blessed  us  in  the  extending 
of  our  missionary  interests  in  the  home,  frontier,  and  foreign  field, 
we  hasten  to  give  thanks  for  the  measure  of  success  he  has 
given  us.  We  believe  that  the  promulgation  of  the  gospel  of  Jesus 
Christ  throughout  the  world  depends  upon  the  success  of  Christian 
missions,  and  never  before  in  the  history  of  the  world  were  there 
greater  opportunities  for  missionary  work  and  more  doors  waiting 
to  be  entered.  We  also  believe  the  cause  of  missions  to  be  the  most 
vital  and  far-reaching  interest  of  the  church,  and  that  we  are  still 
under  the  direct  command  of  the  Master  to  give  the  gospel  to  every 
creature,  and  that  the  true  spirit  of  missions  is  the  very  life  and 
essence  of  the  gospel  of  Jesus  Christ,  and  to  retard  the  work  of 
missions  either  for  lack  of  interest  or  means  is  to  impede  the  work 
of  the  church  as  the  great  Christianizing  forces  of  the  world ;  there¬ 
fore,  be  it 

Resolved ,  1.  That  we  pledge  ourselves  to  increased  consecration 
to  the  cause  of  missions  and  the  giving  liberally  of  our  means,  that 
by  our  example  the  laity  may  be  induced  to  give  more  freely,  that 
the  glorious  gospel  of  our  blessed  Christ  may  be  given  to  our 
sorrow-stricken  race  who  sit  in  the  darkness  and  shadow  of  death. 

2.  That  we  cheerfully  accept  the  amount  assessed  to  our  respec¬ 
tive  fields  of  labor,  and  that  we  begin  early  in  the  year  and  continue 
faithfully  until  the  amount  is  secured,  and  that  we  will  not  allow 
any  of  our  local  interests  to  hinder  us  in  presenting  our  claims  for 
missions. 

3.  That  we  renew  our  pledge  to  the  Woman’s  Missionary  Asso¬ 
ciation,  to  aid  it  in  organizing  new  societies  and  in  advancing  its 
work. 

4.  That  we  express  our  appreciation  of  the  faithful  and  efficient 
work  done  by  the  Parent  Board,  and  that  we  will  pray  God’s  rich¬ 
est  blessings  upon  its  plans  and  work. 

5.  That  we  endorse  the  action  of  the  General  Conference  in 
providing  two  Secretaries,  one  for  the  Home  and  one  for  the  For¬ 
eign  field. 

6.  That  we  express  our  appreciation  of  the  high  standard  of  the 
Search  Light,  and  that  in  bidding  it  adieu  we  welcome  in  its  stead 
the  Missionary  Advance  as  a  bright  messenger  of  truth  to  our  fam- 


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ily  of  publications;  also  that  we  appreciate  the  worth  of  the 
Woman’s  Evangel,  and  that  we  will  subscribe  for  our  missionary 
periodicals  and  read  them  ourselves,  and  will  do  our  best  to  induce 
others  to  do  the  same. 

7.  That  we  will  concentrate  our  efforts  and  means  in  the  centers 
of  influence,  where  greater  results  may  be  obtained  for  the  money 
expended. 

8.  That  in  view  of  the  great  opportunity  and  urgent  appeals  be¬ 
fore  the  Foreign  Missionary  Society  of  our  denomination,  we  rec¬ 
ommend  for  the  coming  year  the  following  aim  and  standard  of 
offering  for  foreign  missions:  First,  an  average  of  not  less  than 
twenty-five  cents  per  member  on  any  charge;  that  fifty  cents ‘on  an 
average  will  be  very  good,  and  one  dollar  and  upward  will  be  heroic 
giving. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

J.  G.  Fowler,  Committee. 


SECOND  DAY— AFTERNOON  SESSION. 

The  following  motion  passed: 

That  it  is  the  sense  of  this  Conference  that  at  a  former  session 

it  was  decided  that  South  Paris  Church  be  attached  to  Paris  Mis¬ 
sion,  and  this  Conference  desires  to  restate  this  fact,  and  to  endorse 

the  action  of  quarterly  conference  in  selecting  a  board  of  trus- 

r 

tees. 

The  following  report  of  the  Committee  on  Bible  Cause  was  read 
and  adapted,  after  discussion  by  H.  W.  Lashbrook. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  BIBLE  CAUSE. 

That  the  volume  which  we  call  the  Bible  is  the  inspired  word  of 
God  appears  from  a  chain  of  evidences  beginning  with  the  earliest 
times.  “All  scripture  is  given  by  inspiration  of  God,  and  is  prof¬ 
itable  for  doctrine,  for  reproof,  for  correction,  for  instruction  in 
righteousness :  that  the  man  of  God1  may  be  perfect,  throughly  fur¬ 
nished  unto  all  good  works”;  so  says  the  inspired  apostle.  Jesus 
Christ,  the  Great  Teacher,  said:  “Search  the  scriptures,  for  in 
them  ye  think  ye  have  eternal  life,  and  they  are  they  which  tes¬ 
tify  of  me.”  Even  Huxley,  the  great  modern  scientist,  has  given 
us  one  of  the  greatest  tributes  of  modern  times  to  the  worth  of  the 
Bible  as  an  educational  and  a  moral  influence  of  incalculable  value 
to  the  whole  country.  He  says :  “Consider  the  great  historical  fact 
that  for  centuries  this  Book  has  been  woven  into  the  life  of  all  that 
is  noblest  and  best  in  our  history.”  It  has  been  the  national  epic 


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of  our  race.  “It  has  been  the  Magna  Charta  of  the  poor  and  the 
oppressed.” 

The  hand  of  God  has  guarded  the  contents  of  this  Book  from 
destruction,  and  secured  its  safe  transmission  from  the  first  cen¬ 
tury  until  now.  Not  only  preserved,  but  widely  diffused,  so  that 
to-day  we  find  more  than  three  hundred  living  languages  and  dia¬ 
lects  of  human  speech  enriched  by  versions  of  the  whole,  or  parts 
of  this  Book.  The  best  laws  of  the  best  nations  of  earth  to-day  are 
founded  upon  its  precepts.  To  the  preacher  in  the  home  land  and 
to  the  missionary  going  out  into  the  heathen  lands  it  is  the  Book  of 
all  books.  Look  at  it !  In  its  antiquity  you  will  find  it  is  the  oldest 
of  all  books.  Study  its  truths,  and  we  find  them  adapted  to  all,  and 
unchangeable  as  the  dominion  and  power  of  God.  If  we  would 
know  who  we  are,  from  whence  we  came  and  whither  we  are  going, 
it  tells  us.  It  teaches  us  how  to  live,  also  how  to  die.  It  is  here 
we  learn  of  the  mansions  of  rest,  and  also  of  a  place  where  the 
worm  dieth  not  and  the  fire  is  not  quenched.  To  every  one  that 
believeth,  it  is  “the  power  of  God  unto  salvation.”  The  history 
of  the  church  and  every  individual  Christian  through  the  ages  has 
clearly  demonstrated  this.  Wherever  it  is  taught  and  its  precepts 
obeyed,  it  has  elevated  the  people  to  a  higher  and  nobler  plane. 

During  the  nineteenth  century  there  have  been  printed  and  cir¬ 
culated  by  the  Bible  societies  alone  more  than  two  hundred  million 
copies  of  the  Bible,  Testaments,  and  single  books  of  the  Bible. 
Like  the  stone  of  Nebuchadnezzar,  cut  without  hands,  it  has  become 
a  great  mountain  and  is  filling  the  whole  earth.  There  are  better 
facilities  now  than  ever  before  in  the.  history  of  the  race  for  bring¬ 
ing  the  Word  of  God  to  all  the  nations  and  peoples  of  earth;  now, 
more  than  ever  before,  able  to  give  it  in  the  language  of  the  people 
to  be  reached. 

It  is  no  longer  a  question  as  to  the  authenticity  of  the  Bible, 
nor  of  its  adaptability  and  power  to  make  all  conditions  of  men 
and  nations  the  very  best.  The  results  of  this  are  clearly  demon¬ 
strated  in  all  Bible  lands  to-day.  As  we  read  church  history,  it  is 
manifest  that  the  instinct  of  the  church  has  been  to  translate  and 
multiply  copies  of  God's  Word,  and  to  diffuse  them  as  widely  as  its 
opportunities  would  allow.  The  British  and  Foreign  Bible  Society, 
founded  in  1804,  distributed  in  the  first  eighty  years  of  its  exist¬ 
ence  more  than  one  hundred  million  copies  of  the  Bible,  in  whole 
or  in  part.  The  American  Bible  Society,  organized  in  1816,  now 
issues  each  year  and  sends  forth  over  one  million  copies  of  the 
Bible,  in  whole  or  in  part.  According  to  last  report,  made  at  its 
eighty-ninth  annual  meeting,  May  11,  1905,  the  total  issues  of  the 
year  at  home  and  abroad  amount  to  1,831,096;  of  these,  958,021 
were  from  the  Bible  House  in  New  York,  and  873,075  from  society 
agencies  abroad,  being  printed  on  mission  presses  in  China,  Japan, 

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Siam,  Syria,  and  Turkey.  The  total  issues  of  the  society  in  eighty- 
nine  years  have  been  76,272,770  copies.  The  society  is  thoroughly 
non-sectarian;  its  work  is  essentially  gratuitous,  and  not  remuner¬ 
ative.  It  has  in  the  past  made  grants  to  mission  churches,  Sabbath 
schools,  hospitals,  and  asylums  in  all  parts  of  the  land.  It  has  sup¬ 
plied  hundreds  of  thousands  of  volumes  to  immigrants  as  they 
reached  our  shores,  and  hundreds  of  thousands  of  copies  to  the 
freedmen.  It  has  paid  especial  attention  to  the  American  Indian, 
and  also  at  great  expense  prepared  a  Bible  for  the  blind;  hence  we 
can  easily  see  how  it  is  aiding  the  work  of  all  the  churches. 

Some  of  the  churches  have  been  and  are  liberally  aiding  the 
society,  by  raising  funds  and  urging  their  people  to  give  to  this 
most  worthy  cause.  Surely  a  work  of  such  importance  and  help 
deserves  our  support.  In  looking  over  the  report  of  the  American 
Society  for  the  past  year,  I  notice  that  while  many  of  the  churches 
have  given  large  amounts,  our  own  has  only  a  very  small  and  frag¬ 
mentary  showing  for  that  purpose.  At  out  last  annual  gathering 
it  was  voted  that  each  field  of  labor  in  our  Conference  be  assessed 
one  or  more  dollars  for  the  American  Bible  Society.  I  would  urge 
again  the  propriety  and  necessity  of  giving  more  liberally  to  this 
cause;  therefore,  be  it 

Resolved ,  1.  That  we,  as  ministers  of  Lower  Wabash  Confer¬ 
ence,  urge  upon  our  people  the  especial  importance  of  careful  Bible 
study  in  the  home,  in  the  Sunday  school,  in  the  Young  People’s 
Christian  Union,  and  also  the  importance  and  help  of  attending 
some  Bible  conference  each  year. 

2.  That  we  devote  one  Sunday  in  the  year  to  the  presentation 
of  the  importance  and  scope  of  the  work  of  the  American  Bible 
Society,  and  that  a  special  collection  be  taken  for  this  cause. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

A.  D.  Markley,  Committee. 

The  report  of  the  Committee  on  Publishing  Interests  was  read 
by  S.  O.  Stoltz,  discussed  by  H.  S.  Gabel,  and  adopted. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  PUBLISHING  INTERESTS. 

As  so  much  depends  upon  pure,  wholesome  literature,  it  is  of  vast 
importance  that  such  excellent  books  and  periodicals  as  we  may 
obtain  from  the  religious  press  should  have  a  very  general  circu¬ 
lation.  In  this  great  reading  age  our  people  will  read  something, 
and  owing  to  the  easy  access  they  have  to  so  much  that  is  vile  and 
polluting  we  should  use  strenuous  efforts  to  supply  them  with  that 
which  will  enable  them  to  store  the  mind  with  the  noble  sentiments 
and  principles  of  morality,  virtue,  and  religion. 

We,  as  pastors,  notice  that  those  who  are  the  most  loyal  to  our 
Church  and  its  polity  are  those  who  take  and  read  our  own  liter- 

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ature,  and  especially  those  who  contribute  of  their  means  to  the 
support  of  the  ministry  and  the  various  benevolences  of  the  Church 
are  those  who  become  familiar  with  their  merits  through  the  read¬ 
ing  of  our  own  Church  literature.  Our  splendid  departments  of 
Church  work  and  our  magnificent  publishing  interests  are  apparent 
only  to  those  who  are  familiar  with  such  papers  as  the  Religious 
Telescope,  the  Watchword,  the  Missionary  Advance,  the  Woman’s 
Evangel,  the  United  Brethren  Review,  etc.;  therefore,  be  it 

Resolved ,  That  we,  as  pastors,  will  use  our  best  efforts  to  give 
our  very  worthy  books  and  periodicals  as  widespread  a  circulation 
as  possible. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

S.  O.  Stoltz,  Committee. 

The  Committee  on  Boundaries  submitted  a  partial  report,  which 
was  adopted. 

PARTIAL  REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  BOUNDARIES. 

Westfield  District . 

Change  the  name  of  Mt.  Carmel  to  Avena  Circuit. 

Change  name  of  Dolson  to  Marshall  Circuit. 

Detach  Newman,  Otterbein,  and  Walnut  Schoolhouse  from  Red¬ 
mon  Circuit,  and  these  shall  constitute  Newman  Circuit. 

The  remaining  appointments  of  Redmon  Circuit  shall  constitute 
Redmon  Circuit. 

Change  name  of  Longpoint  to  Casey  Circuit. 

Detach  Johnstown  and  Janesville  from  Woodbury  Circuit;  de¬ 
tach  Zion  from  Toledo  Circuit,  and  these  appointments  together 
with  Diana  shall  constitute  Janesville  Circuit. 

Attach  the  remaining  appointments  (Woodbury  and  Jewett)  of 
Woodbury  Circuit  to  Toledo,  and  these  constitute  Toledo  Circuit. 

Terre  Haute  District.  « 

Detach  Fourth  from  Third  Church,  to  constitute  Fourth  Church 
mission  station. 

That  Third  Church  constitute  Third  Church  mission  station. 

Detach  Shiloh  from  Marshall  Circuit  and  attach  to  Dolson  Cir¬ 
cuit. 

Change  name  of  Oakhill  to  Blackhawk  Circuit. 

Mt.  Vernon  Circuit . 

Detach  Ina,  Oakgrove,  and  Loneoak  from  Nebo  Circuit,  to 
constitute  Ina  Circuit. 

Attach  Nebo  and  Oakhill  to  Bluford,  to  constitute  Bluford  Cir¬ 
cuit. 

Detach  Campground  from  Bluford,  and  attach  to  Mt.  Vernon. 

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Detach  Flora  from  Flora  Circuit,  to  constitute  Flora  mission 
station. 

Attach  Woodlawn  mission  to  Olney  Circuit. 

That  Hamletsburg  and  Otter bein  be  attached  to  Vienna  Cir¬ 
cuit. 

We  recommend  that  Lower  Wabash  Conference  be  divided  into 
two  presiding-elder  districts,  instead  of  three. 

We  recommend  the  election  of  a  field  secretary  to  raise  our  home- 
mission  debt. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

J.  B.  CONNETT, 

J.  L.  Brandenburg, 

J.  B.  Norviel, 

J.  A.  Hawkins, 

J.  C.  Fowler, 

W.  L.  Duncan, 

M.  O.  Cullison, 

N.  J.  Glick, 

B.  Beirbaum, 

Committee . 

J.  B.  Connett  and  J.  A.  Hawkins  were  elected  presiding  elders. 


THIRD  DAY— MORNING  SESSION. 

Friday,  September  8,  1905. 

E.  O.  Snoddy  was  elected  Trustee  of  Westfield  College. 

W.  L.  Duncan  and  George  Stine  were  recommended  to  the  Com¬ 
mittee  on  Education  as  suitable  persons  to  receive  benefits,  should 
they  become  applicants. 

D.  T.  Whitesell  was  referred  back  to  his  quarterly  conference. 

All  pastors’  reports  were  examined  and  passed. 

The  following  report  of  the  Committee  on  Education  was  read, 
discussed  by  W.  R.  Muncie,  President  W.  R.  Shuey,  and  S.  E. 
Long,  and  adopted:- 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  EDUCATION. 

So  many  papers  upon  the  above  topic  have  been  presented  to  this 
body  that  it  is  impossible  for  the  writer  to  present  anything  new, 
but  it  is  hoped1  that  some  old  facts  may  be  impressed  anew. 

The  Church  still  needs  to  educate  her  children  if  she  hopes  to 
retain  them.  The  human  mind  will  take  shape  from  the  mold  in 
which  it  is  trained.  If  the  state  trains  our  children,  they  will  have 

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the  bent  of  mind  that  the  state  gives  them.  If  the  private  school 
trains  them,  they  will  have  the  character  given  them  by  the  private 
school.  If  they  are  trained  by  another  church,  they  are  best  fitted 
to  serve  that  church. 

If  parents  want  to  lose  control  of  their  children,  they  can  do  so* 
very  easily  by  permitting  some  other  home  to  rear  them.  The  rear¬ 
ing  may  be  good  enough,  but  it  will  not  suit  the  wants  of  the  for¬ 
mer  home. 

What  is  true  in  that  case  is  equally  true  in  educating  the  child. 
When  the  Church  sends  its  children  to  some  other  school  away" 
from  all  the  molding  influences  of  the  Church,  it  thoughtlessly 
turns  its  children  from  home  influences  and  permits  other  minds 
to  train  them  for  other  fields. 

We  have  long  since  decided  that  we  ought  to  educate  our  chil¬ 
dren  ;  but  as  a  people,  as  a  body  of  ministers,  we  have  not  decided 
wdiere  we  should  educate.  The  way  we  disregard  our  own  schools, 
and  patronize  schools  outside  of  the  Church,  shows  that  we  have 
not  carefully  considered  the  question  of  church  loyalty  as  it  bears 
upon  an  education. 

Why  do  not  the  American  people  send  all  their  children  to  for¬ 
eign  nations  to  be  educated?  “Simply  to  save  expenses,”  some 
would  say;  but,  “No,”  says  the  true  patriot,  “we  educate  them  in 
America  for  America.”  So  the  loyal  United  Brethren  ought  to 
say,  “We  will  educate  our  children  in  our  Church  for  our  Church.” 
Why  does  not  the  State  of  Illinois  send  all  of  its  children  to  In¬ 
diana  schools?  Because  the  institutions  and  customs  of  Illinois 
are  best  conserved  and  promoted  by  minds  trained  in  Illinois.  So 
the  institutions,  doctrines,  and  spirit  of  our  Church  are  best  con¬ 
served  and  promoted  by  minds  trained  in  our  own  Church.  Post¬ 
graduate  and  professional  training  in  state  schools  and  universities 
are  acceptable,  provided  a  good  foundation  has  been  laid  in  a  well- 
directed  church  school. 

If  these  statements  are  untrue  or  idle,  let  us  cease  the  annoying 
expense  and  nerve-breaking  labor  of  running  church  schools.  If 
the  Jones  family  can  just  as  well  train  the  Smith  children,  let  it 
be  so,  and  save  the  Smiths  some  trouble  and  expense.  But  the 
Smiths  do  earnestly  declare  that  as  good  as  the  Jones  home  may  be, 
it  cannot  train  children  to  fit  the  needs  of  the  Smith  home.  So 
the  United  Brethren  Church  can  best  prepare  its  children  for  its 
needs. 

Now,  if  we  as  a  Conference  believe  this,  shall  we  act  accordingly 
and  do  our  utmost  to  persuade  our  people  to  be  wise  in  this  matter 
and  patronize  our  own  schools  ?  Shall  we  acknowledge  the  necessity 
of  church  schools  and  send  our  children  elsewhere,  and  then  wonder 
why  our  children  are  not  interested  in  our  own  Church  when  they 
choose  life’s  work  ?  Let  us  resolve : 


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1.  That  we,  the  members  of  this  body,  will  hereafter  make  it  a 
matter  of  conscience  to  urge  our  young  people  to  attend  Westfield 
College. 

2.  That  we,  as  lay  members  of  this  body,  will  hereafter  encour¬ 
age  our  pastors  and  the  members  at  home  to  respond  cheerfully  in 
the  duty  of  contributing  to  the  Westfield  College  assessment  on  the 
chart  collections. 

3.  That  we  approve  of  the  action  taken  one  year  ago  by  a  number 
of  the  members  who  agreed  to  either  send  a  student  to  Westfield 
College  for  at  least  one  term  or  pay  one  term’s  tuition;  and  we 
hereby  sanction  a  similar  action  for  the  college  year  just  beginning, 
should  any  members  so  desire,  and  recommend  that  such  members 
indicate  such  intention  as  soon  as  possible  after  the  adoption  of 
this  paper  or  at  any  suhsquent  time  of  this  Conference;  and  fur¬ 
ther,  that  the  payment  of  said  tuition  shall  be  an  average  term’s 
tuition,  or  ten  dollars. 

4.  That  we  rejoice  in  the  progress  made  in  the  Carnegie  effort 
for  Westfield  College;  and  at  this  juncture  of  the  effort,  when  the 
failure  to  secure  a  few  thousand  dollars  more  would  mean  the 
actual  loss  of  twenty-four  thousand  dollars  and  a  permanent  crip¬ 
pling  of  the  institution,  we  hereby  agree  to  make  a  financial  effort 
immediately  upon  the  adoption  of  this  paper,  and  ask  the  Bishop 
to  personally  direct  the  canvass. 

5.  That  we,  as  a  Conference,  hereby  approve  the  action  of  the 
General  Conference  in  the  proposed  one  hundred  thousand  dollar 
fund  to  be  raised  during  the  quadrennium  for  our  Seminary,  and 
will  give  all  due  encouragement  to  the  Seminary  agents  in  their 
soliciting  for  that  interest  within  the  bounds  of  our  Conference. 

6.  We  favor  the  assessment  of  the  full  amount  asked  of  our 
Conference  for  current  expenses  of  the  Seminary,  and  urge  our 
pastors  to  collect  these  amounts  in  full. 

7.  Furthermore,  we  are  anxious  for  our  younger  ministers  to 
secure  the  equipment  of  the  Seminary  as  a  means  to  greater  effi¬ 
ciency  and  fruitfulness  in  their  ministry. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

L.  H.  Cooley,  Committee. 

Subscriptions  for  the  endowment  fund  for  Westfield  College  were 
taken,  amounting  to  seventeen  hundred  dollars. 


THIRD  DAY— AFTERNOON  SESSION. 

The  report  of  the  Treasurer  of  the  Branch  Missionary  Society 
was  read  and  adopted. 


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REPORT  OF  BRANCH  MISSIONARY  TREASURER. 


Following*  is  the  report  of  the  receipts  and  disbursements  of  the 
Branch  Missionary  Treasurer  up  to  September  4,  1905 : 


Receipts. 

Balance  in  treasury  at  beginning  of  year . ,$  22  02 


Received  from  E.  Boley,  balance  on  Sabbath 

collection .  10  30 


Received  on  Mission  Debt  Fund — 

On  subscriptions  taken  at  last  An¬ 
nual  Conference .  $162  00 

On  obligations  taken  by  Agent  for 

Debt  Fund . ; .  64  00 

From  pastors,  collected  on  Mission 

Debt .  14  00 

-  $240  00 

From  pastors  on  assessment  for  pres¬ 
ent  year .  251  00 


$  32  32 


$  491  00 


Total  received  from  different  sources,  as  above. .  .  $  523  32 


Borrowed  from  Westfield  Bank .  636  93 


Total  received  from  all  sources .  $1,160  25 

Disbursements. 

For  services  rendered  prior  to  the  Annual  Con¬ 
ference  of  1904 .  $650  00 

For  services  rendered  since  the  Annual  Confer¬ 
ence  of  1904 .  334  00 


Total  paid  out  for  services .  $  984  0& 

Paid  bank  on  borrowed  funds .  $  99  51 

Paid  bank  on  interest .  30  11 


Total  paid  to  bank .  $  129  62 

Draft .  42  00 

Stamps,,  stationery,  etc .  5  00 

_ / _ _ 

Total  paid  out  for  all  purposes .  $1,160  62: 

Recapitulation. 

Total  disbursements .  $1,160  62' 

Total  receipts .  1,160  25 

Deficit  .  $  37 


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Note. — This  is  my  forty-sixth  annual  report,  having  served  in 
this  capacity  since  March,  1859,  and  I  herewith  tender  my  resig¬ 
nation  to  the  Conference.  I  would  most  gladly  serve  longer  if  my 
health  would  permit. 

W.  C.  Smith,  Branch  Treasurer. 

•  REPORT  OF  AUDITING  COMMITTEE. 

I  have  carefully  examined  the  Branch  Missionary  Treasurer’s 
books  and  report,  and  find  them  correct. 

John  A.  Trout, 
Chairman  Auditing  Committee. 

t  •  j 

J.  C.  Fowler  was  elected  Missionary  Treasurer  and  Field  Sec¬ 
retary. 

'  The  Treasurer  of  the  Publication  Fund  reported  as  follows,  and 
the  report  wTas  adopted : 

REPORT  OF  TREASURER  OF  PUBLICATION  FUND. 


Receipts. 

At  beginning  of  year .  $  1  68 

Mt.  Vernon  District .  24  75 

Terre  Haute  District . .  49  00 

Westfield  District . .  .  45  50 


Total  .  $120  98 

Disbursements. 

Publishing  House  account . $112  17 

Postage  and  express  on  Minutes,  ballots,  quar¬ 
terly  conference  cards,  and  printing  the  cards  8  76 

Total  .  $120  98 

Account  With  Publishing  House. 

Printing  ballots .  $  8  00 

Printing  Minutes .  113  10 

Postage  and  express .  15  34 


Total  . '. .  $136  44 

Paid  Publishing  House .  112  17 


Balance  due  Publishing  House .  $  24  27 


This  deficit  is  caused  by  Westfield  District  being  deficient  on 
Publication  Fund,  ^5.00;  and  Mt.  Vernon  District,  $25.75. 

L.  H.  Cooley,  Treasurer. 


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REPORT  OF  AUDITING  COMMITTEE. 

I  have  carefully  examined]  the  report  of  the  Treasurer  of  the 
Publication  Fund,  and  find  it  correct  to  a  cent. 

John  A.  Trout, 
Chairman  Auditing  Committee. 

The  balance  due  the  Publishing  House  for  publishing  Minutes, 
etc.,  was  ordered  distributed  in  the  regular  assessment. 

The  report  of  the  Treasurer  of  the  Preachers7  Aid  Fund  was 
read  and  adopted. 

REPORT  OF  TREASURER  OF  PREACHERS^  AID  FUND. 


Receipts. 

In  treasury  at  beginning  of  year .  $226  42 

Received  from  L.  H.  Cooley,  Conference  publi¬ 
cation  account  (balance) .  17  91 

Dividend  from  IT.  B.  Publishing  House .  191  00 

On  notes .  539  06 

Interest .  293  03 


Total  .  $1,267  42 

Disbursements. 

Paid  to  beneficiaries .  $275  00 

Loaned  at  6# .  965  71 

Releasing  mortgages,  postage,  etc .  1  92 


Total  .  $1,242  63 

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i 

Balance  in  treasury . . .  $  24  79 

Burial  Association  Fund  in  treasury .  41  00 


Total  in  treasury .  $  65  79 

Respectfully  submitted, 


S.  Mills,  Treasurer. 

S.  Mills  was  reelected  Missionary  Secretary. 

The  following  supplementary  report  of  the  Committee  on  Boun¬ 
daries  was  adopted: 

SUPPLEMENTAL  REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  BOUNDARIES. 

The  two  districts  shall  be  known  as  the  North  District  and  the 
South  District. 

North  District — First  Church,  Second  Church,  Third  Church, 
Fourth  Church,  Terre  Haute;  New  Goshen,  Prairieton,  Lewis, 


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Clay  City,  Mt.  Zion,  Blackhawk,  Centerpoint,  Vermilion,  Paris, 
Redmon,  Newman,  Ashmore,  Westfield  station,  Westfield  Circuit, 
Galton,  Union,  Toledo,  Janesville,  Clarksburg,  Beecher  City,  and 
Greenup. 

South  District — Marshall,  Martinsville,  Casey  station,  Casey 
Circuit,  Islandgrove,  Yale,  Robinson,  Oblong,  New  Hebron,  Birds, 
St.  Francisville,  Sumner,  Olney  station,  Olney  Circuit,  Calhoun, 
Parkersburg,  Browns,  Flora  mission  station,  Flora  Circuit,  Loogoo- 
tee,  Edgewood,  Mt.  Vernon,  Bluford,  Ina,  Vergennes,  Vienna,  and 
Mt.  Carmel. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

J.  B.  CONNETT, 

J.  L.  Brandenburg, 

J.  B.  Norviel, 

J.  A.  Hawkins, 

J.  C.  Fowler, 

W.  L.  Duncan, 

M.  O.  Cullison, 

N.  J.  Glick, 

B.  Beirbaum, 

Committee. 

H.  S.  Gabel,  Church-Erection  Secretary,  addressed  the  Confer¬ 
ence  on  the  subject  relating  to  bis  department  of  work. 

D.  R.  Seneff  and  T.  D.  Spyker  were  elected  members  of  the 
Court  of  Appeals. 

S.  E.  Long,  Robert  Griffin,  and  W.  L.  Perkins  were  elected  as 
the  Committee  on  Foreign  Missions. 

The  location  for  the  next  Annual  Conference  was  committed  to 
the  presiding  elders. 

Greetings  from  the  Woman’s  Missionary  Association  were  ex¬ 
pressed  to  the  Conference  by  Mrs.  Kate  L.  Cooley. 

On  motion,  it  was  ordered  that  the  address  of  Mrs.  Kate  L. 
Cooley  be  printed.  ‘It  follows: 

GREETINGS  FROM  LOWER  WABASH  CONFERENCE  BRANCH  WOMANS 

MISSIONARY  ASSOCIATION. 

To  the  Members  of  Lower  Wabash  Annual  Conference ,  Assembled 

in  Forty-eighth  Session ,  Greeting. 

I  come  to  you  in  the  name  of  the  Woman’s  Missionary  Asso¬ 
ciation  of  the  Conference  you  represent.  I  need  no  introduction; 
neither  does  the  cause  I  represent,  for  we  feel  that-  you  are  in 


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hearty  sympathy  with  the  work,  and  bespeak  your  cooperation  in 
any  plans  we  may  see  fit  to  bring  to  you. 

We  thank  you  for  your  kindness  in  giving  us  a  place  on  the 
program.  We  have  cause  for  encouragement,  as  our  report  last 
April  shows  an  increase  of  sixty-seven  members  over  last  year. 
We  wTant  a  greater  increase  this  year,  and  we  are  planning  our 
work  with  that  end  in  viewT,  and  will  send  our  organizer  out  soon. 
Now,  dear  brethren,  ministers  and  lay  delegates,  when  our  organizer 
comes  to  your  work,  give  her  all  the  encouragement  and  help  you 
can.  She  is  engaged  in  the  same  kind  of  work  in  which  you  are 
engaged,  that  of  sowing  the  seed  and  preparing  the  way  for  a  great 
harvest  by  and  by. 

We  realize  that  the  fields  of  this  Conference  are  white  already 
to  harvest,  and  all  we  need  to  do  is  to  send  some  one  in  with  the 
sickle  to  gather  the  harvest.  Will  you  help  us  with  your  prayers 
and  words  of  encouragement  and  sympathy  ?  You  will  never  regret 
having  a  Woman’s  Missionary  Society  on  your  work.  So  many  of 
the  pastors  have  borne  testimony  to  the  fact  that  where  a  local 
exists  it  is  much  easier  to  collect  their  assessments  for  missions. 
We  want  to  be  a  help  to  you  in  your  work,  and  not  a  hindrance, 
and  wherever  we  can  in  any  way  assist,  we  will  do  it  gladly.  Are 
we  not  colaborers  together  in  the  Master’s  field  ? 

We,  as  women  of  the  United  Brethren  Church,  are  more  highly 
favored  than  are  the  women  of  some  of  our  sister  churches,  in  that 

f  * 

we  have  more  liberty.  We  are  so  thankful  for  this  liberty  that  we 
enjoy. 

We  have  not  only  had  an  increase  of  membership,  but  forty  more 
Evangels  are  taken.  We  know  that  more  persons  are  becoming 
acquainted  with  our  work  than  ever  before,  but  we  are  not  satis¬ 
fied.  There  is  plenty  of  room  for  growth  in  this  Conference,  and 
we  ask  you,  our  brothers  in  the  ministry,  to  give  this  work  your 
hearty  encouragement  and  cooperation. 

It  is  said  there  are  one  million  souls  in  heathen  lands  for  whose 
salvation  God  looks  to  the  United  Brethren  Church ;  and  by  mutual 
agreement,  this  is  regarded  by  all  denominations  as  our  field.  To 
place  just  one  missionary  or  one  native  pastor  for  every  district  of 
five  thousand  souls,  it  will  be  necessary  to  raise  annually  just  one 
hundred  thousand  dollars,  or  an  average  of  forty  cents  for  each 
member  in  our  denomination.  Think  of  those  million  souls  for 
which  God  is  holding  us  responsible!  Can  wTe  sit  idle  while  they 
perish?  Are  we  only  responsible  as  a  denomination,  or  as  individ¬ 
uals  ?  I  say,  As  individuals  we  are  responsible. 

This  Conference  desires  a  part  in  saving  those  souls;  we,  the 
women  of  this  Conference,  want  a  share  also.  Will  you  help  us? 
I  hear  you  say,  Yes/ we  will  do  what  we  can  by  God’s  grace  to  help 
you  save  those  who  do  not  know  the  Christ. 

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Mrs.  G.  P.  Macklin,  First  Vice-President  of  the  Woman’s  Mis¬ 
sionary  Association,  favored  the  Conference  with  an  interesting 
address  on  missions. 

The  following  resolutions,  introduced  by  S.  E.  Long,  were  passed 
after  the  Conference  heard  the  addresses  of  Mrs.  Cooley  and  Mrs. 
Macklin : 


Resolved ,  1.-  That  we  express  our  appreciation  of  the  great  work 
of  the  Woman’s  Missionary  Association  of  our  Church,  and  that 
we  again  extend  to  that  noble  band  of  Christian  workers  our  most 
cordial  sympathy  and  cooperation  in  their  work. 

2.  That  we  tender  to  Mrs.  Kate  Cooley,  President  of  the  Lower 
Wabash  Branch,  and  Mrs.  G.  P.  Macklin,  First  Vice-President  of 
the  Woman’s  Missionary  Association,  our  sincere  thanks  for  the 
kind  and  inspiring  words  of  their  greetings. 

3.  That  this  Conference  elect  one  of  its  members  to  bear  its 
greetings  to  the  Lower  Wabash  Branch  Convention  of  the  Woman’s 
Missionary  Association. 

S.  E.  Long  was  elected  fraternal  delegate  to  carry  greetings  to 
the  next  convention  of  the  Branch  Woman’s  Missionary  Associa¬ 
tion. 

.  The  report  of  the  Conference  Treasurer  was  read  and  adopted. 


REPORT  OF  CONFERENCE  TREASURER. 

Receipts. 

General  for  Missions . 

Special  for  Missions . 

Conference  Mission  Debt . , . 

Bishop’s  salary . 

Preachers’  Aid . 

Church  Erection . . . 

Union  Biblical  Seminary . 

Sabbath-School  General  Fund . 

Beneficiary  Education . 

General  Conference  expenses . 

Westfield  College . 

Parsonage-Erection  Fund . . . 

Publication  Fund . . 

Bible  Cause . . . 

Sunday’s  collection . 

Total  . 


$1,551  30 
21  76 
110  17 
328  95 
226  23 

283  80 
157  26 
114  70 

74  90 
11  55 

284  23 
61 

11  00 
29  95 
70  95 


$3,277  36 


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Disbursements. 

Rev.  J.  C.  Fowler,  Conference  Missionary  Treasurer.  . .  .  $1,683  23 

Bishop  G.  M.  Mathews,  D.  U .  350  00 

Rev.  S.  M.  Mills,  Beneficiary  Aid  Treasurer .  226  23 

Rev.  A.  U.  Markley,  Branch  Church-Erection  Secretary  142  32 

Rev.  H.  S.  Gabel,  U.  D.,  General  Church-Erection  Sec¬ 
retary  . 141  48 

Rev.  C.  M.  Brooke,  U.  U.,  Manager  Union  Biblical  Sem¬ 
inary  .  157  26 

L.  O.  Miller,  General  Church  Treasurer .  201  15 

Rev.  S.  Mills,  for  Westfield  College .  284  23 

Rev.  H.  S.  Gabel,  for  Parsonage  Erection .  61 

Rev.  H.  S.  Gabel,  Publication  Fund .  11  00 

Rev.  John  Pearson,  U.  H.,  for  Bible  Cause .  29  95 

Rev.  S.  Mills,  for  recording  Conference  charter .  10  00 

Rev.  E.  Boley,  for  services  as  Conference  Secretary.  ...  11  00 

Rev.  A.  U.  Markley,  for  services  as  Statistical  Secretary  11  00 

Rev.  J.  T.  McCreery,  for  use  of  Opera  House .  10  00 

Rev.  J.  T.  McCreery,  publishing  programs,  etc .  4  10 

Rev.  S.  O.  Stoltz,  services  as  Treasurer .  3  80 


Total  .  $3,277  36 

S.  O.  Stoltz,  Conference  Treasurer. 

S.  E.  Long,  J.  L.  Brandenburg,  E.  M.  Pierson,  and  J.  A.  Bell 
were  elected  a  committe  to  station  the  presiding  elders. 


FOURTH  HAY— MORNING  SESSION. 

Saturday,  September  9,  1905. 

Yesterday’s  action  referring  to  H.  T.  Whitesell  was  reconsidered, 
and  he  was  restored  to  his  former  relation  for  one  year. 

Conference  reaffirmed  former  action  that  any  one  in  Reading 
Course  not  passing  a  book  in  two  years  be  referred  to  his  quarterly 
conference.  • 

The  report  of  Minnie  and  Rella  Williams,  lay  evangelists,  was 
read  and  adopted.  The  Conference  endorsed  their  work  and  gave 
them  the  same  relation  that  was  given  one  year  ago. 

REPORT  OF  MINNIE  AND  RELLA  WILLIAMS. 

To  the  Officers  and  Members  of  Lower  Wabash  Conference ,  in 
Forty-eighth  Annual  Session  Assembled . 

We  herewith  present  for  your  consideration  the  following  report 
of  work  done  by  us  during  the  past  year: 

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Months  employed  . 12 

Meetings  held  .  14 

Sermons  preached . * .  200 

Conversions  .  940 

Additions  to  United  Brethren  Church .  496 

Miles  traveled  . 1,700 

Salary  received  .  $700  00 


Minnie  Williams. 

Bella  Williams. 

The  two  presiding  elders  were  appointed  members  of  the  Home 
Missionary  Executive  Committee,  and  they,  together  with  the 
Bishop,  to  appoint  the  other  three  members. 

J.  B.  Norviel  spoke  tender  words  relative  to  W.  C.  Smith.  An 
offering  of  $32.15  was  taken  to  express  in  some  degree  our  esteem 
and  sympathy  for  “Uncle”  Smith. 

The  report  of  the  Committee  on  Memoirs  was  read  and  adopted: 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  MEMOIRS. 

In  the  midst  of  life  we  are  in  death.  Death  is  abroad1  in  our 
land,  and  we  are  commanded  by  our  Savior,  “Be  ye  also  ready,”  for 
we  know  not  the  day  nor  hour  the  Son  of  man  cometh  and  will  call 
for  us.  Year  by  year,  one  by  one,  as  time  passes,  we  are  passing 
into  eternity. 

Seeing  the  hand  of  death  has  been  laid  upon  the  wife  of  our  dear 
Brother  W.  W.  Collis,  be  it 

Resolved ,  That  wTe,  as  a  Conference,  express  our  deepest  sym¬ 
pathy  for  the  husband  and  children,  and  pray  God’s  richest  blessing 
upon  them;  also,  that  we  express  our  sympathy  for  Brother  T.  J. 
Bichey,  in  his  trouble. 

H.  W.  Broadstone, 

C.  W.  Bauman, 

D.  K.  Stevenson, 

Committee. 

The  following  supplementary  report  of  the  Committee  on  Mis¬ 
sions  was*  read  by  Bev.  Mr.  Burtner,  and  the  whole  report  adopted. 

SUPPLEMENTAL  REPORT  OF  THE  COMMITTEE  ON  MISSIONS. 

Home  Missions. 

We  approve  the  action  of  the  late  General  Conference  in  making 
a  clean-cut  division  between  home  and  foreign  missions,  so  that  our 
people  can  know  just  where  they  are  giving  their  money,  and  we 
pledge  ourselves  to  both  the  Home  and  the  Foreign  societies. 


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For  the  sake  of  our  Master,  the  Conference,  and  the  Home  Mis¬ 
sionary  Society,  we  pledge  for  the  coming  year  that  our  assessments 
shall  not  be  lessened  and,  if  possible,  our  collections  shall  be  above 
the  present  year. 

We  note  with  pleasure  that  the  evangelistic  movement  has  been 
placed  under  home  missions,  and  we  approve  of  the  suggestion  that 
as  far  as  possible  the  conferences  employ  evangelists  in  their  own 
bounds,  and  arrange  for  their  support.  Also,  that  the  stronger 
fields  that  have  evangelistic  pastors  arrange  to  let  their  pastors 
have  three  weeks,  or  more  if  possible,  to  go  under  the  direction  of 
the  Home  Missionary  Society  to  weak  and  needy  fields  in  the  West 
and  South  and  city  missions  and  conduct  revival  services.  While 
their  pastors  are  thus  employed  these  churches  are  most  earnestly 
asked  to  follow  their  pastors  with  prayers  for  their  success, 
thereby  reaping  a  double  benefit  ;  first,  the  weak  missions  receiving 
spiritual  help;  second,  the  pastors  so  helping  being  followed  by 
their  churches  in  prayer,  which  cannot  but  result  in  blessed  reflex 
action  on  the  churches. 

We  recognize  more  and  more  the  great  need  of  home-mission 
work. 

1.  Because  it  is  the  express  command  of  Christ.  “Go  ye”  is  just 
as  emphatic  as  “Repent  ye.”  It  is  not  any  of  our  business  whether 
we  believe  in  missions  or  not;  Christ  ordered  it.  He  expects  us  to 
obey;  it  is  our  business  to  obey.  Christ  did  not  ask  his  disciples 
if  they  believed  home  misions  paid;  but  he  said,  “Ye  shall  be  wit¬ 
nesses  of  me  both  in  Judea  and  Samaria.”  When  he  has  com¬ 
manded  a  thing,  that  alone  is  sufficient  reason  for  obedience. 

2.  Self-protection  demands  it.  Foreigners  are  pouring  into  our 
country  at  the  rate  of  nearly  one  million  annually;  a  part  of  them 
uncivilized,  a  very  large  share  unchristianized,  and  to  save  our 
Christian  institutions  we  must  secure  their  salvation. 

The  natives  of  India  will  not  kill  their  poisonous  reptiles  and 
wild  beasts;  as  a  result  over  two  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  people 
and  one  million  cattle  have  been  killed  by  them  in  the  last  ten 
years.  A  man  in  southern  Minnesota  sent  to  Canada  for  some 
seed  flax;  the  seed  contained  wild  mustard;  to-day  that  section, 
embracing  farm  after  farm,  is  literally  covered  with  the  pest.  Lot 
went  to  Sodom  to  make  money ;  he  knew  it  was  a  wicked  place,  but 
was  willing  to  run  the  risk ;  the  penalty  to  him  was  the  loss  of  his 
boys,  his  wife,  and  his  daughters  became  vitiated  in  principle. 

When  our  home-mission  work  was  opened  in  Chicago  we  went 
into  a  district  of  ninety-two  thousand  population,  with  church 
accommodations  for  eighteen  hundred  in  that  community;  where 
were  the  remaining  ninety  thousand  two  hundred  to  go?  There 
are  seventy-three  hundred  saloons  in  that  same  city,  inviting  them 


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to  come;  inviting,  night  and  day,  for  seven  days  in  the  week.  If 
we  do  not  save  these  unsaved  thousands  they  will  ruin  us. 

Home  missions  becomes  a  practical  method  of  doing  foreign- 
mission  work  at  home.  We  must  not  forget  that,  while  we  send 
our  missionaries  to  face  idolatry  in  China,  that  in  San  Francisco, 
California,  in  the  heathen  temples  of  that  city,  the  same  idols  are 
worshiped. 

Home  missions  becomes  practical  and  necessary  to  check  com¬ 
mercialism  in  our  own  midst.  Nothing  but  commercialism  will 
cause  such  an  establishment  as  is  found  in  East  Ninety-sixth 
Street,  New  York  City,  for  the  express  purpose  of  manufacturing 
idols  for  heathen  worship  in  India,  China,  and  Africa,  the  largest 
part  of  their  outfit  going  to  India.  Their  shipment  runs  from  three 
hundred  to  nine  hundred  idols  per  month. 

We  most  heartily  commend  the  organization  of  our  women  into 
what  is  known  as  the  Woman’s  Auxiliary  to  the  Home  Missionary 
Society,  and  approve  of  the  late  change  in  the  plans  whereby  one- 
half  of  the  regular  funds  goes  to  the  Home  Missionary  Society  and 
the  other  half  may  be  retained  by  the  auxiliary  for  local  use,  or 
in  the  bounds  of  the  Conference,  or  in  any  way  that  the  local 
auxiliary  may  desire.  Nearly  all  of  our  leading  sister  churches 
have  such  organizations,  and  they  are  doing  noble  work.  Only 
about  one  in  twelve  of  our  women  is  now  organized  in  the  Woman’s 
Missionary  Association,  which  is  doing  a  most  commendable  work 
m  the  foreign  field.  There  is  no  reason  why  a  home  organization 
should  not  accomplish  a  like  work  under  our  home  flag,  and  it  is 
confidently  hoped  that  the  leaders  in  the  one  will  become  equally 
enthusiastic  in  the  other. 

The  report  of  the  Committe  on  Candidates  for  the  Ministry  was 
read  and  adopted. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  CANDIDATES  FOR  THE  MINISTRY. 

We,  the  Committee  on  Candidates  for  the  Ministry,  report  as 
follows : 

There  appeared  before  the  committee  the  following  persons:  M. 
L.  Watson,  Wiley  Lankston,  Robert  Weber,  and  Sister  R.  J.  Nash. 
We  find  them  clear  in  doctrine,  and  in  harmony  with  the  polity  of 
the  Church. 

M.  L.  Watson  and  Wiley  Lankston  having  the  educational  re¬ 
quirements,  we  recommend  that  they  receive  license,  as  per  Dis¬ 
cipline;  that  Robert  Weber  and  Sister  R.  J.  Nash  be  received 
under  the  extraordinary  clause  of  the  Discipline. 

W.  R.  M UNCIE, 

J.  CoUGILL, 

W.  C.  Harbert. 


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FOURTH  DAY— AFTERNOON  SESSION. 

About  an  hour  and  thirty  minutes  were  taken  for  meetings  of 
the  Preachers’  Aid  Association  and  the  Conference  Church-Erec- 
tioti  Society. 

The  report  of  the  Treasurer  of  the  Church-Erection  Society  was 
read  and  adopted. 

REPORT  OF  BRANCH  CHURCH-ERECTION  TREASURER. 


Receipts. 

Balance  in  treasury,  August  19,  1904 .  $328  68 

Received  balance  personal  dues,  August  20,  1904.  15  35 

Received  from  L.  H.  Cooley  (balance) .  7  47 

Received  chart  funds  for  1905,  September  9,  1905  282  96 


Total  .  $634  46 

Disbursements. 

Paid  Trustees,  balance  on  Charleston  (Ill.)  church 

lot,  August  20,  1904 . . .  $240  00 

Paid  to  J.  B.  Norviel,  traveling  expenses,  August 

20,  1904  .  1  75 

Paid  taxes  on  Charleston  lo.t,  April  3,  1905 .  14  95 

Paid  to  Parent  Board,  one-half  of  chart  funds  for 

year  1905,  September  9,  1905 .  141  48 


Total  .  ,  $398  18 


Balance  in  treasury .  $236  28 

Assets  of  Society. 

Outstanding  loans: 

Balance  on  Flora  (Ill.)  Church  loan.  .....  $  104  65 
Balance  on  Third  Church,  Terre  Haute.  . .  60  00 

Balance  on  Mt.  Vernon  (Ill.)  Church .  108  00 

Invested  in  Charleston  (Ill.)  lots .  1,139  67 


Total  .  $1,412  32 

Cash  in  treasury . . .  236  28 


Total  assets,  including  cash  on  hand.  .  $1,648  60 

Respectfully  submitted, 

A.  D.  Markley,  Treasurer. 

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The  Committee  on  Finance  submitted  its  report,  which  was  read 
and  adopted. 


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REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  OX  FINANCE. 


Fields  of  Labor. 

Pres.  Elder’s 

Salary. 

Home 

Missions. 

Bishop’s 

Salary. 

Preachers’ 

Aid  Fund. 

Church 

Erection. 

S  S.  General 

Fund. 

Union  Biblical 

Seminary. 

Educational 

Beneficiary. 

Westfield 

College. 

Publication 

Fund. 

Bible  Cause. 

North  District  — 

Terre  Haute,  First  Church... 

$54 

$50 

$10  00 

$8 

$12 

$6 

$7 

$4  00 

$12 

$1  00 

$1  00 

Second  Church . 

32 

32 

5  00 

4 

5 

2 

3 

2  00 

6 

2  50 

50 

Third  Church . 

20 

16 

2  50 

2 

2 

1 

1 

l  00 

4 

1  00 

25 

Fourth  Church  . 

10 

10 

1  00 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1  00 

1 

25 

New  Goshen . 

55 

64 

12  ,50 

8 

12 

6 

7 

4  00 

20 

4  00 

1  00 

Prairieton . 

52 

60 

10  00 

8 

10 

5 

6 

3  00 

12 

3  50 

1  00 

Lewis . 

52 

60 

10  00 

8 

10 

5 

6 

3  00 

12 

3  50 

1  00 

Clay  City . 

46 

46 

7  50 

6 

8 

4 

5 

2  00 

10 

3  00 

75 

Mt.  Zion . 

54 

60 

10  00 

8 

10 

5 

6 

3  00 

12 

3  50 

1  00 

Blackhawk . 

50 

50 

10  00 

8 

8 

5 

5 

3  00 

12 

3  50 

1  00 

Centerpoint . 

58 

68 

12  50 

8 

15 

6 

7 

4  00 

25 

4  00 

1  00 

Vermilion . 

42 

42 

7  50 

6 

8 

4 

5 

2  00 

10 

3  ,50 

75 

Paris . 

36 

42 

9  00 

6 

8 

4 

5 

2  00 

10 

3  00 

75 

Redmon . 

46 

46 

9  00 

6 

9 

4 

5 

2  00 

10 

3  50 

75 

Newman . 

32 

32 

7  00 

4 

5 

2 

3 

2  00 

6 

2  50 

50 

Ashmore . 

40 

40 

7  50 

6 

8 

4 

5 

2  00 

10 

3  00 

75 

Westfield  Station... . 

54 

64 

12  50 

8 

12 

6 

7 

4  00 

16 

4  00 

1  00 

Westfield  Circuit . 

46 

40 

7  50 

6 

8 

4 

5 

*  2  00 

10 

3  00 

75 

Galton . 

46 

48 

10  00 

8 

10 

5 

6 

3  00 

12 

3  50 

1  00 

Union . 

44 

50 

7  50 

6 

8 

4 

5 

2  00 

10 

3  00 

75 

Toledo . 

42 

50 

7  50 

6 

8 

4 

5 

2  00 

10 

3  00 

75 

Janesville . 

30 

35 

5  00 

3 

4 

2 

3 

2  00 

5 

2  00 

50 

Greenup . 

36 

38 

6  50 

5 

6 

3 

3 

1  50 

8 

2  50  75 

Beecher  City . 

25 

24 

3  00 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1  00 

4 

1  50 

50 

Clarksburg . 

36 

38 

6  50 

5 

7 

3 

3 

1  50 

8 

2  50 

50 

South  District  - 

Marshall . 

48 

50 

8  00 

8 

10 

5 

6 

3  00 

12 

4  00 

75 

Martinsville . 

58 

68 

12  50 

8 

12 

6 

7 

4  00 

16 

4  50 

1  00 

Casey  Station . 

46 

48 

10  00 

8 

10 

5 

6 

3  00 

12 

3  50 

1  00 

Casey  Circuit . 

52 

60 

10  00 

8 

10 

5 

6 

3  00 

12 

3  50 

1  00 

Islandgrove . 

36 

34 

6  50 

5 

6 

3 

3 

1  50 

8 

2  50 

75 

Yale . 

52 

60 

10  00 

8 

10 

5 

6 

3  00 

12 

4  00 

1  00 

Robinson . 

22 

30 

3  00 

2 

3 

1 

2 

1  00 

6 

2  00 

50 

Oblong . 

46 

50 

7  50 

6 

8 

4 

5 

2  00 

10 

3  50 

75 

New  Hebron . 

40 

44 

7  50 

6 

8 

4 

5 

2  00 

10 

3  00 

75 

Birds . 

40 

42 

7  50 

6 

8 

4 

5 

2  00 

10 

3  00 

75 

St.  Francisville . 

55 

68 

12  50 

8 

12 

6 

7 

4  00 

16 

4  50 

1  00 

Sumner . 

55 

64 

12  50 

8 

12 

6 

7 

4  00 

16 

4  00 

1  00 

Olney  Station . 

40 

44 

7  50 

6 

8 

4 

5 

2  00 

10 

3  00 

75 

Olney  Circuit . 

40 

44 

7  50 

6 

8 

4 

5 

2  00 

10 

3  00 

75 

Calhoun . 

34 

34 

7  00 

4 

7 

3 

n 

O 

1  50 

8 

2  50 

75 

Parkersburg . 

52 

60 

11  50 

8 

10 

5 

6 

3  00 

12 

4  00 

1  00 

Browns . 

44 

44 

5  00 

6 

8 

4 

5 

2  00 

10 

3  00 

75 

Flora  Mission  Station . 

24 

25 

2  00 

2 

3 

1 

2 

1  00 

6 

1  50 

50 

Flora  Circuit . 

52 

55 

10  00 

8 

10 

5 

6 

3  00 

12 

4  00 

1  00 

Loogootee . 

52 

,55 

10  00 

8 

10 

5 

6 

3  00 

12 

3  50 

1  00 

Edgewood . 

36 

38 

7  00 

5 

7 

3 

4 

1  50 

8 

2  50 

75 

Mt.  Vernon . 

42 

50 

6  00 

5 

9 

3 

4 

1  50 

8 

2  50 

75 

Bluford . 

52 

55 

8  00 

8 

10 

5 

6 

3  00 

12 

3  50 

1  00 

Ina . 

10 

10 

1  00 

1 

1 

VergenneS . 

44 

44 

7  50 

6 

8 

4 

5 

2  00 

10 

3  00 

75 

Vienna . 

44 

44 

6  00 

6 

8 

4 

5 

2  00 

10 

3  00 

75 

Mt.  Carmel . 

36 

34 

6  50 

5 

7 

3 

4 

1  50 

8 

2  50 

75 

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Appropriations. 

We  recommend  that  the  following  appropriations  be  made  for 


the  coming  year : 

Flora  Mission  Station .  $100  00 

Mt.  Vernon... .  100  00 

Paris  .  50  00 

Robinson  .  125  00 

Third  Church,  Terre  Haute .  100  00 

Fourth  Church,  Terre  Haute . < .  •  •  150  00 


Total  .  $600  00 


Respectfully  submitted, 

J.  B.  CONNETT, 

J.  L.  Brandenburg, 

J.  B.  Norviel, 

J.  A.  Hawkins, 

J.  C.  Fowler, 

W.  L.  Duncan, 

M.  O.  Cullison, 

N.  J.  Glick, 

B.  Beirbaum, 

Committee. 

J.  H.  Atkisson,  J.  L.  Pellum,  C.  O.  Myers,  and  H.  S.  Reese  were 
added  to  the  itinerant  list. 

The  report  of  the  Committee  on  Elders’  Orders  was  read  and 
adopted. 

report  of  committee  on  elders'  orders. 

Vre,  your  Committe  on  Elders’  Orders,  beg  leave  to  submit  the 
following  report : 

We  had  before  us  J.  H.  Atkisson,  G.  W.  Reid,  and  G.  W. 
Ball. 

After  due  consideration  we  find  J.  H.  Atkisson  clear  on  all  the 
disciplinary  questions.  We  recommend  that  he  pass  to  Elders’ 
Orders. 

G.  W.  Ball  was  fairly  clear  on  all  the  questions;  we  therefore 
recommend  that  he  pass. 

G.  W.  Reid  was  not  so  clear,  but  we  recommend  that  he  also  pass 
to  Elders’  Orders. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

S.  Mills, 

J.  A.  Bell, 

T.  D.  Spyker, 

Committee. 


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The  report  of  the  Committee  on  Church  Erection  was  read  and 
adopted. 


REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  CHURCH  ERECTION. 

The  cause  of  church  erection  in  our  Church  is  a  younger  sister  to 
that  of  missions.  The  travailing  missionaries  bring  forth  spiritual 
sons  and  daughters  into  our  Zion,  who  must  have  homes  with  us 
or  elsewdiere  or  perish  for  want  of  a  shelter  from  the  dangers  that 
lurk  about  the  path  and  abod'e  of  the  unhoused  Christian. 

With  the  fact  before  us  that  a  sister  denomination  lost  eleven 
hundred  congregations  in  ten  years  for  want  of  houses  of  worship, 
and  also  that  our  own  beloved  Zion  has  to-day  six  hundred  congre¬ 
gations  without  a  house  in  which  to  worship,  it  is  not  pessimistic 
to  say  that  things  might  be  made  much  better  with  us. 

With  over  four  hundred  church-houses  and  parsonages,  repre¬ 
senting  a  value  exceeding  a  million  dollars  already  helped  into 
existence  by  the  Church-Erection  Society  and  the  Parsonage-Erec¬ 
tion  Fund,  and  this  great  movement  backed  up  by  a  consecrated 
church-membership  of  two  hundred  and  sixty  thousand,  led  on  by 
“General”  H.  S.  Gabel,  we  need  not  appeal  to  the  Oracle  of  Delphi, 
with  her  weird  sayings  and  broken  utterances  and  strange  contor¬ 
tions,  in  order  to  learn  what  the  probable  outcome  will  be;  for  the 
spirit  of  enterprise  has  touched  many  hearts  and,  like  fire  in  dry 
stubble,  is  quickly  passing  from  one  to  another. 

When  we  contemplate  such  fields  as  Terre  Haute  and  Charleston, 
in  our  own  Conference,  and  also  the  vast  territory  ready  to  be 
possessed  in  our  own  country,  and  the  “open  doors”  to  the  foreign 
land,  our  cry  should  be,  “Onward !”  And  since  there  are  United 
Brethren  families  in  nearly  every  city  and  town  in  America,  our 
motto  should  be,  “A  congregation  for  every  United  Brethren  fam¬ 
ily,  and  a  home  for  every  congregation.”  Since  it  has  also  been 
discovered  that  a  preacher  cannot  conduct  the  affairs  of  a  parish 
on  earth  and  dwell  in  heaven  at  the  same  time,  and  owing  to  the 
fact  that  thousands  of  dollars  are  being  expended  annually  for 
house-rent,  therefore,  be  it 

Resolved ,  That  we  make  a  special  effort  to  encourage,  financially 
and  otherwise,  the  erection  of  a  good  parsonage  upon  every  field  of 
labor. 

Whereas,  The  claims  upon  the  Church-Erection  Society  are  mul¬ 
tiplying,  and  the  assessments  received  from  the  various  annual 
conferences  are  utterly  inadequate  to  meet  these  demands;  and, 
whereas,  the  General  Conference  designated  Easter  Sunday,  when 
special  offerings  be  made  for  this  interest  in  all  our  churches; 
therefore,  be  it 


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Resolved ,  That  we  pledge  ourselves  as  ministers  of  this  Annual 
Conference  to  take  the  special  church-erection  offering  on  or  about 
Easter  Sunday. 

Robert  Griffin,  Committee. 

The  report  of  the  Committee  on  Sabbath  Schools  was  adopted, 
after  discussion  by  S.  E.  Long. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  SABBATH  SCHOOLS. 

As  the  nature  of  the  particles  which  compose  an  article  deter¬ 
mines  largely  or  altogether  the  value  of  the  article,  so  the  child, 
being  the  nucleus  of  the  man,  becomes  an  important  factor  for  our 
supreme  consideration.  As  the  great  value  of  the  child  is  in  the 
possibilities  of  its  development,  hence  the  importance  of  the  proper 
direction  of  that  development.  Then,  when  we  see  that  more  than 
one-half  of  our  efficient  workers  in  all  departments  of  our  Christian 
activity  comes  from  the  Sunday  school,  it  proves  its  utility  to  the 
church,  therefore  the  Sunday  school  is,  in  God,  one  of  the  greatest 
arms  of  the  church.  So  Jesus,  in,  testing  Peter’s  love  for  him,  asked, 
“Lovest  thou  me”  more  than  these  fishing  nets  and  the  world  ? 
and  said,  “Feed  my  lambs.’  We  also  recognize  the  work  of  our 
Sunday-School  Board,  and  pledge  to  it  our  support.  We  also  rec¬ 
ognize  in  our  own  Sunday-school  literature  a  standard  of  merit 
second  to  none,  and  it  should  be  used  by  our  own  schools  without 
fail  and  recommended  to  all  union  schools.  Also  in  the  change  of 
the  Missionary  Visitor  and  Friend  to  Our  Boys  and  Girls  we  rec¬ 
ognize  a  marked  improvement;  and  we  also  believe  that  the  Watch¬ 
word  should  be  pushed  forward  in  clubs  by  the  Sunday  schools  for 
free  distribution  among  visitors  and  transient  scholars. 

To  do  its  work  most  efficiently,  every  member  of  the  Church,  both 
old  and  young,  should  be  found  in  it,  working  for  these  ends:  the 
final  conversion  of  every  child,  and  bringing  them  into  the  Church. 

J.  P.  Watson,  Committee. 

The  names  of  J.  B.  Norviel,  J.  C.  Fowler,  and  P.  F.  Retiring 
were  added  to  the  Committee  on  Foreign  Missions. 

The  following  supplementary  report  of  the  Committee  on  Con¬ 
ference  Relations  was  read  and  adopted: 

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SUPPLEMENTARY  REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  CONFERENCE  RELATIONS. 

We,  your  Committee  on  Conference  Relations,  ask  to  submit 
this  supplementary  report : 

We  recommend — 

1.  That  Benjamin  F.  Farris,  on  a  certificate  of  membership 
from  the  Radical  United  Brethren  Church,  be  admitted  to  member¬ 
ship  in  this  Conference. 


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2.  That  F.  M.  Buckner  be  received  into  this  Conference  as  per 
credentials  from  the  Methodist  Protestant  Church,  which  have  been 
duly  examined  by  the  committee. 

3.  That  J.  F.  Fowler  be  granted  the  relation  of  Conference 
evangelist. 

4.  That  J.  Q.  Dickensheets  be  received  on  his  credentials  into 
membership  in  this  Conference. 

D.  E.  Seneff, 

E.  M.  Pierson, 

W.  L.  Perkins, 

Committee. 

5.  E.  Long  was  elected  Sunday-School  Secretary. 

The  publication  of  the  Minutes  was  made  the  duty  of  the  Sec¬ 
retary. 

The  report  of  the  Committee  on  Eesolutions  was  adopted,  as 
follows : 


REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  RESOLUTIONS. 

The  Church. 

We  believe  it  to  be  just  cause  for  gratulation  and  gratitude  that 
the  earnest  work  of  the  ministry  and  laity  of  this  Conference  has 
been  so  signally  blessed  of  God  in  the  conversion  of  more  than  two 
thousand  souls,  and  the  quickening  of  the  Church  during  this  Con¬ 
ference  year ;  therefore,  be  it 

Resolved ,  That  we  express  our  gratitude  to  the  Father  of  our 
mercies,  in  singing  together  with  glad  and  reverent  hearts,  the  Dox- 
ology. 

Evangelism. 

Resolved ,  That  we  do  most  heartily  endorse  the  action  of  the  late 
General  Conference  in  making  evangelism  the  watchword  of  our 
Church  during  the  present  quadrennium,  and  that  by  consecration 
of  life,  concentration  of  effort,  and  with  a  deep  sense  of  dependence 
upon  God  for  success,  we  give  ourselves  with  renewed  effort  to  the 
business  of  saving  souls. 

Missions. 

A  world-wide  perspective  reveals  a  harvest  white,  of  such  stupen¬ 
dous  proportions  as  to  almost  appall  the  soul  which,  with  quickened 
vision,  lifts  up  its  eyes  to  see;  and  the  age-long  cry  of  the  Lord  of 
the  harvest  still  echoes  through  the  centuries,  “Thrust  in  the  sickle 
and  reap” ;  therefore,  be  it 

Resolved ,  That  we  renew  allegiance  to  our  Lord  by  earnest  en¬ 
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earth's  domain  and  gather,  at  home  and  abroad,  the  ripened  grain 
into  the  garner  of  our  God. 

Ministerial  Efficiency  and  Support.  „ 

We  believe  in  a  divinely-called  ministry,  whose  qualification  is 
spiritual  unction,  social  culture,  and!  intellectual,  training.  The 
neglect  of  either  of  these  will  diminish  the  qualification  of  the 
minister  and  impair  his  usefulness;  therefore,  be  it 

Resolved ,  That  we  insist  upon,  candidates,  for  the  ministry  ac¬ 
quiring  the  best  preparation  possible  for  their  life  work,  and  that 
we  jealously  gu£rd  the  door  of  the  Conference  against  any  who 
may  so  undervalue  the  work  of  the  ministry  as  to  neglect  adequate 
preparation  for  the  same. 

We  also  believe  that  the  “laborer  is  worthy  of  his  hire,"-  and! 
kindly  though  firmly  insist  upon  a  more  adequate  support  for  the 
minister  and  his  family,  and  a  just  compensation  for  his  work. 

W.estfield  College. 

The  denominational  college  is  essential  to  denominational  life. 
Without  it,  our  sons  and  daughters,  educated  alone  in  State  insti¬ 
tutions  or  other  church  schools,  will,  in  the  first  case,  lack  both 
religious  culture  and  denominational  training;  or,  in  the  second, 
receive  the  impress  of  the  denomination  in  whose  schools  they  have 
been  educated,  and  in  either  case,  the  chances  are  that  they  will  be 
lost  to  our  Church. 

Westfield  College,  within  the  bounds  of  this  Conference,  is  neces¬ 
sary  to  the  denominational  life  of  this  section  of  our  Church,  not 
only  for  the  reason  just  mentioned,  but  for  another,  which  is  often 
overlooked.  If  .our  men  and  women  preparing  for  the  ministry  are 
compelled  to  secure  an  education  in  some  of  the  other  institutions 
of  our  Church,  they  are  likely  to  find  work  nearby  those  institu¬ 
tions,  and  our  own  Conference  will  be  impoverished  and  robbed  of 
its  ablest  men. 

This  college,  having  received  the  magnificent  gift  of  twelve  thou¬ 
sand  dollars  from  Mr.  Carnegie,  upon  condition  that  twelve  thou¬ 
sand  dollars  more  be  secured  by  the  Church,  all  of  which  but  about 
fifteen  hundred  dollars  has  been  secured  in  cash  and  bona  fide 
interest-bearing  notes,  is  now  upon  the  eve  of  prosperity  such  as 
which  we  believe  she  has  never  seen ;  therefore,  be  it 

Resolved ,  That  we  pledge  our  renewed  interest  and  patronage  to 
the  college;  that  we  cheerfully  accept  the  college  assessment  to 
our  respective  fields  of  labor,  and  collect  the  same  at  an  early  date; 
and  that  we  do  what  we  can  to  send  our  young  people  and  others 
to  its  halls  for  an  education. 


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.  ■  Moral  Reform. 

W&  greatly  deplore  the  growing  tendency  among  the  American 
people  to  desecrate  the  Sabbath,  to  disregard  the  sanctity  of  the 
Lord's  house,  and  to  neglect  the  study  of  the  Word  of  God. 

We  again  declare  our  disapproval  of  the  use  of  tobacco,  which  is 
a  filthy  habit,  involving  the  useless  expenditure  of  money,  and 
reflects  upon  the  dignity  of  Christian  men. 

We  hereby  express  our  appreciation  of  the  earnest,  eloquent,  and 
logical  address  delivered  to  this  Conference  by  Miss  Eva  Marshall 
Shontz,  of  Chicago,  Illinois,  on  the  subject,  “My  Captured  Flag,” 
and  that  we  hereby  endorse  and  commend  her  in  the  noble  work 
she, has  espoused,  and  for  which  she  has  proved  herself  so  eminently 
fitted. 

Intemperance. 

Resolved ,  1.  That  we  express  our  gratification  in  the  marked 
interest  in  temperance  work  during  the  past  year,  as  manifested 
by  the  insistent  demands  of  thousands  of  our  best  citizens  upon 
the  legislature  of  Illinois,  just  adjourned,  for  the  passage  of  a  com¬ 
prehensive  local-option  law. 

2.  That  we  renew  our  effort  for  the  securing  of  the  passage  of 
said  local-option  bill,  which  was  defeated  in  the  House  by  only  one 
vote,  after  it  had  passed  the  Senate  by  a  vote  of  thirty-four  to  four; 
that  we  declare  our  belief  in  the  efficiency  of  the  Anti- Saloon 
League  as  one  of  the  agencies  of  our  churches  for  the  accomplish¬ 
ment  of  that  result,  and  that  we  urge  all  of  our  churches  to  co¬ 
operate  in  its  plans  for  enlisting  the  church  membership  and  secure 
funds  to  carry  on  the  campaign. 

3.  That  our  allegiance  to  the  nefarious  liquor  traffic  is  hereby 
declared  absolved,  and  that  such  absolvence  be  effected  at  the 
earliest  opportunity  afforded  us,  through  the  exercise  of  the  right 
of  franchise  at  the  ballot-box. 

Thanks. 

Resolved ,  That  we  tender  our  sincerest  thanks — 

1.  To  the  pastor,  members,  and  friends  of  the  LTnited  Brethren 
Church  in  Olney,  Illinois,  for  the  kind  and  hospitable  manner  in 
which  they  have  entertained  the  Conference. 

2.  To  our  beloved  Bishop  Mathews,  D.  D.,  for  the  kind,  impar¬ 
tial,  and  patient  manner  in  which  he  has  presided  over  our  various 
sessions. 

Bespectfully  submitted, 

S.  E.  Long,  Committee. 

The  final  adjournment  for  this  session  was  fixed  for  Sunday 
evening. 


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The  Statistician  reported  the  totals  from  the  chart  (see  report), 
which  was  adopted,  together  with  the  adoption  of  the  watchword, 
“Twenty-five  hundred  souls  for  Christ  during  the  coming  year/7 

At  her  own  request,  Mrs.  Ona, Albert  surrendered  her  member¬ 
ship  in  this  Conference,  to  again  become  a  quarterly-conference 
preacher. 

The  following  report  of  the  Auditing  Committee  was  read  and 
approved : 

REPORT  OF  AUDITING  COMMITTEE. 

I  have  carefully  examined  thfe  reports  and  books  of  W.  C.  Smith, 
Branch  Missionary  Treasurer;  A.  D.  Markley,  Church-Erection 
Treasurer;  L.  H.  Cooley,  Treasurer  of  the  Publishing  Fund,  and 
of  S.  O.  Stoltz,  Conference  Treasurer,  and  find  the  same  as  now 
recorded  correct. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

John  A.  Trout, 
Chairman  Auditing  Committee. 

Olney,  Illinois ,  September  8 ,  1905. 


SABBATH  SERVICES. 

Bishop  Mathews  preached  in  Hyatt’s  Opera  House  at  10 : 30 
a.  M.  A  large  audience  was  edified  by  the  sermon,  which  was  pre¬ 
ceded  by  ordination  services.  J.  H.  Atkisson,  G.  W.  Ball,  and 
G.  W.  Reid  received  ordination  and  elders’  license. 

The  report  of  the  Stationing  Committee  was  read  at  the  close  of 

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the  forenoon  services,  as  follows : 

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REPORT  of  stationing  committee. 

North  District — J.  B.  Connett,  Presiding  Elder. 

Terre  Haute,  First  Church — S.  E.  Long. 

Terre  Haute,  Second  Church — P.  E.  Kettring. 

Terre  Haute,  Third  Church — T.  J.  Richey. 

Terre  Haute,  Fourth  Church — J.  L.  Brandenburg. 

New  Goshen — A.  D.  Markley. 

Prairieton — H.  W.  Broadstone. 

Lewis — To  be  supplied. 

Clay  City — J.  A.  Robinson. 

Mt.  Zion — Thomas  Walters. 

Blackhawk — W.  N.  Coffman. 

Centerpoint — R.  Griffin. 


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Vermilion — J.  P.  Watson. 

Paris — W.  L.  Perkins. 

Redmon — D.  E.  Weaver. 

Newman — W.  R.  Muncie. 

Ashmore — L.  E.  Miller. 

Westfield  Station — J.  Q.  Dickensheets. 
Westfield  Circuit — H.  S.  Reese. 

Galton — T.  E>.  Spyker. 

Union — T.  Langston. 

Toledo — J.  L.  Stanfield. 

Janesville — E.  C.  Underwood. 

Clarksburg — G.  W.  Reid. 

Beecher  City — C.  O.  Myers. 

Greenup — J.  R.  Eurgeson. 

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South  District — J.  A.  Hawkins,  Presiding  Elder. 

Marshall — D.  R.  Seneff. 

Martinsville — C.  W.  Harbert. 

Casey  Station — J.  B.  Norviel. 

Casey  Circuit — H.  W.  Lashbrook. 

Island'grove — F.  M.  Eink. 

Yale— I.  S.  Mclver. 

Robinson — W.  H.  Halberstadt. 

Oblong — N.  E.  Royer. 

New  Hebron — S.  O.  Stoltz. 

Birds — J.  L.  Pellum. 

St.  Francisville — J.  C.  Fowler. 

Sumner — E.  M.  Pierson. 

Olney  Station — J.  T.  McCreery. 

Olney  Circuit — E.  Boley. 

Calhoun — G.  W.  Padrick. 

Parkersburg — M.  J.  Musselman. 

Browns — R.  J.  Nash. 

Flora  Mission  Station — M.  W.  Smeltzer. 
Flora  Circuit — C.  W.  Bauman. 

Loogootee — J.  Cougill. 

Edgewood — J.  H.  Atkisson. 

Mt.  Vernon — J.  A.  Bell. 

Bluford — M.  L.  Watson. 

Ina — Frank  Burns. 

Vergennes — C.  A.  Hall. 

Vienna — Arthur  Coleman. 

Mt.  Carmel — G.  W.  Ball. 

I.  L.  Kephart,  Editor  Religious  Telescope. 

W.  R.  Shuey,  President  Westfield  College. 


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L.  H.  Cooley,  Professor  in  Westfield  College. 

A.  E.  Kosht,  Solicitor  for  Westfield  College. 

Minnie  Williams,  Conference  Evangelist. 

Pella  Williams,  Conference  Evangelist. 

W.  O.  Haycock,  Conference  Evangelist. 

J.  F.  Fowler,  Conference  Evangelist. 

W.  L.  Duncan,  student  in  Union  Biblical  Seminary. 

George  Stine,  student  in  Union  Biblical  Seminary. 

B.  E.  Farris,  student  in  Union  Biblical  Seminary. 

At  the  Sunday-evening  session  Rev.  H.  S.  Gabel,  Church-Erec 

tion  Secretary,  preached  very  acceptably,  and  Conference  ad 

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LOWER  WABASH  BRANCH  Y.  P.  C.  U.  CONVENTION. 


Over  two  hundred  delegates  and  visitors  of  the  Lower  Wabash 
Branch  Young  People’s  Christian  Union  met  in  the  fourteenth 
annual  convention  of  that  LTnion  at  Terre  Haute,  .Indiana,  August 
1,  2,  and  3,  1905.  That  the  people  of  the  First  United  Brethren 
Church  of  Terre  Haute  had  made  careful  preparations  to  receive 
their  visitors  as  royally  as  possible  was  evident  from  the  beautiful 
decorations  of  the  church,  the  lovely  flowers,  stately  palms,  festoon- 
ings  of  the  Union’s  colors,  and  many  United  States’  flags. 

The  first  service  on  Tuesday  evening  was  a  fitting  service  for  the 
preparation  of  hearts  and  minds  for  the  good  services  to  follow. 
The  singing,  as  led  by  Bev.  W.  L.  Perkins,  of  Clay  City,  Indiana, 
assisted  by  the  Terre  Haute  Choir,  was  an  inspiration.  Mr.  A.  F. 
Mosely,  of  Terre  Haute,  led  the  devotions  throughout  the  conven¬ 
tion.  The  scripture  lessons  were  selected  with  such  care,  the  re¬ 
marks  were  so  forcible,  that  these  periods  were  spiritual  feasts. 
The  address  by  Hr.  J.  A.  Hawkins,  of  Greencastle,  Indiana,  wTas 
upon  the  theme  for  the  convention,  “Salvation”;  text,  “God  hath 
appointed  us  unto  salvation.”  He  emphasized  the  fact  that  this 
was  expected  of  us,  a  divine  appointment.  He  also  spoke  of  the 
great  necessity  for  a  deeper  consecration  of  our  lives  for  the  sal¬ 
vation  of  others.  No  better  subject  could  have  been  chosen  for  us 
to  study  at  this  time,  and  without  doubt  salvation  meant  more  to 
many  at  the  close  of  the  convention  than  at  the  beginning. 

On  Wednesday  morning,  at  7 :  30,  the  second  session  began. 
Commendable  features  of  the  convention  were  promptness  in  be¬ 
ginning  the  services  and  the  large  attendance  at  the  day  services. 
The  reading  of  the  scriptures  was  followed  by  a  season  of  voluntary 
prayer.  Nothing  strengthens  a  Christian  more  than  voluntary 
service.  That  main  topic  for  the  morning  was,  “Work  as  a  Means 
of  Salvation."  The  first  subject  was,  “Work  Necessary  for  Sound 
Body  and  Sound  Mind.”  It  was  presented  by  Emery  Loeful,  of 
Inka,  Illinois.  Any  member  of  the  body  not  used  for  a  length  of 


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time,  becomes  incapable  of  use.  What  is  true  of  the  body  is  equally 
true  of  the  mind.  So  if  we  would  have  perfect  body  and  mind, 
they  must  be  exercised.  “Work  Teaches  Great  Lessons  of  Pa¬ 
tience”  was  the  subject  of  a  paper  carefully  prepared  by  Miss  Mary 
Askew,  of  Flora,  Illinois.  In  any  phase  of  work  there  are  trials 
and  difficulties,  and1  in  order  to  be  successful  they  must  be  over¬ 
come.  Only  by  patience  and  perseverance  can  we  overcome  these 
trials.  A  paper  written  by  Pev.  Mr.  Halberstadt,  on  “Work  Culti¬ 
vates  Most  Enduring  Fellowship,”  was  read  by  his  daughter,  Miss 
Vivian.  Hearts  are  united,  friendships  formed  by  association  in 
work,  that  nothing  can  sever.  aWork  Clflres  Pride  and  Selfishness” 
was  discussed1  by  Harold  Miller,  of  Casey,  Illinois.  The  selfish 
mind  is  the  idle  one ;  the  one  that  can  see  nothing  to  do  for  others. 
The  one  who  would  be  broad  and  liberal  in  his  views  must  work. 
The  most  unselfish  people  are  the  ardent  workers.  “Work  Puts 
Man  in  Harmony  with  the  World  About  Him”  was  discussed  by 
Miss  Etta  Crossland,  of  Hew  Goshen  Circuit.  The  world  we  live 
in  is  a  busy,  hard-working  world.  All  about  us  are  workers;  an 
idle  man  seems  out  of  place.  The  only  way  we  can  live  in  perfect 
harmony  with  our  fellow-men  is  by  working  also.  After  the  song, 
“We’re  marching  to  Zion,”  was  enthusiastically  sung,  Mr.  C.  C. 
Pose,  of  Olney,  the  president,  announced  the  various  committees 
he  had  carefully  selected,  each  local  being  represented  as  far  as 
possible. 

The  topic  for  the  afternoon  was,  “The  Church  as  a  Means  of  Sal¬ 
vation.”  Pev.  C.  A.  Hall,  in  a  very  inspiring  address,  spoke  on  the 
subject,  “The  Kind  of  Sermon  That  Saves.”  The  sermon  should 
come  from  a  broad  mind,  but  it  matters  not  if  the  preacher  be 
eloquent,  the  sermon  a  masterpiece  of  oratory,  if  God  is  not  in  it 
it  is  inefficient  as  an  agency  in  salvation.  What  is  absolutely  nec¬ 
essary  is  the  Spirit  of  God.  Pev.  Mr.  Kettring  discussed  “How 
Use  the  Prayer-Meeting  to  Save.”  It  is  a  lamentable  fact  that  the 
young  people,  many  of  them,  have  deserted  these  meetings,  seeming 
to  think  there  is  no  such  thing  needed  as  prayer.  One  of  the  great¬ 
est  of  instrumentalities  of  salvation  is  prayer,  and  we  cannot  over¬ 
estimate  its  value.  “The  Sunday  School  as  Related  to  Salvation” 
was  spoken  of  by  Miss  Lillie  Minner,  of  Ashmore,  Illinois.  The 


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Sunday  school  is  fast  becoming  one  of  the  first  agencies  in  saving 
souls,  as  it  has  always  been  predominant  in  broadening  minds  and 
hearts.  “The  Y.  P.  C.  U.  and  Salvation”  was  discussed  by  Carrie 
Senefi,  of  Westfield.  “The  Missionary  Spirit  as  Related  to  Salva¬ 
tion”  was  the  subject  of  a  paper  by  Miss  Ruth  Connett,  of  Robin¬ 
son,  Illinois.  One  phase  was  considered  a  very  important  phase, 
too*,  “home  missions.”  The  terms,  “Christian  spirit”  and  “mission¬ 
ary  spirit”  are  almost  synonymous,  for  work  in  saving  souls  is,  in 
a  sense,  missionary  work.  No  one  can  work  efficiently  in  saving 
souls  without  this  spirit.  Then  the  question,  “Church  Union  as  an 
Aid  to  Salvation,”  wTas  discussed,  first  by  Rev.  Mr.  Haydenburg, 
pastor  of  the  Congregational  Church  of  Terre  Haute;  second, 
by  Miss  Versa  Barker,  of  the  United  Brethren  Church  of  Oblong, 
Illinois,  and  then  extemporaneously  by  others.  It  was  argued  that 
so  much  division  was  weakening.  “In  union  there  is  strength,” 
and  certainly  all  the  strength  and  power  that  can  be  acquired  is 
needed  for  the  work  of  our  Master. 

The  topic  for  the  evening  was,  “Music,  an  Aid  to  Salvation.” 
The  evening’s  address  was  given  by  Rev.  Mr.  Connett.  There  are 
many  ways  of  reaching  souls ;  by  prayer,  personal  work,  preaching ; 
all  indispensable,  but  music  has  touched  hardened  hearts  when  all 
else  failed.  The  beauty  of  music  was  practically  illustrated  in  the 
selections  by  the  Terre  Haute  choir  and  the  violin  solo  by  Miss 
Ferril.  No  less  pleasing  were  the  temperance  readings  by  Misses 
Velma  Harman,  of  Casey,  and-Cecile  Steward,  of  Westfield. 

The  Quiet  Hour,  at  five  o’clock  Thursday  morning,  was  led  by 
Miss  Lizzie  Sheets,  of  Vermilion,  Illinois.  The  attendance  was 
good,  and  the  meeting  a  blessing.  Let  those  who  attend  the  con¬ 
ventions  not  miss  these  services,  if  it  be  possible  to  attend,  for  they 
are  of  inestimable  valuable  to  a  life. 

The  topic  Thursday  morning  was  “The  Home  as  a  Means  of  Sal¬ 
vation.”  The  first  subject,  “The  Home  Saves  by  Protecting  Against 
Temptation,”  was  the  subject  of  a  paper  by  Cleve  Kilmer,  of  Clay 
City,  Indiana.  No  one  realizes  fully  the  value  of  a  home  until 
deprived  of  its  protecting  influence.  A  true  home  is  a  stronghold 
against  all  evil.  “Our  Earthly  Father  Prepares  Us  for  Conception 
of  Our  Heavenly  Father”  was  presented  by  Mrs.  Dr.  Houehen,  of 


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Sumner,  Illinois.  What  strength,  what  tenderness,  what  compas¬ 
sion,  and  protection  is  embodied  in  the  word  “father” !  and  yet  all 
that  our  earthly  father  is  to  us  gives  us  only  a  faint  idea  of  what 
our  Heavenly  Father  is  and  is  to  be  to  us.  “Home  is  a  Palace  of 
the  Heart,  Not  a  Work  of  the  Hands,  nor  Theory  of  the  Head,” 
was  discussed  by  Miss  Eva  Snoddy,  of  Redmon,  Illinois.  A  beau¬ 
tiful  house  is  not  always  a  home,  while  the  lowliest  cottage  may  be. 
It  is  not  the  stateliness  of  the  structure  nor  the  elegance  of  the 
furnishings,  but  the  true  sympathy  and  harmony  of  hearts  that 
constitute  a  home.  “The  Home  Points  to>  a  Union  Beyond  the 
Grave  to  Satisfy  Home  Ties,”  was  the  last  subject,  presented  by 
Mrs.  Perry,  of  Centerpoint,  Indiana.  The  desire  for  a  home  is 
in  every  heart;  yet  it  would  not  mean  quite  so  much  to  us  if  it 
were  not  significant  of  the  heavenly  home.  The  hope,  when  a 
home  circle  is  once  broken,  of  another  union — a  more  holy  union 
— is  the  one  thing  that  brightens  lives  and  encourages  hearts  to  go 
courageously  through  this  life. 

The  Junior  program  in  the  afternon,  as  arranged  by  Miss  Cora 
Jordan,  Junior  superintendent,  was  interesting  and  very  instruc¬ 
tive,  and  showed  the  good  work  of  the  Juniors  the  past  year. 

.  The  address  by  President  Huber,  in  the  evening,  was  a  special 
message  to  the  young  people.  His  text  was,  “Thine  are  we,  David, 
and  on  thy  side,  thou  son  of  Jesse”  (I.  Chr.  12:18).  We  should 
all  be  able  to  say  truthfully  and  sincerely,  “Thine  are  we,  Jesus,  and 
on  thy  side,  thou  son  of  David.”  He  emphasized  the  needs  of  a  pros¬ 
perous  Young  People’s  Christian  Union  :  (1)  Personal  work  among 
the  members  and  committees;  (2)  A  broad  knowledge  of  the  Bible; 

(3)  A  missionary  spirit  among  individuals;  (4)  Enthusiasm;  and 

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(5)  Last  and  most  important,  a  deep  consecration.  At  the  close 
of  the  service  President  Huber  installed  the  Branch  officers  with 
a  few  impressive  remarks.  The  officers  for  the  coming  year  are : 

President — C.  C.  Rose,  Olney,  Illinois. 

Vice-President — Dr.  J.  A.  Hawkins,  Greencastle,  Indiana. 

Treasurer — W.  H.  Washburn,  Casey,  Illinois. 

Recording  Secretary — Miss  Ruth  Connett,  Robinson,  Illinois. 

Corresponding  Secretary — Mrs.  Cora  Decker,  Terre  Haute,  In¬ 
diana. 

Superintendent  of  Christian  Stewards — Rev.  J.  A.  Miller,  Ash¬ 
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Superintendent  of  Missions — Miss  Lizzie  Sheets,  Vermilion, 
Illinois. 

A  systematic  course  of  mission  study  was  adopted,  and  it  is  ad¬ 
vised  that  each  local  take  this  up  and  write  to  Miss  Sheets  for  par¬ 
ticulars. 

The  Constitution  and  By-Laws  have  been  revised  and  printed, 
so  no  one  need  plead  ignorance  on  account  of  neglect  of  duty,  for 
a  copy  of  the  Constitution  may  be  secured  of  our  president  at  a 
very  small  price. 

The  increase  of  membership  in  the  Senior  locals  the  last  year 
was  346;  in  the  Junior  societies,  344.  Should  we  not  be  encour¬ 
aged  ? 

Let  us  work  with  renewed  vigor  and  do  all  we  can  to  make  this 
the  best  year  in  our  history,  and  may  we  do  all  in  the  name  of  our 
Leader,  “for  the  glory  of  God  and  the  salvation  of  men.” 

Carrie  A.  Seneff. 

Westfield ,  Illinois. 


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MISSIONARY  CONTRIBUTIONS. 


MT.  VERNON  DISTRICT. 

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BIRDS  CIRCUIT— J.  L.  Pellum,  Pastor. 

Birds  Class. — .T.  L.  Pellum,  F.  D.  Fitch,  C.  E.  Gibson.  John  Heath, 
A.  K.  Steffey,  Ellen  Rash,  Mrs.  Dailey,  John  Stradtner,  each  $1 ;  Bert 
Hanes,  Vietta  Hanes,  each  50  cents ;  S.  I.  Carlyle,  $1 ;  A.  D.  Cecil,  Milt 
Stevenson,  Amanda  Wesley,  each  25  cents;  Bertha  Pellum,  Jerome  Pel¬ 
lum,  Milton  Sechrest,  each  5  cents;  Daniel  Wesley,  35  cents.  Total, 
$11.25.  '  * 

Otterbein  Class. — Josiah  Conrad,  $1 ;  N.  Seitzinger,  N.  E.  Seitzinger, 

A.  Highsmith,  S. ‘E.  Highsmith,  G,  W.  Ford,  each  50  cents;  Viola  Ford, 
25  cents;  Lora  Seitzinger,  M.  A.  Seitzinger,  each  50  cents;  Vina  Seitz¬ 
inger,  Dora  Borden,  George  Pinkstaff,  Cora  Borden,  Mary  Ann  Seitz¬ 
inger,  each  25  cents.  Total,  $6. 

Pinkstaff  Class. — Freeman  Miller,  $1;  Mrs.  Freeman  Miller,  50  cents; 

-  Miller,  $1 ;  public  collection,  $1.55.  Total,  $4.05. 

Union  Class. — W.  F.  Lankston,  John  E.  Wesley,  Roscoe  Wallace,  Thos. 
Wesley,  Charles  Wesley,  Elmer  Wesley,  Louis  Tohill,  T.  N.  Kent,  Emma 
Simons,  Millie  Wesley,  Mary  Maxwell,  Elijah  Wesley,  John  Simons,  Jessie 
Lowrance,  each  $1 ;  Harry  Simons,  Clyde  Wesley,  Charles  Parker, 
Earnest  Wesley,  Albert  Wesley,  Genevra  Wesley,  Charles  Simons,  Mattie 
Simons,  Sarah  Kent,  Sallie  Ann  Cawood,  each  50  cents ;  Cora  Wesley, 
Harry  Highsmith,  Susan  Kent,  Katie  Wesley,  Mable  Wallace,  Serena 
Simons,  each  25  cents.  Total,  $20.50. 

Grand  total,  $41.80. 

Applied  on  missions,  $30,  balance  on  other  claims. 

BLUFORD  CIRCUIT— J.  A.  Smith,  Pastor. 

Bluford  Class. — Rev.  B.  C.  Wood,  $5;  Mrs.  Laura  Wood,  Charles 
Michael,  Ben  Miller,  each  $1 ;  Mrs.  Laura  Crask,  D.  R.  Sumner,  Ed. 
Staley,  R.  C.  Ashby,  Mrs.  Smith,  F.  S.  Nesmith,  each  50  cents  ;  J.  W. 
Barton,  Rea  Smith,  Foster  Sumner,  J.  E.  Mosier,  T.  De  Witt,  G.  A. 
Barton,  Lizzie  Davidson,  Pud  Davis,  each  25  cents  ;  Stella  Crask,  Percy 
Lowery,  Hellen  Williamson,  each  10  cents ;  Dora  Reckling,  Bertha  Smith, 
each  5  cents;  Walter  Gregory,  25  cents.  Total,  $13.65. 

Union  Grove  Class. — J.  L.  Waite,  $1;  Albert  Williamson,  50  cents; 
Ross  Swem,  George  H.  Balka,  E.  Williamson,  Olive  Jared,  Leo  Swern, 

each  25  cents ;  Lafe  Carpenter,  50  cents  ;  W.  A.  Blake,  — - - .  Total, 

$3.25. 

T  Dale  Mission. — Edward  Holmes,  $2 ;  Maire  Young,  5  cents ;  Ira 
Young,  10  cents  ;  R.  S.  Young  and  wife,  $5 ;  T.  A.  Marlowe,  50  cents  ; 

B.  E.  Case,  $1 ;  Ira  Partridge,  $2 ;  Nannie  Partridge,  $1 ;  W.  S.  Part¬ 
ridge  and  wife,  $1 ;  Mary  Partridge,  $2 ;  Linnie  Partridge,  25  cents ; 
Mrs.  W.  T.  Sumner,  25  cents;  Charlie  Partridge,  10  cents;  Sumner 
Partridge,  10  cents  ;  Cora  Snodsmith,  25  cents.  Total,  $15.60. 

Grand  total,  $32.50. 

BROWNS  CIRCUIT— I.  S.  McIver,  Pastor. 

J.  Cortrecht,  $1.50;  J.  W.  Birkett,  50  cents;  J.  .T.  Brake,  15  cents; 
h  annie  Brake,  25  cents ;  Mrs.  Jennie  Diedrich,  25  cents ;  Mrs.  Mary 

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Rodgers,  25  cents;  Mrs.  Susan  Woodard,  25  cents;  Mrs.  Martha  Walker, 
50  cents ;  Mrs.  Man  da  Cortrecht,  25  cents  ;  Ben  Robert  Webber,  50  cents  ; 
Coleman  Brake,  25  cents ;  Oscar  Swartzbaugh,  25  cents ;  Mrs.  Ada 
Swartzbaugh,  50  cents  ;  E.  Trenhart,  50  cents ;  Eliza  Tomlinson,  25  cents. 

Pleasantgrove  Class. — J.  R.  Seibert,  $1 ;  Edgar  Wood,  25  cents ;  Mrs. 
Lizzie  Wood,  50  cents  ;  Mrs.  Mattie  Ginther,  50  cents  ;  Charles  Ginther, 
50  cents ;  John  L.  Bradham,  $1. 

Nye  Chapel  Class. — Sarah  Deisher,  10  cents  ;  B.  F.  Seibert,  50  cents ; 
Jacob  Stoltz,  25  cents ;  David  L.  Oaks,  50  cents  ;  Harrison  Youngman, 
5  cents  ;  Lee  Beckner,  $1 ;  Carl  A.  Stoltz,  25  cents ;  Lyman  Miller,  25 
cents ;  J.  A.  Reynolds,  25  cents ;  Joseph  Litherland,  50  cents ;  Maryan 
Litherland,  50  cents ;  John  Wilcox,  10  cents ;  E.  E.  Marx,  25  cents ; 
Mary  Stoltz,  15  cents  ;  Otto  Stoltz,  25  cents ;  A.  L.  Seibert,  25  cents ; 
Altie  Beckner,  10  cents  ;  Harvey  Seibert,  25  cents ;  Mrs.  Cora  Seibert, 
25  cents ;  Mrs.  Anna  Seibert,  25  cents ;  Elmer  Stoltz,  10  cents ;  Nelle 
Smith,  10  cents  ;  Hattie  Stoltz,  10  cents ;  Mrs.  Nan  Stoltz,  $1 ;  Blanch 
StMtz,  25  cents ;  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Youngman,  5  cents ;  Mrs.  Lizzie  Miller, 
25  cents. 


CALHOUN  CIRCUIT— J.  H.  Atkisson,  Pastor. 

J.  Brian  and  wife,  for  foreign  missions,  $5 ;  J.  H.  Atkisson,  $1 ;  Mrs. 
Emma  Atkisson,  John  Perry,  T.  Whitmore,  each  50  cents ;  Bertha  Berry, 
E.  T.  Stewart,  Sarah  Stewart,  Sybila  Wilson,  Elizabeth  Pier,  each  25 
cents ;  Adam  Grismier,  20  cents  ;  J.  S.  Kimmel,  15  cents ;  Ella  Brown, 
Sister  Ivey,  each  10  cents  ;  public  collection,  $2.50 ;  Elbow  Sunday-school, 
primary  department,  53  cents  ;  senior  department,  $1.88 ;  Calhoun  Sun¬ 
day-school,  primary  class — John  Atkisson,  32  cents ;  Nathan  Atkisson, 
29  cents  ;  Maud  Nicholas,  26  cents  ;  Gladys  Atkisson,  26  cents  ;  Florence 
Gibbler,  10  cents ;  Wallace  Graham,  3  cents ;  Earnest  Graham,  2  cents ; 
Hurbert  Williams,  1  cent.  Total,  $15.50. 

Applied  on  missions,  $12.50 ;  balance  on  other  claims. 

FLORA  CIRCUIT— C.  W.  Bauman,  Pastor. 

Harmony  Class. — Eli  Boone,  $3  ;  John  Cassiday,  $2 ;  W.  J.  Benskin. 
$2 ;  Mrs.  Georgia  Cazad,  $1.50 ;  Albert  Howel,  Sam  Howel,  Mrs.  Sam 
Howel,  Charles  Kitley,  Ed.  Sheup,  Ida  Gowdy,  E.  E.  Snell,  B.  T.  Ather¬ 
ton,  Lillian  Burrell,  Mary  Lewis,  G.  O.  Lewis,  Milo  Boone,  W.  H. 
Gowdy,  Rosana  Stanford,  Mrs.  T.  K.  Neff,  Charley  Clark,  each  $1 ;  Mrs. 
Ella  Sheup,  Berry  Lewis,  Mrs.  B.  Lewis,  Alice  Davis,  Minnie  Stanford, 
Alma  R.  Cooper,  Laura  Stanford,  J.  R.  Babcock,  Sina  Babcock,  Emma 
Pierce,  W.  F.  Cunningham,  Mrs.  W.  F.  Cunningham,  Dollie  Clark,  each 
50  cents ;  George  Bay,  Mrs.  George  Bay,  W.  Chambers,  Marietta  Gowdy, 
Mae  Stanford,  Fern  Pierce,  J.  O.  Snell,  Mrs.  J.  O.  Snell,  each  25  cents  ; 
Milo  Gowdy,  20  cents ;  public  collection,  $7.  Total,  $40.20. 

Mt.  Zion  Qlass. — Sarah  Gill,  Rev.  Rebecca  Nash,  Oliver  Huff,  Ira 
Robinson,  Savilla  Garber,  Orpha  Kitley,  Oscar  Lee,  Leslie  Stanford, 
William  Ruger,  Bascom  Lambert,  Harry  Lindsey,  each  $1 ;  Mrs.  Lambert, 
Ida  Tipton,  Mrs.  Babcock,  Fannie  Lindsey,  Sophia  Lee,  Clara  Nash, 
Dora  Smith,  Mattie  Poppin,  Ethel  Blankenship,  each  50  cents ;  John 
Nash,  E.  Crown,  Zona  Ruger,  Clarence  Tipton,  each  25  cents ;  Rosa 
Ruger,  35  cents ;  public  collection,  $3.50.  Total,  $20.35. 

Liberty  Class. — Maggie  Koons,  $1 ;  Mary  Koons,  50  cents ;  C.  L. 
Chandler,  50  cents  ;  Mary  Frank,  50  cents ;  James  Moore,  Charity  Windle^, 
Thomas  Koons,  W.  H.  Koons,  James  Sparlin,  Mary  M.  Koons,  each  25 
cents ;  Esq.  Windle,  Silas  W.  Steel,  J.  S.  White,  Rebecca  McElyea, 
each  10  cents ;  Clarence  Koons,  5  cents  ;  Ottie  Windle,  50  cents ;  public 
collection,  $1.40.  Total,  $6.35. 


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Bethel  Class. — Alex  Robinson,  $1 ;  Electa  Smith,  $1.25 ;  A.  G.  Smith, 
25  cents ;  Alice  Smith,  25  cents ;  Elias  Kauble,  $1 ;  Sarah  J.  Kauble, 
50  cents ;  Hugh  Stanford,  25  cents  ;  Levi  Skelton,  25  cents.  Total,  $4.75. 

Mission  Debt  on  Flora  Circuit —John  Cassiday  and  wife,  $5 ;  Charley 
Clark,  $5 ;  Pat  Garber,  $5 ;  Mrs.  Sarah  Gill,  $5 ;  Savilla  Garber,  $5 ; 
C.  W.  Bauman,  $5;  Mrs.  Lizzie  Bauman,  $5;  W.  J.  Benskin,  $5;  Rosana 
Stanford,  $2.50 ;  Mrs.  Ida  Gowdy,  $2.50 ;  Thomas  Neff  and  wife,  $2 ; 
Berry  Lewis  and  wife,  $2 ;  J.  R.  Babcock,  $2.50 ;  David  Cox,  $2.50 ; 
B.  T.  Atherton,  $1;  J.  W.  Boons,  $1;  W.  S.  Windle,  $1;  Mrs.  Stanford, 
60  cents  ;  G.  O.  Lewis,  $5 ;  Mrs.  Womer,  $1 ;  Alex  Robinson,  $5 ;  Mrs. 
Cox,  $2.50 ;  William  Tipton,  $5 ;  W.  H.  Boons,  $1.50 ;  J.  F.  Boons,  $1.50 ; 
David  Van  Winkle,  $1 ;  A.  Darnell,  *$2.50 ;  C.  O.  Lee,  $1 ;  M.  O.  Cullison, 
$5 ;  Mrs.  Alex  Robinson,  $2 ;  George  Bay,  $2.  Total,  $91.60. 

Flora  Class. — C.  W.  Bauman,  P.  H.  Garber,  each  $3 ;  Mary  A.  Garber, 
M.  O.  Cullison,  each  $2 ;  Mrs.  Askew,  A.  Darnell,  Josephine  Humes,  A. 
Faubian,  each  $1;  W.  H.  Dobbs,  N.  T.  Hale*  each  50  cents;  Julia  Sharen, 
M.  D.  Sharen,  Matilda  Cox,  each  25  cents ;  M.  O.  Thompson,  50  cents ; 
Arthur  Toliver,  20  cents.  Total,  $16.45.  From  Sale  of  pictures,  $5.50. 
Grand  total,  $93.60. 

Collected  on  mission  debt,  $91.60. 

Applied  to  missions,  $50.  Balance  to  other  conference  claims. 

MT.  NEBO  CIRCUIT— J.  R.  Ferguson,  Pastor. 

Ina  Class. — Public  collection,  76  cents ;  Minnie  Williams,  $5 ;  Relie 
Williams.  $1 ;  Brother  Williams  and  wife,  $1.50. 

Loneoak  Class. — E.  P.  Hill,  W.  T.  Frasuar,  each  25  cents.  Total,  50 
cents. 

Oakgrove  Class. — Harley  Hill,  50  cents ;  S.  L.  Short,  H.  H.  Wells, 
each  25  cents.  Total,  $1. 

Publication  fund,  $2.50. 

Grand  total,  $23.93. 

Oakhiil  Slass. — William  Burns,  James  Smith,  each  $1 ;  Pres.  Deleena, 
Parnia  Smith,  each  50  cents  ;  G.  W.  Boster,  Lena  Boster,  Rhoda  Burns, 
J.  R.  Burns,  Elic  Page,  Ciavin  Tharp,  Martha  McAfoos,  Talitha  Smith, 
each  25  cents ;  Alice  Smith,  Pearl  Ferguson,  each  15  cents  ;  Ella  Wil¬ 
liams,  10  cents ;  Carrie  Leanard,  5  cents ;  Clarence  and  Arvia  Smith, 
09.ch  1  cent  Totsl  17 

Mt.  Nebo  Class. — Henry  Huffstutler,  $1 ;  William  Shaffer  and  wife, 

B.  F.  Witters  and  wife,  each  50  cents ;  J.  K.  Brock  and  wife,  50  cents  ; 

C.  A.  Gibbs,  50  cents ;  Mary  Seel,  Walter  Wright,  Effia  Shaffer,  J.  C. 
Gray,  Sherman  Bennett.  Bessie  Huffstutler,  each  25  cents ;  Effia  Witters, 
Allie  Witters,  Myrtle  Witters,  Bessie  Seel.  Nellie  Shaffer,  each  10  cents  ; 
Ella  Gibbs,  20  cents.  Total,  $6.20. 

MT.  VERNON  MISSION  STATION— J.  A.  Bell,  Pastor. 

Mrs.  Elvira  Book;  $5;  Virgil  Bell,  $2;  Walter  Owens,  James  Dodson, 
Mae  Williams,  Gertie  Williams,  Grace  Williams,  J.  W.  Henry,  Carrie 
Henry.  S.  Oakley,  H.  Coleman,  S.  A.  Laird,  Maggie  Williams,  C.  W. 
Case,  Mrs.  C.  W.  Case,  John  Nellie,  W.  W.  White,  Harriett  White, 
Thomas  Howe,  Martha  Howe,  William  Lively,  Lawrence  Ellis,  Noah 
Douthet,  S.  Mr  Ragan,  each  $1 ;  Susan  Ragan.  Lizzie  Ragan,  Louisa 
Matthews,  Rufus  Williams,  Anna  McClain,  each  25  cents ;  M.  Lively, 
H.  Leonard,  Omer  Alberts,  each  50  cents  ;  collection,  $1.50.  Total,  $34.25. 

NEW  HEBRON  CIRCUIT— Mrs.  H.  J.  Musselman,  Pastor. 

Zion  Class.— Charles  Ducumming,  $3 ;  Julia  Ducumming,  $2 ;  Della 
Dueumming,  25  cents ;  Walter  Ducumming,  $1 ;  Dora  Ducumming,  10 


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cents ;  Caroline  Eagleton,  $1 ;  Elizabeth  Kennedy,  75  cents ;  W.  B. 
Adams,  $1;  D.  W.  Richart,  $2.50;  Priscilla  Weirich,  $3;  Henry  Weirich, 
50  cents;  Rosa  Mann,  $2;  H.  H.  Maxwell  and  wife,  $1.75;  Frank  Van¬ 
winkle  and  wife,  $2 ;  Cloa  Richart,  50  cents ;  Emma  Fry,  $1 ;  D.  A. 
Maxwell  and  wife,  $1 ;  William  Vanwinkle,  25  cents  ;  Anna  Wilkinson, 
$2;  William  Weirich,  50  cents;  Sherman  Sparks  and  wife,  $1.50;  Mrs. 
H.  J.  Musselman,  $10.  Total,  $37.60. 

Eureka  Class. — Mabel  Inboden,  50  cents;  Joe  Prior,  50  cents;  Cor¬ 
nelia  Buck,  $10 ;  Etta  Good,  $1.60 ;  J.  W.  Inboden,  $2 ;  J.  H.  Hill,  35 
cents  ;  Earl  Buck,  25  cents  ;  Mary  Inboden,  $1.25 ;  Susie  Buck,  10  cents ; 
John  H.  Wall,  25  cents ;  W.  T.  Wall,  50  cents  ;  Harry  T.  Wall,  25  cents  ; 
Rev.  C.  E.  Underwood,  25  cents ;  Hershel  Buck,  25  cents  ;  Vern  Walter, 
25  cents;  Jesse  Culver,  25  cents;  Lou  Lemar,  50  cents;  Homer  Inboden, 
25  cents ;  John  Buck,  $1.25 ;  Mrs.  Neal  Stevenson,  25  cents ;  Albessa 
Prior,  10  cents ;  W.  M.  Percell,  25  cents ;  Ulisus  Walter  and  wife,  75 
cents  ;  Mary  Walter,  25  cents ;  Mrs.  Carnelia  Buck,  $1 ;  J.  R.  Wall,  25 
cents  ; - ,  25  cents.  Total.  $23.65. 

Leeper  Class. — Raymon  Good,  $1 ;  F.  C.  McColpin,  25  cents ;  Mary 
Steward,  25  cents  ;  Stella  Steward,  25  cents ;  Levi  McColpin,  25  cents  ; 
Charles  Martin,  $1 ;  Rosa  Martin,  $1.50 ;  Cecil  Martin,  25  cents  ;  Stella 
Martin,  25  cents;  Elmer  Miller,  $1.35;  Janie  Connett,  25  cents;  George 
Good,  $1.50 ;  Ruth  Miller,  50  cents ;  Philander  Wilson,  $1 ;  William 
Dennis,  $2 ;  Amanda  Dennis,  $1.25.  Total,  $12.85. 

Hardinsville  Class. — Thomas  Melvane  and  wife,  $1.25  ;  G.  L.  Heck  and 
wife,  75  cents;  J.  W.  Baldwin,  $2;  Kate  McColpin,  50  cents;  Charles 
McColpin,  50  cents ;  Oma  McColpin.  10  cents ;  Parm  Martin,  $1 ;  An¬ 
drew"  Lemmon,  25  cents;  Manerva  Leeds,  10  cents;  James  Mikeworth, 
25  cents;  Nancy  Wagoner,  25  cents  ;  Martha  Fritz,  51  cents.  Total,  $7.45. 

New  Hebron  Class. — Catharine  Bussard,  $1.50 ;  John  Crampton,  $1 ; 

.  Charles  Lorance,  50  cents ;  All  Henderson,  $1 ;  Mary  A.  Henderson,  25 
cents  ;  R.  D.  Johnson,  $1 ;  Mrs.  Emma  Griswold,  $1.  Total,  $6.25. 

Pearl  Class. — Etta  Lorance,  50  cents  ;  Mrs.  N.  R.  Crum,  25  cents ; 
Andrew  White,  25  cents ;  general  collection,  $3.  Total,  $4. 

Grand  total,  $91.80. 

Applied  on  missions,  $45.55.  On  conference  claims,  $46.25. 

OLNEY  CIRCUIT— E.  Boley,  Pastor. 

Wynoose  Class. — S.  T.  Bourne.  $9 :  Mrs.  A.  Bourne,  $3  ;  J.  M.  Arm¬ 
strong,  $2.50 ;  Nellie  Ritter,  $2 ;  O.  P.  Bourne,  Cora  Bourne,  each  $1.50 ; 
George  Ash,  John  Larmer,  J.  W.  Seneff,  Mattie  Seneff,  James  Dugan, 
J.  L.  Brooks,  Sam  Bourne,  S.  E.  Brooks,  each  $1 ;  W.  M.  Taylor,  Ella 
Taylor,  Ella  Arterberry,  Clara  Montgomery.  Gertrude  McClary,  Rozella 
Armstrong,  Walter  Bourne,  C.  L.  Ritter,  H.  D.  Bourne,  each  50  cents ; 
Jane  C.  Davis,  Alice  Jones,  N.  S.  Miller,  each  25  cents  ;  Clifford  Ritter, 
15  cents ;  Gladys  Bourne,  Beulah  Ritter,  each  10  cents ;  Manna  and 
Maggie  Ash,  45  cents.  Total,  $33.55. 

Pleasantview  Class. — Morris  and  Emma  Taylor,  $4 ;  John  and  Lillie 
Hawkins,  $2.50 ;  N.  L.  and  Lizzie  Montgomery,  $2.50 ;  C.  T.  Mont¬ 
gomery,  $1 ;  Carl  and  Ida  Rule,  $1 ;  Fred  and  Hattie  Hawkins,  $1 ; 
J.  M.  Brooks,  E.  A.  Broughton,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  I.  Hedrick,  Wilber  Haw¬ 
kins,  Harry  Hawkins,  Samuel  and  Nancy  Hawrkins,  Margaret  Rule,  each 
50  cents ;  Rolla  Decker,  Lillie  Taylor,  James  Ridgly,  Emma  Ridgly, 
Dessa  Taylor,  Millie  Taylor,  Charles  Fiock,  J.  Patterson,  Joseph  Van 
Blaricum,  Lu  Ring,  Harry  Shau.  Lizzie  Hughes,  each  25  cents ;  Florence 
Rule,  10  cents ;  Frank  Rule,  10  cents  ;  public  collection,  $1.25.  Total,  $20. 

Union  Class. — Edw-ard  and  Clara  Boley,  $2  ;  J.  W.  and  Mattie  Poff, 
$2;  J.  H.  and  Alice  Lucas,  $2;  Mrs.  John  Bow-er,  Ella  Wheeler,  each  $1  ; 
J.  H.  Mitchell,  Leliali  Poff,  George  Wheeler,  Mayme  Poff,  Kate  Poff, 

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each  50  cents :  Roy  Boley,  Della  Poff,  Victoria  Boley,  Clint  Lucas,  Lora 
Mitchell,  Arthur  Boley,  each  25  cents  ;  Mattie  Mitchell,  Hattie,  Mattie, 
and  Hubert  Boley.  each  15  cents.  Total,  $12.60. 

Grand  total,  $66.15. 

Other  public  collections,  $14.92.  Missions,  $30.  All  other  claims,  $51.07. 


OLXEY  STATION — J.  T.  McCreery.  Pastor. 

Cloyd  C.  Rose,  J.  T.  McCreery  and  wife,  each  $10 ;  William  Berry, 
N.  B.  Rose.  E.  R.  Ensor,  J.  R.  Schaeffer,  .John  Shook,  S.  F.  Pickett, 
each  $5;  H.  Cowen,  George  Higgins,  S.  Shook,  A.  W.  Schaeffer,  each  $3; 
Ralph  Berry,  M.  A.  Ensor,  Alice  Taylor,  Glen  Rose,  George  Heinselman, 
each  $2 ;  Moody  Taylor,  William  M.  Cowen,  Mrs.  M.  A.  Schaeffer,  L. 
Wolverlon,  Floy  Taylor,  Clara  Ensor,  Alpha  Berry,  Lovina  Flemming, 
J.  W.  Rainhart,  Rachael  Rainhart,  L.  M.  Armsey,  Elmer  Schaeffer,  Mag¬ 
gie  Hart,  .Joseph  Berry,  each  $1 ;  Glen  Taylor,  $1.50  ;  William  E.  Vandine, 
J.  Shook.  C.  Bonestead,  Mary  Bonestead,  Florence  Turner,  Ina  Cook, 
C.  Gardner,  Nellie  McCreery,  Mrs.  Temple,  Josie  McCreery,  each  50 
cents  ;  M.  J.  Russell,  William  E.  Slaven,  Calvin  Bradley,  each  25  cents  ; 
Howard  Concannon,  15  cents  ;  Bethe  Conc-annon,  10  cents  ;  Junior  Y.  P. 
C.  U.,  $10  ;  Mite  Society,  $5 ;  Olney  Sunday-school,  $4.50.  Total,  $113. 

Applied  on  Westfield  College  debt,  $24.  and  balance  on  conference 
claims. 


PARKERSBURG  CIRCUIT— W.  C.  Harbert,  Pastor. 

Parkersburg  Class. — Emma  Rose,  O.  S.  Rose  and  wife,  each  $5 ;  Peter 
Rose,  $2.50;  R.  Harrison,  W.  C.  Harbert,  each  $2;  Sarah  Albin,  $1.50; 
Sarah  Harrison,  $1.25 ;  Emma  Dean,  S.  Snivley,  Alice  Harbert,  Alva  Har¬ 
rison,  Dr.  T.  C.  Webber,  each  $1 ;  Emily  Snivley,  50  cents ;  Joana  Rash,  • 
25  cents  ;  public  collection,  $3.88.  Total,  $29.38. 

Oakgrove  Class. — J.  T.  Lambert,  $5 ;  Martha  Lambert,  $2 ;  Henry 
Markman,  $1  ;  D.  O.  Dodds,  75  cents ;  Ruben  Woods,  Kate  Woods, 
Lizzie  Arnold.  Lucy  Walden,  each  50  cents;  Jennie  Wright,  50  cents; 
public  collection,  $8.37.  Total,  $19.12. 

Samsville  Class. — F.  H.  Peters,  Henry  Peters,  each  $3 ;  W.  M.  Ulm,  $2 ; 
Edward  Filder,  T.  J.  Peters,  James  Bunton,  Mary  Brown,  W.  A.  Byford, 
William  Taylor.  Lucy  Taylor,  T.  L.  Byford,  Alice  Buxton,  Grant  Huff¬ 
man,  each  $1 ;  Enoc  Taylor,  Edith  Taylor,  Emma  Brown,  Julie  Taylor, 
Hattie  Huffman,  each  50  cents;  Jane  Greathouse,  45  cents;  Sarah  Filder, 
Lizzie  Taylor,  Lettie  Taylor,  Fannie  Peters,  Mariah  Peters,  Hattie 
Peters,  Alva  Peters,  Pern  Peters,  Archie  Taylor,  Andrew  Huffman,  each 
25  cents  ;  public  collection,  $2.70.  Total,  $26.40. 

Missions,  $45.25 ;  church  erection,  $6 ;  Sunday-school  fund,  $4.35 ; 
bishop,  $8 ;  preachers’  aid,  $6 ;  Union  Biblical  Seminary,  $2.36 ;  Westfield 
College,  $8 ;  publishing  fund,  $3.50 ;  general  conference,  $7 ;  special  to 
college,  $47.14.  % 

ST.'FRANCISVILLE  CIRCUIT— J.  C.  Fowler,  Pastor. 

St.  Francisville  Class. — J.  C.  Fowler  and  wife,  $10  ;  Jonathan  Lither- 
land  and  wife,  $5 ;  J.  M.  England  and  wife,  $5 ;  Tobias  Ramsey  and  wife, 
$5;  Stella  Clark,  $5  ;  Mary  A.  Barnes,  $5  ;  Junior  Y.  P.  C.  U.,  $2.50; 
Rollie  Gray  and  wife,  $3 ;  J.  W.  Barber  and  wife,  $2  ;  George  Houts  and 
wife,  $2 ;  Kathryn  Ott,  $2 ;  Mrs.  John  Clupton,  $1 ;  J.  D.  Peck,  $1 ; 
Nancy  Hughs.  50  cents ;  Mary  Peck.  50  cents  ;  Manda  Clark,  25  cents  ; 
Isabel  Peck.  25  cents ;  C.  L.  Stephenson  and  wife,  $2 ;  II.  R.  Wardell 
and  wife.  $1 ;  Clarnce  Ackman  and  wife.  $1 ;  Sunday  school,  $1.93. 
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Sand  Barrens  Class. — William  Higksmith  and  wife,  $5;  J.  B.  Jett,  $2 
Jacob  Yanwey,  $2 ;  Henry  Stoltz,  $2  ;  John  Hoh.  $2  ;  Edgar  Sibert,  $2 
Dan  Phelps,  $1 ;  Daniel  Haycock,  $1 ;  Ratha  Smith,  $1  ;  James  Jett,  $1 . 
Allen  Sibert,  $1;  Jessie  Glier,  $1;  Charles  Yanwey,  $1;  Mrs.  Henry 
Stoltz,  $1 ;  A.  H.  Shaffer,  $1 ;  William  Bye,  $1 ;  Lillian  Potts,  $1 ;  Cletie 
Potts,  $1 ;  Esco  Perkins,  $1 ;  William  Hankins,  $1 ;  Howard  Potts,  $1 ; 
Elsworth  Yanwey,  $1 ;  Hattie  Perkins,  $1 ;  Alice  Robinson,  50  cents ; 
Mrs.  Calvert,  50  cents ;  Ada  Hankins,  50  cents  ;  Mary  Haj^coc-k,  50  cents ; 
Mrs.  Samilda  Jett.  50  cents;  Charles  Jones,  50  cents;  Robert  Hoh,  50 
cents;  Worth  Smith,  50  cents;  Mrs.  John  Hoh,  50  cents;  Beatrice  Potts, 
25  cents ;  Maggie  Bye,  25  cents  ;  Cora  Hankins,  25  cents  ;  Delpha  Ghere, 
25  cents  ;  Mrs.  Sibert,  25  cents ;  Anna  Jones,  25  cents  :  Bell  Jett,  25  cents  ; 
Della  Murray,  25  cents ;  Ivil  Hankins,  25  cents ;  Tressa  Hankins,  10 
cents  ;  Roy  Hankins,  10  cents  ;  Irene  Jett,  10  cents ;  Buren  Highsmith, 
.$1 ;  Ada  Highsmith,  $1 ;  James  Bye,  25  cents  ;  Eva  Bye,  25  cents ;  Perry 
Yanwey  and  wife,  $2  ;  Charles  Hauvermill  and  wife,  $2  ;  Bertha  Han¬ 
kins,  10  cents ;  Y.  P.  C.  U..  $6.85 ;  Sunday  school,  $5.31.  Total  $57.81. 

Ackman  Class.- — John  Ackman  and  wife,  $3  ;  Clara  Crutchfield,  $3 ; 
Warren  Ackman  and  wife,  $2 ;  Lymen  Ackman  and'  wife,  $2 ;  Harry 
Payne  and  wife,  $2 ;  Dr.  J.  H.  Penner  and  wife,  $2 ;  Paris  Steward,  $1 ; 
Elmer  Brunson,  $1 ;  Howard  Ackman,  $1 ;  Rollie  Ackman.  $1 ;  F.  M. 
Ackman,  $1 ;  Elias  Richey,  $1 ;  Mary  Payne,  $1 ;  Lawrence  Belcher,  50 
cents ;  Cyrus  Belcher,  50  cents ;  Clarence  Ackman,  50  cents ;  Alice  Ryon, 
25  cents  ;  Lottie  Ryon,  25  cents ;  Arthur  Akin,  50  cents  ;  Harry  Brunson, 
50  cents  ;  Sarah  Akin,  25  cents ;  Eliza  Chaney,  25  cents  ;  Sarah  Stewart, 
50  cents ;  Ethel  Ackman,  25  cents ;  Grade  Stewart,  10  cents ;  Armen 
Ackman.  10  cents  ;  Bernice  Ackman,  25  cents ;  Bessie  Payne,  25  cents  ; 
Bertha  Miens,  25  cents ;  Annie  Ackman,  25  cents ;  Nora  Chaney,  10  cents ; 
James  S.  Ryon,  25  cents;  Hannah  Brunson,  50  cents;  Alfred  Marying, 
25  cents  ;  collection,  41  cents.  Total,  $27.96. 

Adams  Corners  Class. — Henry  Yeighman,  $5 ;  Lewis  Sandlin  and  wufe, 
$5 ;  Andrew  Reiber,  $5 ;  William  Showalter  and  wife,  $5 ;  Mary  Arnold, 
$3 ;  Rosa  Mullinax,  $2 ;  Etta  King,  $1 ;  Laura  Sandlin,  $1 ;  Isaiah 
Peachy,  $1;  William  Hoff,  $1;  Charles  Macer,  $1;  Fannie  Payne,  $1 ; 
Ona  Shaffer,  50  cents ;  Edward  Elkins,  50  cents  ;  Mary  Stilwell,  25  cents ; 
Lola  Armstrong,  25  cents;  Mahaly  Talley,  25  cents;  J.  C.  Fowler,  25 
cents;  John  Hoff,  50  cents;  Charles  Kennedy,  50  cents;  collection,  10 
cents.  Total,  $34.10.  , 

Patton  Class. — William  Lengieson,  $1 ;  Sarah  Lengleson,  $1 ;  Cumi 
Shaw,  $1 ;  Adda  Shaffer,  $1 ;  David  Zigler,  50  cents  ;  Nellie  Zigler,  50 
cents  ;  Charles  Lengleson,  25  cents ;  Mary  Lengleson,  10  cents  ;  Martha 
Lengleson,  10  cents.  Total,  $5.45. 

Special  to  missions,  $16.50. 

Total  for  missions,  $197.75. 

Applied  on  assessment  for  missions  and  other  conference  claims,  $134.50. 
Making  all  conference  assessments  full. 

Special  to  missions  for  home  work,  $63.25. 

Woman’s  missions,  $25.95. 

Grand  total,  $223.70. 


SUMNER  CIRCUIT— E.  M.  Piersox,  Pastor. 

Fairview  Class. — E.  M.  Pierson,  George  Lappin.  each  $1;  John  Green- 
ley,  Mr.  Robbins,  Mrs.  Robbins.  Jos.  Newell,  Charles  Bunyan,  F.  P. 
Eshelman,  each  50  cents  ;  Jos.  Atkins,  Mr.  Richards,  David  Comes,  Clara 
Greenley,  Linna  Lappin,  Mrs.  Bunyan,  Bertha  Shaw,  Anna  B.  Lappin, 
Mabel  Eshelman,  Effie  Eshelman,  each  25  cents.  Total,  $7.50. 

Lmion  Class. — .T.  R.  King,  E.  M.  Pierson,  G.  J.  Stoltz.  Y.  P.  C.  U., 
each  $5 ;  J.  B.  Klinger,  A.  L.  Cawdle,  each  $2 ;  general  collection,  $6.80 ; 


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Rev.  J.  F.  More,  $2 ;  J.  C.  Martin,  E.  J.  Griggs,  M.  P.  More,  Charley 
Harper,  each  $1 ;  Wilda  More.  Daisy  Yangilder,  Anna  Klinger,  Elsie 
Pepple,  Bessie  Yangilder,  Belle  Claycome,  each  50  cents ;  Jemima  Piper, 
35  cents ;  Ethel  Duglas,  Ethel  Candle,  Nora  McCauley,  Grace  Emeriek, 
Eva  Fvffe,  Bessie  Ward,  E.  P.  Bowers,  George  Griggs,  each  25  cents. 
Total,  $42.15. 

Prairie  Chapel  Class. — Oliran  Wagner,  Y.  P.  C.  U.,  E.  M.  Pierson, 
each  $5 ;  general  collection,  $3.74 ;  G.  L.  Petty,  J.  C.  Case,  J.  N.  South, 
Ed.  Petty,  E.  H.  McElfresh,  D.  McElfresh,  Jacob  Stout,  John  Lathrope, 
Mata  Lathrope,  Frank  Stine,  each  $1 ;  Perna  Stine,  Mrs.  South,  Elizabeth 
McElfresh,  P.  O.  Petty,  Belle  Petty,  Myrtle  Petty,  Pearl  Stine,  Emma 
Petty,  Nancy  Palmer,  each  50  cents ;  Lizzie  Lathrope,  Florence  Case, 
Grace  Alsey, ~  Mrs.  Alsey,  Mrs.  Mollie  Petty,  Talmage  Petty,  Earl  Case, 
Glenn  Petty,  Harley  Petty,  Ella  Petty,  Wayne  Petty,  Anna  Petty,  Mr. 
Alsey,  each  25  cents.  Total,  $36.49. 

Pleasanthill  Class. — D.  P.  Stoltz,  $5 ;  J.  K.  Yanatta,  $3  ;  G.  W.  West- 
all,  $2 ;  general  collection,  $2.72 ;  G.  W.  McNece,  William  Yangilder, 
Amelia  Stoltz,  Sarah  McNece,  W.  A.  Hutchison,  Jacob  Wagner,  H.  M. 
Pepple,  Mollie  McNece,  Oris  Pepple,  each  $1;  Dee  Wagner,  Cora  McNece, 
Daisy  McNece,  Mrs.  Vangilder,  K.  P.  Petty,  John  Yangilder,  J.  W.  Stine, 
Mrs.  Anna  Pepple,  each  50  cents ;  Jessie  Duglas,  W.  A.  Petty,  Elma 
Stoltz,  Dessa  Stoltz,  Mrs.  J.  Stoltz,  Tressa  Westall,  Letlia  Hutchison, 
Maud  Hutchison,  Mrs.  Hutchison,  Maud  Thorn,  Mrs.  Lyda,  Jessie  Mc¬ 
Nece,  Nora  Angle,  Ida  Stine,  each  25  cents.  Total,  $29.52. 

Sumner  Class. — E.  M.  Pierson,  E.  M.  Piper,  each  $5 ;  Myrtle  Pierson, 
Weaver  Pierson,  Flora  Pierson,  William  Travis,  Westall  brothers,  Dr. 
S.  A.  Houchen,  Mrs.  Houehen,  King  &  Wetsel,  Charles  Staninger,  Jones 
Bros.,  C.  P.  Robberts,  each  $1 ;  general  collection,  $10.62  ;  Isacca  Hains, 
65  cents ;  George  Cooper,  Stella  Sloan,  Myrtle  Piper,  G.  W.  McNece, 
Callie  Jones,  each  50  cents  ;  Addie  Jones,  G.  W.  Westall,  James  Wagner, 
Henry  Couchman,  H.  Stout,  J.  F.  Foss,  Mrs.  Webber,  Sarah  Yanatta, 
Mrs.  H.  Stoltz,  M.  E.  Stoltz,  S.  A.  Sumner,  Dave  Basin,  Dr.  Hockman, 
each  25  cents  ;  Mr.  Baird,  10  cents ;  a  friend,  $10.  Total,  $48.12. 

Grand  total,  $163.78. 

Applied  on  missions,  $74.  Balance  on  other  claims. 

YERGENNES  CIRCUIT— C.  A.  Hall,  Pastor. 

Yergennes  Class. — C.  A.  Hall,  $1 ;  Ray  Granthun,  25  cents ;  W.  J. 
Perry,  $2 ;  Yergennes  Sunday-school,  $5 ;  William  Quigley,  $2 ;  Joseph 
Rosenberger,  $1 ;  James  Perry,  $1 ;  L.  E.  Carlisle,  50  cents  ;  Sarah  Car¬ 
lisle,  50  cents ;  H.  C.  Wisely,  25  cents  ;  H.  O.  Buroughs,  25  cents  ;  E.  W. 
Miller,  25  cents ;  F.  S.  Rude,  $1 ;  Roy  Allard,  25  cents ;  Willie  Williams, 
25  cents ;  M.  A.  Sullivan,  25  cents ;  Louie  Conley,  $1 ;  George  Perry,  $1 ; 
Maud  Rossen,  25  cents ;  Thomas  Stevins,  25  cents  ;  Charles  Allard,  25 
cents ;  Lulla  Rossen,  25  cents ;  Effie  Perkins,  50  cents ;  Lulla  Perkins, 
50  cents ;  Sister  Rice  Crain,  25  cents ;  Anna  Young,  25  cents ;  David 
Morgan,  25  cents ;  W.  F.  Floyd,  25  cents ;  Adda  Crain,  25  cents ;  George 
Boyeur,  25  cents;  A.  B.  Perry,  $1;  Lellia  Jennings,  25  cents;  E.  B. 
Coffer,  $1 ;  George  Crain,  25  cents ;  Harland  Porter,  50  cents ;  Charles 
Perkins,  50  cents ;  Rev.  Winton  Beasley,  $1 ;  Mary  Quigley,  25  cents ; 
Lethia  Hand,  25  cents ;  Glendale  Sunday-sghool,  25  cents  ;  Irene  Hall, 
10  cents ;  Goldie  Hall,  10  cents ;  Julia  Hanson,  50  cents  ;  Y.  P.  C.  U. 
(foreign  missions),  $5.  Total,  $32.20. 

Oakgrove  Class. — Oakgrove  Sunday  school,  $5 ;  George  Halliday,  $1 ; 
Jeff.  Heape,  $1 ;  Roy  Halliday,  $1 ;  James  Halliday,  $1 ;  John  Flowers, 
$1 ;  Ed.  Halliday,  $1 ;  Charles  Day,  $1 ;  Allen  Taylor,  50  cents ;  Wilson 
Fox.  50  cents ;  Richard  Cox,  50  cents ;  Cora  Cox,  50  cents ;  Louria  Cox, 
25  cents  ;  Owen  Wisely,  25  cents ;  Luther  Walters,  $1.  Total,  $15.50. 


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Mt.  Zion  Class. — Mt.  Zion  Sunday-school,  $2;  J.  N.  Perry,  $1.25 ;  Jake 
Schimpf,  $1 ;  Hattie  Russle,  $1 ;  George  Pugh,  $1 ;  Perry  Pugh,  $1 ;  Henry 
Schimpf,  $1 ;  J.  B.  Schimpf,  50  cents;  Sebastin  Schimpf.  50  cents;  Jane 
Johnson,  25  cents  ;  Luther  Quilman,  25  cents  ;  Willie  Morris,  25  cents ; 
Ula  Johnson,  15  cents;  Edna  Johnson,  10  cents;  Violet  Johnson,  5  cents. 
Total,  $10.30. 

Grand  total,  $58. 

WOODLAWN  MISSION  STATION— Mrs.  Ona  Albert,  Pastor. 

Birthday  offering  given  by  the  following  persons  :  Mrs.  Lottie  Waring, 
AVilliam  Tinkler,  Arthur  Beldon,  Hulda  Chastine,  Nettie  Finn,  $1.35 ; 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henry  Featherly,  $1 ;  Emery  Loeffie.  75  cents ;  Ora  Brad¬ 
ley.  50  cents ;  Dwight  Fowler,  50  cents ;  Luther  Howe,  50  cents  ;  Arthur 
Beldon,  50  cents ;  William  Tinkler,  50  cents ;  Mrs.  Albert,  55  cents ; 
unknown,  00  cents ;  Mr.  Brinston,  25  cents  ;  Norman  Waring,  25  cents  ; 
Henry  Long,  25  cents  ;  Frank  Thompson,  11  cents  ;  T.  Howe,  10  cents ; 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Awmiiler  and  son  Eddie,  30  cents  ;  H.  S.  Bradlev,  25  cents. 
Total,  $8.26.  . 

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YALE  CIRCUIT — W.  O.  Haycock,  Pastor. 

Yale  Class. — W.  A.  Gifford  and  wife,  $5 ;  J.  H.  Ingle  and  wife,  $2.50 ; 
B.  F.  Mouraney  and  wife,  $2 ;  A.  W.  Chapman  and  wife,  $1.50 ;  George 
Ingle  and  wife,  $1 ;  D.  D.  Perisho  and  wife,  $1 ;  S.  D.  Odell  and  wife, 
$1.50 ;  J.  M.  Coon  and  wife,  $1 ;  A.  B.  Welker  and  wife,  50  cents  ;  Z. 
Jones  and  wife,  50  cents  ;  Emma  Cramer,  50  cents.  Total.  $17. 

Otterbein  Class. — William  Layman  and  wife,  $8;  S.  S.  Farley  and 
wife,  $5 ;  George  Sneavly  and  wife,  $5 ;  Aden  Gard,  $3 ;  W.  O. 
Haycock  and  wife,  $2 ;  Wilber  Gifford  and  wife,  $2 ;  Clay  Lewis  and 
wife,  $2 ;  Alder  Davis  and  wife,  $3.50 ;  W.  W.  McCoy  and  wife,  $2 ; 
W.  E.  Gifford  and  wife,  $1.50:  Jasper  Race  and  wife,  $1 ;  Henry  Gifford 
and  wife,  $1 ;  L.  Birch  and  wife,  $1 ;  Isaac  Harrison  and  wife,  $1 ;  Lilly 
Shec-kel,  $1 ;  Charles  Watt  and  wife,  $1 ;  Evert  Sneavly,  $1 ;  Wilber 
McCoy,  $i ;  Oliver  Gifford,  $1 ;  P.  J.  Chapman,  $1 ;  Sister  Sisson,  50 
cents ;  Sumner  Cox  and  wife,  $5.  Total,  $49.50. 

Plainfield  Class. — Henry  Brooks,  $3  ;  N.  L.  Scott,  $2 ;  J.  F.  Cummins, 
$1 ;  Wash.  Kibler,  $1 ;  M.  A.  Kibler,  $1 ;  Larance  White,  $1 ;  Ora  Sned- 
eker,  $1 ;  J.  H.  Brooks.  $1 ;  Otto  Cummins,  $1 ;  Mollie  Brooks,  50  cents  : 
Olie  Fink.  50  cents:  Walter  Brust,  50  cents;  Charles  Newkirk.  50  cents: 
Frank  Cummins,  50  cents;  W.  D.  Brooks,  25  cents;  J.  E.  Spencer,  25 
cents  ;  Allen  Rubier,  25  cents  ;  offering,  $3.25.  Total,  $18.50. 

Cummins  Class. — W.  T.  Kibler  and  wife,  $5 ;  Thomas  Kibler  and  wife, 
$5;;  R.  S.  Hunt  and  wife,  $3;  Frank  Mitchel  and  wife,  $3:  S.  J.  Kibler 
and  wife,  $2  ;  Robert  Kibler  and  wife,  $2 ;  Otto  Stifal  and  wife,  $1.25 ; 
T.  H.  Lambert  and  wife.  $1 ;  Rena  Finnev,  $1 ;  Emma  Cummins,  $1 : 
Clara  Chapman.  $1 ;  Carrie  Barley,  $1 ;  W.  j.  Kibler,-  $1 ;  Wilber  McCoy, 
$1 ;  Sarah  McCoy,  $1 :  Forest  McCoy,  $1 ;  Harry  McCoy,  $1,  Homer 
Cummins,  $1 ;  Luther  McCoy,  $1 :  Total,  $33.25. 


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TERRE  HAUTE  DISTRICT. 

ASHMORE  CIRCUIT — Rev.  L.  E.  Miller,  Pastor. 

Unity  Class. — Walter  Hall,  Rev.  L.  E.  Miller,  each  $2 ;  Y.  P.  C.  U.y 
$1.50 ;  J.  A.  Fasig,  $1 ;  Fred  Temple,  Ida  Temple,  James  Temple,  E. 
Corbin,  Clyde  Noble,  P.  Kaw,  J.  Replogle,  Myrtle  Adkins,  Noah  Green, 
George  Stamper,  Ed  Kaw,  Elizabeth  Rosebaugh,  H.  F.  Duckworth,  each 
50  cents ;  Fleeta  Larison,  Dora  Stites,  Minnie  Stamper,  Ethel  McGuire, 
Hannah  Corbin,  Nan  Brown,  Arnold  Birch,  Harry  Duckwmrth,  Nellie 
Brown,  Effie  Birch,  Ollie  Birch,  Pearl  Adkins,  Mabel  Martin,  J.  Painter, 
E.  McNeil,  Will  Adkins.  Ivan  Birch,  each  25  cents;  Sunday-school,  $3.10; 
public  collection,  $9.  Total,  $29.35. 

Newhope  Class. — Maggie  Logan,  G.  Kimbal,  James  Tanner,  Irvin 
Courtney,  Grant  Childers,  W.  F.  Weaver,  each  $1 ;  Carrie  Tanner,  Nancy 
Furgeson,  Virginia  Kimbal,  Vick  Walters,  Tom  Tanner,  Harley  Furgeson, 
Mary  Courtney,  Harry  Courtney,  James  Bates,  Orie  Cobble,  Andrew 
Lanm'an,  R.  O.  Bacon,  each  50  cents;  W.  A.  Brooks,  Susie  Weaver,  Mary 
Thomas,  Jennie  Courtney,  Nina  Woodworth,  Ella  Courtney,  M.  Childers, 
Otha  Childers,  Orpha  Lanman,  Peter  Coen,  Flora  Courtney,  Cordia  Rho¬ 
den,  Marion  Bacon,  Heber  Lafferty,  each  25  cents ;  Sunday-school,  $2.17 ; 
Y.  P.  C.  U.,  $1.15 ;  public  collection,  $7.53.  Totals  $26.35. 

Ashmore  Class. — Clyde  Brown  and  wife,  $2 ;  Rev.  Z.  H.  Byard  and 
wife,  $1.50 ;  J.  O.  Thomas,  $1 ;  Ella  Miller,  $1 ;  Y.  P.  C.  U.,  $1 ;  J.  A. 
Walker,.  50  cents ;  Ethel  Byard,  H.  W.  Walker,  Maud  Walker,  May 
Miner,  Ayla  Birch,  Minnie  Miner,  Lillie  Miner,  Pearl  Miller,  Frank 
Miller,  each  25  cents  ;  Blanch  Broadstone,  15  cents ;  Kate  Birch,  10  cents ; 
public  collection,  $7.62  ;  collection  on  missions  debt,  $3.  Total,  $20.12. 

Oakgrove  Class. — Rev.  L.  E.  Miller,  W.  V.  Kearnes,  J.  T.  Swinford, 
Charles  Swinford,  J.  L.  Sutton,  each  $1 ;  Jane  Swinford,  50  cents ; 
Lucy  Bitner,  Abe  Bitner,  Barbara  Kearns,  Effie  Swinford,  each  25  cents ; 
Sunday-school,  $2.32  ;  public  collection,  $2.44.  Total,  $11.26. 

Grand  total,  $87.08. 

On  missions,  $43.  Balance  on  other  claims. 

CENTERPOINT  CIRCUIT— Robert  Griffin,  Pastor. 

Rev.  Givens  and  wife,  $5 ;  Rev.  Griffin  and  wife,  $5 ;  P.  L.  Lancett  and 
wife,  $2 ;  Daniel  Brewer  and  wife,  $2 ;  Rev.  John  Hicks,  $1.50 ;  George 
Ealey  and  wife,  $1.50 ;  Flo  Wilson,  Ben  De  Brewler  and  wife,  Lydia 
Huff,  each  $1.25 ;  Calvin  Presnell,  Oscar  Burke,  Thomas  McDonald, 
Grace  Mace,  B.  F.  Moon  and  wife,  R.  L.  Kennedy,  Ella  Perry,  Elizabeth 
Ambrose,  A.  C.  Ambrose  and  wife,  Sadie  Brown,  R.  W.  James,  C.  O. 
Rentsler,  Julian  Ury,  John  Deardorf  and  wife,  each  $1;  Nelson  Grimes 
and  wife,  $1 ;  Thomas  Reynolds  and  wife,  S.  L.  Dunagan,  Mary  Howells, 
Jane  Presnell,  Emily  Williams,  Lon  Anderson  and  wife,  Eva  Slater,  E.  A. 
Reynolds,  David  James,  Barbara  Graser,  Lizzie  Shafer,  Levi  Fogle  and 
wife,  Albert  Hawkins  and  wife,  W.  O.  Nations,  Mary  Rubeck,  Daniel 
Rubeck,  Ed.  Grimes,  Jacob  Geltz,  George  Brown,  Newt  Eagleton,  each 
50  cents;  Ted  Jones,  Johnny  Jones,  James  D.  Jones,  H.  A.  Somers, 
Robert  Stewart,  J.  Little,  Osie  Butt,  Tiny  Andrews,  Alice  Hawkins, 
Enoch  James,  Ida  Mayrose,  John  James,  Anna  Hoffman  M.  Ballyntine, 
Henry  Wagner,  Minnie  Woodruff,  A1  Moore,  Anna  Cameron,  Bessie  Moon, 
Lizzie  Sands,  Rachel  Reynolds,  Lois  Dunnegan,  Herman  Brown,  Edward 
Brewer,  each  25  cents  ;  Ella  Whetzell,  30  cents  ;  Earl  Brown,  10  cents ; 
¥y^tle^D?TBllewler’s  Sunday-school  class,  $4.75 ;  public  collections,  $5.10 ; 
y -  J*  E.  U.,  $3.15;  Y.  P.  C.  U.  special  missions,  $4.  Total  for  missions, 
$o2.  Grand  total,  $69. 


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Mt.  Carmel  Class. — George  Moon  and  wife,  $3;  M.  F.  Buskirk,  John 
Dressier,  each  $2.50;  John  Dietz  and  wife,  John  Moon,  E.  O.  Hick,  Leo 
Moon,  Marshall  Moon,  O.  P.  Moon,  Bert  Campbell  and  wife,  G.  H. 
Burkhart,  Rosa  Krack,  John  L.  Leachman,  Will  Zenor,  each  $1 ;  Harley 
Lasselle,  William  Dressier  and  wife,  each  75  cents ;  George  Snyder,  Claude 
Moon,  Ramie  Stenson,  Tracy  Moon,  William  Rader  and  wife,  George 
Milligan,  Carrie  Leachman,  Lou  Austermiller,  J.  G.  Killion,  Charley 
Moon,  William  Mayrose,  Henry  Mayrose,  each  50  cents ;  William  Wis- 
cinger,  Rebecca  Walker,  Charles  Walker,  Edward  Killion,  John  Williams, 
Florence  Moon,  Lula  Moon,  Tracy  Krack,  Roy  Moon,  Susie  Boyce,  Harry 
Moon,  Herbert  Foreman,  Mary  Snyder,  Henry  Boyce,  James  Hepler, 
Will  Fritz,  Mary  Fisher,  Earnest  Fisher,  George  W.  Kellum,  Henry 
Frasa,  Irene  Moon,  each  25  cents  ;  Louisa  Killion,  35  cents ;  Adam  Krack, 
10  cents  ;  Iva  Hick,  5  cents ;  Y.  P.  C.  U.,  $5 ;  Sunday-school,  $3 ;  public 
collections,  $3.95 ;  Y.  P.  C.  U.  special  for  missions,  $2.  Total,  $31.25. 

Grand  total,  $45.20. 

Union  Class. — William  Siegelan  and  wife,  $2 ;  Fred  Emmert  and  wTife, 
$1.50 ;  Sadie  Neidlinger,  W.  H.  Benell,  Dr.  A.  H.  Nall,  each  $1 ;  J.  M. 
McCullough,  75  cents  ;  Frank  Howald  and  wife,  55  cents  ;  Cynthia  Scharf, 
Thomas  Froscheur,  Ewald  Wagner,  Catherine  Scharf,  James  Daniels, 
Will  Scharf,  Eunice  Siltz,  Zella  Brown,  Arson  Bolen,  George  Scharf, 
W.  H.  Fisher,  H.  Fisher,  James  Lowdermilk,  William  Perrigo,  Philip 
Fishaber,  each  50  cents;  Effie  Whittington,  Tracy  Whittington,  Melvina 
Whittington,  John  Bolin,  E.  W.  Griton,  Jennie  Evans,  Frank  Rissler, 
H.  P.  Brown,  Otis  Whittington,  Theodore  Neidlinger,  Amelia  Krause, 
Consula  Scharf,  Jane  Munsey,  Rachel  Darting,  John  Emmerett,  Mollie 
McCullough,  Hunter  Bennett,  Mary  Siglon,  each  25  cents  ;  J.  E.  Evans, 
25  cents ;  Ellen  Rissler,  Katie  Scharf,  Charles  G.  McCullough,  each 
10  cents ;  public  collection,  $4.10 ;  Bessie  Scharf,  50  cents.  Total,  $24.95. 

Prairie  City  Class. — John  Willan  and  wife,  E.  F.  Zenor  and  wife, 
D.  A.  Wright,  eacli  $1 ;  Elizabeth  Stunkard,  75  cents  ;  Mary  Trout,  Al- 
ferd  Emmerett,  John  Trout,  W.  J.  Hooker,  Chancy  Perkins,  M.  W. 
Perkins,  Melissa  Perkins,  Homer  Short,  Elizabeth  Darting,  Alford 
Howald,  Theodore  Wright,  each  50  cents  ;  George  Redenbarger,  Warren 
Stunkard,  Delpha  Perkins,  John  Redenbarger,  William  Redenbarger, 
Conrad  Redenbarger,  John  F.  Redenbarger,  Jay  Barnett,  Will  Zenor, 
Maggie  Darting,  Allen  Gibbens,  Mollie  Stunkard,  Leah  Redenbarger, 
each  25  cents ;  Anna  Redenbarger,  15  cents ;  J.  W.  Wright,  10  cents ; 
Myrtle  Hooker,  5  cents ;  public  collections,  $5.16 ;  Y.  P.  C.  U.,  special  for 
missions,  $3.78.  Total,  $21.74. 

Collected  for  all  purposes,  $160.89. 

Applied  to  missions,  $68 ;  parsonage  erection,  61  cents.  Balance  on 
.other  claims.  All  claims  full. 

CLAY  CITY  CIRCUIT— W.  L.  Perkins,  Pastor. 

Clay  City  Class. — John  Weber,  $2 ;  W.  PI.  Cook  and  wife,  $1.50 ; 
Xeslie  Cooprider,  Charles  Knox,  Mary  Haas,  Adam  Crall,  Levi  Mishler, 
William  Baumgartner,  William  Malsom,  Mrs.  William  Malsom,  Mrs.  S. 
Rhodes,  Isaac  Netz,  Catherine  Warner,  Lewis  Warner,  Flora  Travis, 
W.  L.  Perkins,  C.  C.  Rhodes,  Israel  Schaeffer,  Henry  Moyer,  Henry 
Climber,  Ben  McFadden,  D.  C.  Middlemas,  each  $1 ;  Mrs.  B.  Griffith, 
George  Carrell,  Myrtle  Knox,  Belle  Oberholtzer,  Mrs.  Church,  Sadie 
Church,  Flora  Rhodes,  Retta  Moyer,  Alice  Moyer,  Clara  Moyer,  Bertha 
Rhodes,  Catherine  McFadden,  Mrs.  J.  T.  Jones,  Elizabeth  Jones,  William 
Moyer,  Clara  Schidler,  each  50  cents;  Mrs.  Warner,  25  cents;  Elsie  Mc¬ 
Fadden,  10  cents ;  public  collections,  $5.29.  Total,  $37.14. 

Saline  Class. — A.  Baumunk,  H.  F.  Weber,  D.  M.  Barnhart,  C.  F. 
Stewart,  George  Aklendorf,  Lewis  Aldendorf,  G.  H.  Wellman,  Richard 

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Mever,  Hiram  Gilbert,  each  $2 ;  Mrs.  W.  L.  Perkins,  Mrs.  A.  Long,  Homer 
Huffman,  Ida  Aldendorf,  Katie  Aldendorf,  Mrs.  William  Pahr,  Lewis 
Unger,  H.  Sclioppenhorst,  Glenn  Barnhart,  Anna  Stewart,  Harry  Wilson, 
Mrs.  H.  F.  Weber,  Mabel  Glass,  Lula  Longenecker,  each  $1 ;  Mrs.  D.  M. 
Barnhart,  William  Fowler,  George  Meyer,  Tillie  Meyer,  Mrs.  Meyer, 
R.  E.  Barnhart,  Dora  Brown,  N.  E.  Wilson,  H.  Longenecker,  each  50 
cents  ;  Howard  Waters,  25  cents ;  public  collections,  $15.82.  Total,  $52.57 

Connelly  Class. — G.  W.  Brown,  $3 ;  John  Brough,  $2 ;  IV.  Cooprider, 
Mrs.  Hutchinson,  C.  Cooprider,  A.  Roush,  each  $1 ;  John  Brown,  Eliza 
Cooprider,  Mrs.  Hall,  A.  Cooprider,  A.  Harbaugh,  Mrs.  Wilson,  C. 
Hickenbothanl,  W.  J.  Hall,  M.  Oberholtzer,  Mrs.  A.  Roush,  each  50  cents  ; 
Mrs.  Oberholtzer,  Anna  Roush,  Mrs.  Lawson,  Isaac  Hayman,  each  25 
cents  ;  Mrs.  Brown,  18  cents ;  public  collections,  $1.02.  Total,  $16.10. 

Grand  total,  $105.91. 

On  missions,  $46.  Balance  on  chart  collections. 

MARSHALL  CIRCUIT— S.  O.  Stoltz,  Pastor. 

Grace  Class. — John  Eitil  and  family,  $5 ;  Joseph  Stewart,  $5 ;  Mike 
Moore,  John  Bierbaum.  Adam  Nonerschand.  Ed.  Renner  and  wife,  each 
$2 ;  George  Kile,  Mrs.  George  Renner,  Sr.,  Daniel  Neff,  each  $1 ;  Charles 
Kile,  Herman  Kile,  Fred  Schad,  David  Kile,  Ira  Neff,  Charles  Bierbaum, 
Lizzie  Moore,  George  Renner,  Sr.,  Charles  Williams,  Samuel  Neff,  Bal 
Peck,  each  50  cents ;  Rice  Peck,  $1 ;  Mary  Williams,  50  cents ;  Fred 
Shotts,  Nannie  Clouse,  Ruth  Moore,  Cecil  Moore,  Ruth  Arbuckle,  Maggie 
Amacher,  Nettie  Deitz,  Nettie  Dawson,  Christina  Deitz,  Rosa  Amacher, 
Freddie  Moore,  Blanch  Williams,  Tillie  Kile,  Annie  Kile,  each  25  cents ; 
Chris  Amacher,  $1 ;  Yersie  and  Maggie  Neff,  each  10  cents ;  May  and 
Lyda  Clouse,  each  5  cents  ;  collections,  $8.25.  Total,  $41.20. 

Grand  Turn  Class. — William  Hammerly  and  wife,  $5 ;  Rebecca  Slusser, 
$2 ;  Elmer  Slusser  and  wife,  $1 ;  Reno  Slusser  and  wife,  $1 ;  Sol  Kraemer, 
50  cents;  collection,  50  cents.  Total,  $10. 

Centenary  Class. — P.  F.  Inlow,  wife  and  daughter,  $5 ;  Ben.  Bierbaum, 
William  Washburn,  Sr.,  Frank  Moore,  Garret  Burkett,  Abie  Honerich 
and  wife,  Lina  Bierbaum,  Ed.  Freedenberger,  and  wife,  each  $3 ;  Michael 
Honderich,  $2  ;  Ola  Washburn,  Docie  Chicadonz,  Maria  Honderich,  Lizzie 
Eckel,  William  Washburn,  Jr.,  George  Freedenberger,  each  $1;  Frank 
Chicadonz,  Josie  Bierbaum,  John  Freedenberger,  Carrie  Freedenberger, 
Nettie  Freedenberger,  each  50  cents ;  Brother  McClinthon,  John  Dawson, 
Phillip  Vaughn,  Ruth  Chicadonz,*  Amos  Morgan,  each  25  cents ;  Emmet 
Vaughn,  10  cents:  Ruth  Freedenberger,  25  cents;  Sister  Vaughn,  25 
cents ;  collections,  $4.35 ;  Sarah  Freedenberger,  $1.  Total,  $43.35. 

Marshall  Class. — Jacob  Metz,  $2 ;  Sarah  Rudy,  $1.50  ;  Sarah  Scott,  $1 ; 
Samuel  Rudy,  Glen  Freedenberg,  Jacob  Scott  (for  preachers’  aid),  each 
50  cents;  Ida  Lickert,  Emma  Freedenbarger,  Lizzie  Chicadonz,  a  friend, 
each  25  cents  ;  collections,  $4.80.  Total,  $11.80. 

Shilo  Class. — S.  O.  Stoltz,  $3 ;  Mary  Ross,  $1 ;  Joseph  Richey  and  wife, 
50  cents ;  Melvin  Melton,  Flora  Fitzjarrald,  each  50  cents ;  Myrtle 
Massey,  M.  V.  Cook,  Elizabeth  Rollison,  each  25  cents ;  Earnie  Ross, 
Zopha  Richey,  May  Fitzjarrald,  each  10  cents ;  collections,  $3.15.  Total, 
$9.70. 


TERRE  HAUTE  FIRST  CHURCH— S.  E.  Long,  Pastor. 

S.  E.  Long  and  wife,  $25 ;  Junior  Y.  P.  C.  U.,  $17 ;  Otis  Powel  and 
wife,  $10 ;  Woman’s  Missionary  Association,  $10 ;  H.  S.  Preston  and 
wife,  $6.50 ;  First  United  Brethren  Sunday-school,  $6 ;  A.  F.  Moseley, 
$5.50 ;  Lucy  Gray,  $5 ;  Y.  P.  C.  U.,  $5 ;  Etna  Lawrence  and  wife,  Ellen 
Armstrong,  each  $4 ;  Sadie  Hillis,  $3.50 ;  W.  E.  Williams  and  wife, 
Minnie  Booth,  each  $3 ;  William  Lloyd  and  wife,  R.  C.  Ashley  and  wife, 

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Marion  Bailey  and  wife,  L.  H.  Long  and  wife,  N.  Cheek  and  wife,  Henry 
Wermeyer  and  wife,  John  Egnew  and  wife,  J.  W.  Fleetwood  and  wife, 
B.  Dimick  and  wife,  Mrs.  T.  E.  Ropp,  William  Sparks  and  wife,  each 
$2 ;  M.  Johnson  and  wife,  Sadie  Hillis,  each  $1.50 ;  Myrtle  Slusser,  $1.25 ; 
Mattie  A.  Brewer,  Mrs.  J.  C.  Vaughn,  Joseph  Reagin,  Ervin  Ford, 
Louisa  Lowe,  Ida  IJults,  Charles  Cowen  and  wife,  Sadie  Lunstrum, 
Rosa  Litteral,  Jessica  Ropp,  Anna  Baine,  Claud  Williams,  Marshall 
Williams,  W.  G.  Kinser  and  wife,  F.  P.  Cooper  and  wife,  Arthur 
Einicke,  Lawrence  Drake,  John  H.  Young  (in  memory  of  Harriett  Young, 
his  deceased  wife),  Joseph  Reagin,  Caroline  Everhart,  Sadie  Grimes, 
Edward  Slusser,  Rose  Hunt,  Mary  Colenburg,  Emily  Pinkley,  Anna 
Colenburg,  J.  D.  Jordan,  Margaret  Coleman,  Myrtle  Slusser,  each  $1 ; 
Anna  Reagin,  Fannie  Reagin,  Anna  Hollowell,  John  Andrews,  Hattie 
Cook,  Olin  Cooper,  Belle  Johnson,  Georgia  Dimick,  Myron  Wilson,  Mrs. 
William  Sparks,  Cora  Jordan,  each  50  cents  ;  Mrs.  L.  Hutchinson,  Mrs. 
Sarah  Fisk,  Charles  Thorp,  each  25  cents ;  other  offerings,  $16 ;  H.  Breurr 
and  wife,  $4.  Total,  $179. 

Applied  on  missions,  $125.  To  other  conference  claims,  $54. 


NEW  GOSHEN  CIRCUIT— A.  D.  Markley,  Pastor. 

New  Goshen  Class. — I.  D.  Andrews  and  wife,  $5 ;  Roily  Hay,  Millie 
Vannest.  Bazzel  Brown,  D.  P.  Koonce,  H.  M.  Shores,  Valora  Hay,  $1 
each ;  Elijah  Whitesell,  Mattie  Shirley,  Bertie  Vannest,  Maggie  McCal- 
lum,  Vivian  Llewellyn,  Carl  Brown,  each  50  cents  ;  Emma  Kibby,  Sue 
Kibby,  John  Popham,  C.  Martin,  Cora  Whitesell,  Daisy  Hunnell,  Victor 
Brown,  each  25  cents ;  Mrs.  Martha  Barbour,  $3  ;  Thelma  Shepherd,  20 
cents ;  Olie  Whitesell,  10  cents.  Total,  $20.05. 

Rosehill  Class. — Marion  Whitesell  and  wife,  $5 ;  William  Wright  and 
wife,  $5;  George  Haymaker,  James  E.  Smith,  Frank  Whitesell,  Orlie 
Whitesell,  George  Vermillion,  Mahala  Fuqua,  F.  O.  Bandy,  James  Jones, 
each  $1;  James  Popham,  Grace  Vermillion,  each  75  cents;  Grandma 
Steffy,  30  cents  ;  Joseph  Hickman,  C.  H.  Holdaway?  Sr.,  William  Tritt, 
John  Vermillion,  Lucinda  Tritt,  Maggie  Tritt,  Willie  Haymaker,  Frank 
Fuqua,  Lindsay  Eddington,  Harvey  Holdaway,  William  Piker,  Jennie 
Jones,  Daniel  Whitesell,  each  50  cents ;  Sadie  Haymaker,  Charles  Hay¬ 
maker,  Mary  Smith,  Lula  Smith,  David  Spotts,  Lydia  Piker,  Abbie 
Vermillion,  Anna  Popham,  Louisa  Hickman,  Art  Hickman,  John  Shank, 
Ben.  Eddington,  each  25  cents ;  William  Welker,  10  cents.  Total,  $29.35. 

Bethlehem  Class. — Louis  Rhyan,  Lizzijs  Shew,  Floyd  Foltz,  Milton 
Rhyan,  Noah  Hedged,  each  $1 ;  Laura  Rhyan,  Thirza  Foltz,  each  $1.50 ; 
C.  C.  Hedges,  John  Welker,  Ollie  Welker,  Sarah  Rhyan,  each  50  cents  ; 
David  Stone,  Levi  Wright,  Delbert  Curtis,  Ray  Foltz,  Warren  Wright, 
Gorney  Foltz,  Ralph  Rippey,  Maud  Curtis,  Etta  Crossland,  Mary  Eaton, 
Avis  Rhyan,  each  25  cents ;  Matilda  Ellis,  50  cents ;  George  Foltz, 
Thomas  Eaton,  Iva  Shew,  Marion  Shores,  Philipena  Hummel,  each  10 
cents.  Total,  $14.60.' 

Bolton  Class. — Henry  Whitesell,  M.  D.  Sites,  each  $1 ;  A.  D.  Markley, 
$2  ;  Martha  Sites,  Thomas  Vermillion,  Emma  Smith,  John  Blake,  Harry 
Whitesell,  Alice  Landes,  Eliza  Landes,  each  50  cents;  Frances  Whitesell. 
Ed.  Greenlee,  Lizzie  Creech,  Walter  Greenlee,  Charles  Beauchamp,  Sarah 
Vermillion,  Alf  Rush,  Dan.  Letty,  Riley  Smith,  William  Fulmer,  Lila 
Vermillion,  Charles  Whitesell,  Rose  Rush,  Delilah  Case,  Lottie  Houston, 
Phoebe  Beauchamp,  Herman  Whitesell,  each  25  cnts  ;  Hazel  Sites,  Ella 
Mooter,  John  Leek,  C.  A.  Winters,  each  10  cents.  Total,  $11.65. 

Public  collect' ons,  $14.17. 

Grand  total,  $90.17. 

Applied  on  missions,  $60.  Balance  on  other  conference  claims. 

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OBLONG  CIRCUIT — N.  E.  Royer,  Pastor. 

George  Zeigler,  $6 ;  Isaac  Dedrick  and  wife,  $5 ;  James  Perrine  and 
wife,  $5 ;  N.  E.  Royer  and  wife,  $10 ;  Charles  Myers  and  wife,  $2 ; 
H.  C.  Freeman  and  wife,  $2 ;  W.  R.  Buck,  $2 ;  Samuel  Grieves  and  wife, 
$2;  John  A.  Vance  and  wife,  $2;  J.  L.  Stanfield  and  wife,  $2;  E.  M. 
Muc-hmore,  $2 ;  W.  M.  A.,  $32.45  ;  Y.  P.  C.  U.,  $11.22 ;  Alta  Cortelyou, 
$2.80 ;  Mabel  Mason,  $1.27 ;  Fay  Grieves,  $1.17 ;  L.  E.  Cortelyou  and 
wife,  $1.50 ;  E.  C.  Underwood,  Thomas  Hook,  Grace  Armstrong, 
Robert  Perrine,  C.  H.  Bottenfield  and  wife,  G.  W.  Shire,  John  McQuilis, 
Charles  Siehr  and  wife,  Isaac  Kirts  and  wife,  Ella  Markman,  Frank  Mc- 
Quillis,  John  York,  Nancy  Bell,  Mary  Buck,  C.  J.  Bottenfield  and  wife, 
Harry  Fowler  and  wife,  Elmer  Myers  and  wife,  Ora  Porter  and  wife, 
W.  A.  NewTbold,  James  Letever  and  wife,  John  Reed,  A.  E.  Wells,  S.  F. 
Vanarsdalen,  C.  W.  Markman,  Bert  Wilson,  Mary  Kirts,  in  memory  of 
Harriet  Young,  Alice  Swope,  C.  Shire,  S.  W.  Davis,  each  $1 ;  R.  A. 
Gill,  Rachel  Zeigler,  Bert  Lewis,  E.  F.  Seaney,  H.  H.  Allen,  Charles 
Bowman,  Cora  Culp,  Belva  Buck,  S.  Burroughs,  Andrew  Lefever, 
Adele  Piersall,  J.  J.  Allen,  O.  F.  Edwards,  S.  K.  Thomas,  David  Odell, 
Gladys  Perrine,  each  50  cents ;  M.  Dedrick,  H.  B.  Kidwell,  James  Price, 
Claude  Wall,  James  King,  A.  B.  Reedy,  C.  Sheets,  F.  W.  Kirts  and 
wife,  Manerva  Walls,  A.  Eoff,  M.  L.  James,  James  Carl,  Joe  Hawkins, 
T.  Perrine,  W.  A.  Laraby,  Dennis  Odell,  each  25  cents ;  J.  H.  Lively, 
15  cents ;  Smith  Kirk,  10  cents ;  C.  O.  Heck,  10  cents.  Total,  $132.76. 

OAKHILL  CIRCUIT— W.  R.  Muncie,  Pastor. 

North  Union  Class. — Phoebe  Donham,  $4;  Morton  Butt  and  wife, 
$1.50 ;  Alonzo  Roberts,  W.  W.  Perrigo,  John  Rector  and  wife,  Joseph 
Schofield,  Claude  Thomas  and  wife,  Lewis  Baum  and  wife,  T.  M.  Myers 
and  wife,  J.  W.  Miller  and  wife,  each  $1 ;  William*  Turner  and  wife, 
Perry  Whitecotton  and  wife.  Grandma  Rounds,  Edward  McKenzie. 
Joseph  Clark,  each  50  cents ;  Maggie  McKenzie,  Lavina  Latta,  Belle 
Schofield,  Lucy  Butt,  each  25  cents ;  May  Miller,  Adah  Miller,  Teresa 
Modesitt,  Stella  Roberts,  Minnie  Schofield,  each  10  cents ;  May  Schu¬ 
macher,  Ernest  and  Naomi  Schumacher,  each  5  cents ;  public  collection, 
$4.80.  Total,  $23. 

Pleasantgrove  Class. — Edna  Singhurst,  $3.75 ;  J.  M.  Wilson,  $1 ;  Lewis 
Miller,  Thomas  Tryon,  each  50  cents  ;  George  Thomas,  Pearl  Tryon,  Bell 
Ray,  Dan  Miller,  Otto  Miller,  J.  T.  Sankey,  Sarah  E.  Miller,  Cenia 
Huffman,  Grace  Denton,  Lula  Hunter,  Gertrude  Hunter,  each  25  cents  ; 
public  collection,  $4.56.  Total,  $12.96. 

Shadygrove  Class. — Sam  Miller,  Joseph  Peters,  Frances  Peters,  Lizzie 
Peters,  Belle  Liston,  Bettie  Wellman,  W.  R.  Muncie,  each  $1 ;  John 
Williams,  50  cents ;  William  Walters,  Amelia  Dietz,  each  25  cents. 
Total,  $8. 

Oakhill  Class. — William  Clingerman  and  wife,  $9 ;  Calvin  Houk  and 
wife,  $2 ;  David  Close,  D.  M.  Wallace,  John  Moseman,  Fred  Carter  and 
wife,  each  $1 ;  Eben  Doan,  Arietta  Armstrong,  Ira  Haney,  T.  Price, 
Agnes  Wilson,  each  50  cents  ;  Minna  Close,  Mrs.  D.  Martha  Close,  Anna 
E.  Wallace,  Dessie  Doan,  Susan  Doan,  Nancy  McIntosh,  Vernie  Thomp¬ 
son,  Willard  Thompson,  Lizzie  Dapuy,  John  Turner,  Margaret  Turner, 
each  25  cents  ;  Isaac  Lee,  James  Tucker,  Minnie  Tucker,  each  30  cents ; 
Everett  Fox,  20  cents;  Mary  Moseman,  25  cents;  public  collection, 
$13.55.  Total,  $35.15.  Grand  total,  $79.10. 

Applied  on  missions,  $40.85.  Balance  to  other  church  assessments. 

PARIS  MISSION  STATION— T.  D.  Spyker,  Pastor. 

H.  Brubaker  and  wife,  $25 ;  T.  D.  Spyker  and  wife,  $20 ;  G.  Bomgard- 
ner  and  wife,  $15 ;  J.  W.  Purcell  and  wife,  $10 ;  J.  A.  Patterson  and 

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wife,  $5';  Olive  Taylor,  $5;  Otho  Purcell,  $5;  Adda  Lecres,  $3;  Ray 
Noonan  and  wife,  $3 ;  Minnie  Henderson,  $2 ;  W.  D.  Henderson  and 
wife,  $2;  Jacob  Whitesel,  $2;  R.  Clark  and  wife,  $2;  Fred  Muncie,  $2; 
Frank  Mason  and  wife,  $2  ;  Howard  Muncie,  $2 ;  Rev.  D.  T.  Whitsel  and 
wife,  .$1.50 ;  Grace  Muncie,  $1 ;  Larena  Beck,  $1 ;  Jessie  Albin,  $1. 

PRAIRIETON  CIRCUIT — H.  W.  Broadstone,  Pastor. 

T.  A.  Hayworth,  $5  ;  Alice  IJarland,  $6  ;  Mattie  Hull,  $7  ;  Rev.  Mr.  Broad- 
stone  and  wife,  $5 ;  Ladies’  Aid,  Farmers  Chapel,  $5 ;  G.  M.  Stout,  $2.50 ; 
Nancy  Stout,  $2.50;  Emaline  Mays,  $2.25;  Minerva  Hayworth,  $1.25; 
Dr.  Mason,  $2 ;  W.  C.  Mays,  $2 ;  S.  A.  McDonald,  $1 ;  Iona  Altacruse, 
$1 ;  Sam.  Burnette,  $1 ;  Flora  Reynolds,  $1 ;  Seth  Clark,  $1 ;  Emanuel 
Clark,  $1 ;  Harve  Milam  and  wife,  $1 ;  Cora  McCoskey,  $2 ;  Hallie 
McClure,  $1.50  ;  Mary  Boyll,  50  cents  ;  Sadie  Harland,  75  cents ;  Georgia 
Hull,  75  cents ;  W.  J.  Stout,  50  cents ;  Frank  Nelson  and  wife,  $1 ; 
Charles  Jones,  50  cents ;  Ace  Hamilton,  50  cents ;  Oakie  Little,  25  cents ; 
Joe  Persinger,  $1 ;  Irvin  Heck,  $1 ;  Melrose  McCoskey,  50  cents  ;  George 
S.  McEwen,  50  cents ;  W.  J.  Clute,  50  cents  ;  Ollie  Hull,  50  cents ;  John 
Blocksom,  35  cents ;  Julia  Stout,  25  cents ;  May  Hayworth,  10  cents ; 
Lawrence  Hull,  10  cents ;  Lilly  Norris,  50  cents ;  Charles  Davis,  $1 ; 
collections,  $16.80.  Total,  $78.85» 

For  missions,  $32.85.  Balance  on  other  conference  claims. 

ROBINSON  MISSION  STATION— G.  L.  Stine,  Pastor. 

Frank  Dennis,  J.  B.  Connett,  Peter  Smith,  Phillip  McGovern,  G.  L. 
Stine,  each  $5;  Emma  Grubaugh,  $2.50;  George  Dennis,  Rufus  Watts. 
Sarah  Smiley,  Elemina  Bussard,  Arthur  Hamilton,  Belle  Bartmes,  each 
$2 ;  Dale  Springer,  Rosa  Mann,  Sarah  McClure,  Mattie  Parker,  Della 
Curry,  Frank  Bussard,  Carrie  Parker,  Sarah  Vanatta,  Elizabeth  Page, 
Eliza"  Westall,  L.  M.  Smith,  E.  Callahan,  H.  O.  Wilkin,  Alonzo  Hender¬ 
son,  Emma  Wilson,  each  $1 ;  Leo  Vanatta,  Bert  Vanetta,  Emma 
Sprankle,  Guy  Ribble,  S.  M.  Hope,  J.  W.  Bussard,  Phoebe  Hamilton, 
Freeman  Austin,  J.  C.  Fox,  each  50  cents  ;  Mrs.  J.  W.  Bussard,  75  cents  ; 
Nannie  Padgett,  xlgnes  Fisher,  Lizzie  Turner,  Cora  Newlin,  Rosa  Wright, 
M.  L.  Bussard,  M.  S.  Price,  each  25  cents ;  Dr.  Firebaugh,  30  cents ; 
R.  C.  Wilson,  25  cents  ;  Will  James,  20  cents ;  W.  M.  McClure,  40  cents ; 
Herchel  Newlin,  Lina  Springer,  Mable  Kronin,  Jessie  Wright,  Marion 
Prior,  Gertrude  Wright,  Grace  Laughead,  each  10  cents  ;  Fred  Newlin, 
5  cents.  Total,  $63.40. 

On  debt,  $14.60.  Balance  on  conference  claims. 

TERRE  HAUTE  SECOND  CHURCH— P.  F.  Kettring,  Pastor. 

C.  V.  Dorsey  and  wife,  $10 ;  Peter  Detrick  and  wife,  C.  B.  Chappelle 
and  wife,  Raymond  Bevis,  W.  E.  Chappelle  and  family,  each  $5;  J.  M. 
Curtis,  Samuel  Stuthard,  each  $2.50 ;  Rev.  H.  W.  Lashbrook  and  wife, 
Dollie  Detrick,  Willis  Prewett,  Andy  Lashbrook,  Jess  Ballard.  Coy 
Detrick,  Dora  Crumwine,  Walter  Thornhill,  Jake  Rutherford,  William 
Detrick,  each  $2 ;  Julia  Kettring,  Mary  Curtis,  Leo  Sears,  Truman  S. 
King  and  wife,  each  $1 ;  Sarah  Fortune,  T.  E.  Rutherford,  each  $1 ; 
Herbert  Lashbrook,  Nettie  Hamilton,  Haden  W.  Lashbrook,  each  50 
cents  ;  Simon  Lashbrook,  50  cents ;  Elta  May  Lashbrook,  J.  Cash  Lash¬ 
brook,  each  25  cents ;  Ladies’  Aid  Society,  $5 ;  Sunday-school,  $5 ;  P.  F. 
Kettring  and  wife,  $5.  Total,  $80.50. 

TERRE  HAUTE  THIRD  CHURCH— J.  L.  Brandenburg,  Pastor. 

George  Fagg  and  wife,  $1 ;  Mrs.  Ellen  Paston,  $1 ;  A.  Rodgers  and 
wife,  $1  ;  Charley  Maink  land  wife,  $1  ;  Grace  Maink.  $1 :  Frank  Warsh- 

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born,  $1 ;  Ed.  Long,  $1 ;  Jesse  Pyles,  $1 ;  Mrs.  Rosey  Zeabart,  Brother 
Jordon,  Lilie  Maink,  each  50  cents ;  Selia  Auston,  75  cents  ;  Lee  Burk- 
heart  25  cents ;  Mollie  Cottom,  25  cents  ;  L.  J.  Mauner  and  wife,  $10 ; 
J.  L.’  Brandenburg  and  wife,  $12.25.  Total,  $35.75. 

VERMILION  CIRCUIT— J.  P.  Watson,  Pastor. 

J.  A.  Hornberger,  $10 ;  J.  P.  Watson  and  wife,  $10 ;  Wint  Dyer  and 
wife,  Rev.  J.  W.  Nye  and  wife,  C.  R»  Wright,  Chester  Miller,  Mrs.  C.  A. 
Farnum,  each  $5 ;  Andrew  Gork,  Orville  Kaufman,  A.  W.  Wilkin  and 
wife,  G.  W.  Rhoads,  Sallie  Sheets,  each  $2 ;  Lizzie  Sheets,  $1.55 ;  C.  A. 
Hornberger,  Bertha  Hornberger,  William  Givens,  Jane  Terhune,  Mrs. 
Newcomb,  J.  I.  Vansickle,  S.  E.  Lamb,  O.  Souder,  C.  A.  Winans,  O.  B. 
Brummet,  Edith  Thompson,  each  $1 ;  Lydia  Jordan,  Luella  Jordan, 
Mrs.  Balsey,  M.  H.  Tweedy,  Cora  Carpenter,  Miranda  Miller,  Ralph 
Wilson,  each  50  cents ;  Dawn  Wilson,  35  cents ;  Harold  Thompson, 
Morton  Thatcher,  Jesse  Holloway,  each  25  cents ;  Sunday-school,  $2 ; 
Juniors,  $10. 

Prairie  Chapel  Class. — R.  W.  Vansickle,  $5;  William  McComas  and 
wife,  $4 ;  Susie  Whitesell,  Avice  Whitesell,  Fred  Curtis,  each  $2 ;  Elbert 
Wright  and  wife,  $2.50 ;  Lida  Ross,  $1.50 ;  Charles  Horsley.  Bruce 
Furgeson,  Sue  Furgeson,  Lewis  Moris,  Cora  Moris,  Frank  Runyan, 
John  Cusick,  Charles  Devore,  Dell  Griffith,  each  $1 ;  R.  A.  Acklin,  50 
cents ;  Sunday-school,  $1. 


MT.  ZION  CIRCUIT— T.  J.  Richey,  Pastor. 

Mt.  Zion  Class. — Marcus  Perigo,  David  Rayer,  Frank  Schafer,  each  $2 ; 
William  Liechtey,  Elizabeth  Royer,  Otis  Royer,  Ella  Royer,  Rubin  Schiele, 
Leola  Schafer,  each  $1 ;  Salam  Perigo,  J.  W.  Moyer,  Samuel  Fisher,  Lanah 
Schiele,  each  50  cents ;  Margaret  Moyer,  Lizzie  Markley,  Nora  Freed, 
Phema  Church,  Ervy  Cooprider,  Ben  Eberwine,  each  25  cents ;  Cora 
Markley,  each  25  cents ;  Raymond  Royer,  10  cents ;  Isaac  Markley,  $5. 
Total,  $20.85. 

Otterbein  Class. — Peter  Maybaugh,  $3  ;  Martin  Kitch,  $2  ;  Wm.  E.  Wil¬ 
liams  and  wife,  Jacob  Royer  and  wife,  Elijah  Stephens,  G.  W.  Kitcli,  John 
Stephens,  each  $1 ;  Anna  Royer,  Sarah  Oberhulzer.  Eliza  Stephens,  J.  Q. 
Powel,  Jack  Stephens  and  wife,  Mary  M.  Maybaugh,  each  50  cents ;  Ber¬ 
tha  Oberhultzer,  W.  M.  Jones,  Dearis  Jones,  Nancy  Wooburn,  John  Staley, 
Martha  E.  Baty,  Jennie  Baty,  Sarah  Tuggle,  Davie  Frump,  John 
Muteliler,  Orval  Wooburn,  Luella  Mutchler,  Howard  Wooburn,  Ida  May¬ 
baugh,  ,  Sophie  Maybaugh,  Louisa  Maybaugh,  William  H.  Maybaugh, 
each  25  cents  ;  Nora  Hauk,  May  Spears,  Emma  Mutchler,  each  10  centsv ; 
Cora  Hauk,  Alice  Hauk,  each  5  cents.  Total,  $17.65. 

Six-Mile  Class. — Susan  Kiser,  Rebecca  Loyd,  Lualine  Hauk.  Jane 
Hauk,* each  50  cents;  Henry  Hauk,  John  Chambers,  William  Newport, 
each  25  cents.  Total,  $2.75. 

Union  Class. — Dan  Clingerman,  $2  ;  Sarah  Meese,  Sada  Thompson  and 
husband,  Frank  Schraer,  Leo  Long,  Frank  Clingerman,  Elizabeth 
•Schraer,  A.  F.  Kirchner,  Della  Schraer,  Earl  Schraer,  John  Huber, 
each  50  cents  ;  Lydia  Chambers,  Cassa  Ruble  and  wife,  Thomas  Schraer, 
Flora  Schraer,  Lora  Huber,  Mary  E.  Schraer,  Mertha  Pawl,  Mary  F. 
Pawl,  James  Blair,  John  Kerschner,  Mariah  Kennedy,  Mag  Huber,  Henry 
Huber,  Otie  Cane,  each  25  cents ;  Mrs.  Oddie  Cane,  10  cents ;  Marie 
Stwalley,  5  cents.  Total,  $10.65. 

Garrard  Class. — Emit  Scheese,  Jamie  Scheese,  Abraham  Scheese  and 
wife,  each  50  cents ;  Mary  Orman,  Mary  J.  Scheese,  each  25  cents.  To¬ 
tal,  $2 

Grand  total,  $53.90. 


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WESTFIELD  DISTRICT. 

BEECHER  CITY  CIRCUIT— G.  W.  Padrick,  Pastor. 

Beecher  City  Class. — David  Sweezy,  $1 ;  H.  D.  Sweezy,  $1 ;  Mrs.  Mary 
Sweezy,  $1.25  ;  Mrs.  Lue  Sweezy,  $1 ;  Miss  Laura  Brooks,  $1 ;  William 
Swreezy,  50  cents ;  Charles  Robbins,  50  cents ;  Mrs.  Nannie  Robbins, 
50  cents ;  Mrs.  Sallie  Richards,  50  cents  ;  Mrs.  Anna  Griffith,  25  cents ; 
Clyde  Sweezy,  25  cents ;  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Thompson,  25  cents ;  J.  N. 
Richards,  25  cents ;  Scott  Conner,  25  cents ;  Mrs.  Nancy  Olinger,  25 
cents  ;  Mrs.  Ellen  Hovis,  25  cents.  Total,  $9. 

Holland  Class. — Cyrus  Giles,  50  cents  ;  Will  Hubbertt,  50  cents  ;  Clem 
Grubb,  50  cents;  Fred  Hubbert,  50  cents;  George  Hubbert,  50  cents; 
Henry  Stone,  25  cents ;  Mrs.  Nettie  Stone,  25  cents ;  Earl  Stone,  25 
cents;  Mrs.  Jennie  Stone,  25  cents;  Otis  Stone,  25  cents;  Bessie  Fleni- 
ken,  25  cents ;  Hilda  Ponsler,  25  cents  ;  Ilia  Sparks,  25  cents  ;  Mrs.  Lillie 
Sparks,  25  cents  ;  Prudence  Ponsler,  25  cents ;  Byron  Smith,  25  cents  ; 
Mrs.  Ida  Workman,  25  cents  ;  Mrs.  Mary  Smith,  25  cents ;  Mrs.  Martha 
Ponsler,  25  cents ;  George  Davis,  25  cents ;  Joseph  Stone,  25  cents ; 
Willard  Hubbertt,  10  cents  ;  Mrs.  Laura  Hubbertt,  25  cents ;  Lloyd  Mus- 
ser,  25  cents ;  Jacob  Musser,  25  cents  ;  Josie  Flenikin,  25  cents  ;  Emma 
Sparks,  25  cents ;  Bertha  Ponsler,  25  cents ;  Addie  Ponsler,  25  cents ; 
Florence  Giles,  25  cents ;  Edith  Ponsler,  25  cents ;  Myrtle  Hubertt,  25 
cents;  Nora  Henderson,  25  cents;  Edith  Hubbertt,  25  cents;  John  Miller, 
25  cents;  Mrs.  Jennie  Miller,  25  cents;  Rolla  Flenikin,  25  cents;  Mrs. 
Mary  Hubbertt,  25  cents  ;  Ethel  Fortner,  25  cents  ;  Mrs.  Effie  Hubbertt, 
25  cents ;  Mrs.  Mary  Boschett,  25  cents.  Total,  $11.40. 

Fancher  Class. — W.  B.  Lance,  $2 ;  Mrs.  Charlotte  Lance,  $1 ;  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  G.  W.  Padrick,  $1 ;  Charles  Bird,  75  cents  ;  Mrs.  Lizzie  Bird,  50 
cents ;  Mrs.  Fannie:  Simmonds,  50  cents ;  George  Wade,  50  cents ; 
Ted  Casstevens,  25  cents ;  Francis  Casstevens,  25  cents ;  Ruth  Helton, 
25  cents ;  Mrs.  Phoeba  Helton,  25  cents  ;  Charley  Helton,  25  cents ;  Mrs. 
Mary  Beck,  25  cents  ;  Henry  Clausen,  25  cents  ;  Mrs.  Bertha  Clausen, 
25  cents ;  William  Fancher,  25  cents ;  Mrs.  Susan  Fancher,  25  cents ; 
Mrs.  Della  Steel,  25  cents ;  Mellie  Steel,  25  cents ;  Willie  Mares,  25 
cents  ;  Mrs.  Ella  Mares,  25  cents  ;  Emery  Borden,  25  cents ;  Mrs.  Susan 
Borden,  25  cents ;  Mrs.  Charity  Mulverliill,  25  cents ;  William  Smith, 
25  cents  ;  Mrs.  Nettie  Smith,  25  cents ;  John  Whitrock,  25  cents  ;  Daisy 
Lawson,  25  cents  ;  Mrs.  Emma  Buffinmyer,  25  cents.  Total,  $11.70. 
Grand  total,  $32.10. 

On  missions,  $24 ;  $5  on  mission  debt.  Balance  on  conference  claims. 

CLARKSBURG  CIRCUIT— G.  W.  Reid,  Pastor. 

Mt.  Zion  Class. — Ed.  Compton,  $5;  Mrs.  Ed.  Compton,  $2;  Jane 
Compton,  $3 ;  Elizabeth  Compton,  $3 ;  George  H.  Williams,  $1 ;  John 
Barbee,  $1 ;  Deborah  Barbee,  $1.  Total,  $16. 

Clarksburg  Class. — Sister  Welsh,  Brother  Welsh,  each  50  cents ;  Sister 
Elliott.  S.  W.  Flemming,  B.  W.  Prichard,  each  25  cents ;  Tom  Eiler, 
John  Sliuff,  each  $1 ;  Sister  Betts,  50  cents ;  special  collection,  $1.23. 
Total,  $5.48. 

Pleasanthill  Class. — Mike  Bechtel,  Thomas  Steel.  Herb  Fisher,  G.  W. 
McLaughlin,  S.  J.  Graves,  Olive  Bechtel,  Alice  Troutman,  each  $1 ;  Isaac 
Wortman,  $3 ;  Nellie  Moore,  William  McNeese,  each  50  cents.  Total, 
$11.00. 

Grand  total,  $32.48. 


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DOLSON  CIRCUIT— F.  M.  Fink,  Pastor. 

Union  Class. — A.  G.  Cowden,  $5 ;  Minnie  Snyder,  $3 ;  Margaret 
Cowden,  $2.50 ;  Emma  Hodges,  $2.50 ;  M.  M.  Snyder,  $2.50 ;  Nora 
Brown,  $2 ;  F.  M.  Fink,  $2 ;  W.  R.  McNary,  $2 ;  Dan  Brown,  $2 ; 
H.  W.  Kyle,  $1 ;  James  Drummond,  $1  ;  Harry  Milburn,  $1 ;  Leroy 
Drummond,  $1 ;  Marion  Bartlow,  $1 ;  Grace  Hodges,  $2 ;  C.  C.  Hodges, 
$2 ;  May  Buckner,  $1 ;  Parthenia  Filloon,  $1 ;  H.  H.  Robinson,  $1 ;  Eva 
White,  $1 ;  J.  W.  Vanfleet,  50  cents  ;  F.  M.  Buckner,  50  cents ;  Catharine 
Snyder,  50  cents ;  Sade  Meeker,  50  cents ;  Sue  Bartlow,  50  cents ; 
Mattie  Milburn,  50  cents;  Martha  Davis,  25  cents;  Charles  Haweston, 
25  cents;  Clel  Thompson,  25  cents;  Omer  Brown,  25  cents;  True  Wilson, 
25  cents ;  George  Filloon,  25  cents ;  Taylor  Robinson,  25  cents ;  Kate 
Murphy,  50  cents ;  Lillie  Medsker,  25  cents ;  Ida  Kile,  25  cents  ;  Emeline 
Drummond,  25  cents ;  Maggie  Drummond,  25  cents ;  Maud  McNary, 
25  cents ;  Mayme  Filloon,  25  cents ;  Blanch  Hodges,  25  cents ;  •  Minnie 
McNary,  25  cents;  Dessie  Vanfleet,  25  cents;  Mattie  McNary,  25  cents; 
Fred  Crumsin,  10  cents  ;  Ed.  Medsker,  10  cents  ;  Fay  Ellington,  10  cents ; 
Bessie  Brown,  10  cents ;  Merl  McNary,  10  cents ;  Mabel  Thompson, 
5  cents  ;  Edna  Medsker,  5  cents.  Total,  $44.85. 

Friendship  Class. — A.  H.  McDaniel,  $1.31 ;  Cassie  Lawrence,  $1 ;  Paul 
McDaniel,  $1;  D.  H.  Kite,  $1;  G.  W.  Harrod,  $1;  A.  F.  Lenex,  $1 ; 
James  B.  McCrory,  $1 ;  William  Deahl,  50  cents ;  E.  A.  Sliowner,  50 
cents;  T.  J.  McDaniel,  50  cents;  Mary  Deahl,  C.  A.  Johns,  50  cents; 
Cora  Johns,  50  cents;  Mary  j.  Kite,  50  cents;  Nan  Cooper.  25  cents; 
Mamie  Lenex,  25  cents ;  Emma  Huffman,  25  cents ;  Rose  Harrod,  25 
cents ;  Lavenea  Shawver,  25  cents ;  R.  E.  Stratton,  25  cents :  G.  W. 
Wilson,  25  cents ;  George  E.  Kite,  25  cents ;  Sarah  Hedges,  25  cents ; 
Beulah  Harrod,  10  cents ;  Dessie  Smith,  10  cents ;  Stella  McCrory, 
10  cents ;  Frank  Huffman,  50  cents.  Total,  $13.86. 

Annapolis  Class. — E.  C.  Wilbert,  $2 ;  F.  M.  Fink,  $2 ;  W.  A.  Pugh, 
$1 ;  S.  G.  Hallowell,  $1 ;  Minnie  Wilbert,  $1 ;  C.  E.  Cramer,  50  cents  ; 
Myrtle  Cramer,  50  cents  ;  Julia  Cox,  50  cents  ;  Nora  E.  Newlin,  50 'cents ; 
S.  E.  Hallowed,  25  cents ;  Alice  Kenan,  25  cents.  Total,  $9.50. 

Dolson  Class. — Caroline  Gallatin,  $2 ;  Cassie  Jeffers,  $1.50 ;  Jasper 
Ulrey,  $2 ;  Samuel  Gallatin,  $1;  W.  C.  Jeffers,  $1;  Minerva  Gallatin, 
75  cents ;  Hannah  Ulrey,  50  cents ;  E.  F.  Kinder,  50  cents  ;  J.  S.  Law¬ 
rence,  50  cents ;  Alice  Johnson,  50  cents ;  Myrtle  Gallatin,  25  cents ; 
Roslie  Gallatin,  25  cents ;  Lizzie  Kinder,  25  cents  ;  Eva  Armstrong,  25 
cents ;  Vina  Collier,  25  cents ;  C.  A.  Logue,  25  cents ;  Frank  Sharp, 
25  cents  ;  Nora  Johnson,  10  cents  ;  Lela  Gallatin,  10  cents ;  Maud  Neer, 
10  cents  ;  Zela  Kile,  10  cents ;  Eflie  Winterod.  25  cents.  Tota,  $12.65. 
Grand  total,  $S0.86.  ^ 

To  missions,  $64.  Balance  on  other  conference  claims. 

CASEY  STATION— W.  L.  Duncan,  Pastor. 

W.  L.  Duncan  and  family,  $5 ;  J.  B.  Norviel  and  family,  $5 ;  J.  J. 
Neeley,  $5 ;  Mrs.  S.  J.  Sanford.  $5 ;  Barnet  Huddleson,  $5 ;  C.  C. 
Fancher,  $3 ;  Susan  Crampton,  $3 ;  Henry  David  and  wife,  $2 ;  Mrs. 
P.  M.  Wagoner,  $2 ;  Orlie  Fancher  and  wife,  $1.50 ;  Mathias  Gossett, 
$1 ;  Permelia  Miller.  $1 ;  Lafayette  Fancher,  $1 ;  Susan  Gossett,  $1 : 
Schuyler  Brewer,  $1 ;  Joey  Main,  $1 ;  Mrs.  E.  J.  McCoy,  50  cents. 
Fannie  Miller,  50  cents  ;  Mrs.  J.  Neeley,  50  cents ;  Mrs.  S.  M.  McGinnis, 
$1 ;  Rilda  Neeley,  50  cents ;  Carrie  Fancher,  $1 ;  Mattie  Turner,  $1 ; 
Lou  Clem,  25  cents ;  Mary  Gerrard,  50  cents ;  Y.  P.  C.  U.,  15  cents ; 
Walter  Perkins,  50  cents  ;  Mahalia  Killian,  50  cents  ;  Mrs.  V.  Middleton, 
oO  cents ;  Mauda  Carroll,  35  cents ;  Cordelia  Bed,  50  cents ;  Mrs.  Mary 
Orr,  50  cents  ;  publication  fund,  $3.50 ;  presiding  elder’s  salary,  $49.50 ; 
Westfield  College  (special),  $28;  church  erection  (special),  $5;  State 

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temperance  work  by  collection  and  individual  donations,  $60 ;  Sunday- 
school  (special),  $10.50;  Y.  P.  C.  U.  (special),  $1.50.  Total,  $215.25. 

Applied  on  missions,  $53 ;  on  all  other  interests,  local,  permanent, 
and  special,  $162.25. 

EDGEWOOD  CIRCUIT— M.  L.  Watson,  Pastor. 

Arcadia  Class. — Sister  Oakley,  50  cents  ;  John  Mullikin,  25  cents ; 
William  Oakley,  50  cents  ;  George  Mullikin,  25  cents ;  Carrie  Mullikin, 
$1.  Total,  $2.50. 

Locustgrove  Class. — Sina  Hogan,  $1 ;  George  Bayles,  50  cents ;  Clark 
Oakley,  50  cents ;  Lilly  Hogan,  10  cents ;  Florace  Brown,  5  cents ; 
Sarah  Hogan,  5  cents  ;  Guy  Watson,  10  cents ;  Francis  Watson,  10  cents  ; 
Flora  Brown,  10  cents ;  Myrtle  Brown,  50  cents ;  C.  R.  Brown,  $1 ; 
William  Hogan,  $1;  Ollie  Hogan,  50  cents;  Phoeba  Crumb,  25  cents; 
Hattie  Watson,  50  cents.  Total,  $6.25. 

Lynn  Branch  Class. — Joe  Mahaffy,  $1;  Sister  Mahaffy,  $1;  Grandma 
Payton,  50  cents ;  Sister  Woolridge,  50  cents ;  Sylvia  Alexander,  50 
cents  ;  A.  C.  Byers,  50  cents  ;  C.  M.  Alexander,  50  cents ;  Sister  Alex¬ 
ander.  50  cents  ;  J.  I.  Woolridge,  $1 ;  John  Crumb,  50  cents  ;  Lulu  Ma¬ 
haffy,  25  cents.  Total,  $6.75. 

Wabash  Class. — Ladies’  Aid,  $3 ;  Lola  Burch,  25  cents ;  George  Shoe¬ 
maker,  50  cents ;  Rosa  Shoemaker,  50  cents ;  Katie  Burch,  25  cents. 
Total,  $4.50.  Grand  total,  $20. 

Applied  on  bishop’s  salary,  $6.25.  To  missions,  $13.75. 

GALTON  STATION— W.  H.  Halberstadt,  Pastor. 

Robert  Watson  and  wife,  $10 ;  W.  H.  Halberstadt  and  wife,  $10 ;  J.  P. 
Woolford,  $10 ;  A.  D.  Bradley,  $10 ;  W.  M.  A.,  $8.25 ;  Charles  Price, 
$10 ;  A.  Watson  and  wife,  $5 ;  Sunday-school,  $5 ;  W.  E.  Cosier  and  wife, 
$5 ;  J.  M.  Heacoc-k  and  wife,  $3  ;  W.  S.  Reed,  $3 ;  Emma  Seaman,  $3 ; 
Children’s  Day  collection,  $3.60 ;  Ross  M.  Woolford,  $2 ;  Ira  Garrison 
and  wife,  $2 ;  W.  H.  Lipp,  $2 ;  William  Shively,  $2  ;  Mary  Raney,  $2 : 
W.  L.  Raney  and  wife,  $1 ;  Fred  Heacock,  $1 ;  Roy  Jared,  $1 ;  Bethel 
Bates,  $1 ;  Walker  Keith,  $1 ;  Sarah  Weidner,  $1 ;  Dan  Stover,  $1 ; 
A.  J.  Kennedy  and  wife,  $1 ;  Lula  Fields,  50  cents ;  Jennie  Hunt,  50 
cents  ;  Ethel  Bates,  10  cents ;  Carl  Bates,  Ottie  Bates,  10  cents  ;  public 
collection,  $3.50.  Total,  $109.95. 

Applied  on  missions,  $51.45.  Balance  on  other  claims. 

GREENUP  CIRCUIT— C.  O.  Myers,  Pastor. 

Williams  Chapel  Class. — Mattie  Shontz,  $1.50 ;  L.  Shontz,.  25  cents ; 
Nan  Travis,  25  cents  ;  Cordelia  Travis.  25  cents  ;  Verna  Kibler,  25  cents  ; 
Alva  Miller,  5  cents  ;  William  Curl,  10  cents ;  Mrs.  Peck.  50  cents  ;  Amos 
Groves,  25  cents ;  Hugar  Curl,  25  cents ;  Mr.  Peck,  25  cents ;  Audra 
Shontz,  10  cents  ;  F.  Peck,  5  cents  ;  H.  Curl,  10  cents ;  Adolphus  Oaks, 
25  cents  ;  Esther  Oaks.  $1 ;  Guy  Inskeep,  25  cents ;  Zene  Applegate,  25 
cents  ;  Lloyd  Inskeep,  25  cents ;  Harry  Shontz,  25  cents  ;  Floyd  Inskeep, 
25  cents  ;  Joe  Poe,  25  cents  ;  William  Small,  25  cents  ;  J.  A.  Barns,  25 
cents ;  Lafe  Land,  5  cents ;  Mrs.  Billman,  25  cents ;  C.  O.  Myers,  $1 ; 
Calvin  Finey,  25  cents.  Total,  $8.95. 

Liber tyhill  Class. — John  N  ees,  50  cents ;  Mrs.  John  Nees,  50  cents ; 
Norman  Strader,  10  cents ;  Carrie  Barnes,  10  cents ;  Elsie  Nichols,  5 
cents ;  Essie  and  Grace  Brown,  25  cents ;  Annie  Markwell,  10  cents ; 
William  Vanover,  25  cents  ;  Susie  Bolin,  10  cents  ;  Mrs.  All  Gabel,  10 
cents:  Bee  Wright,  25  cents;  Willis  Wright,  25  cents;  Mrs.  H.  Sperry, 
50  cents;  Eugene  Nees,  25  cents;  Seymore  Stansbury,  5  cents;  F.  M. 
Snearley,  25  cents.  Total,  $3.60. 


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Union  Chapel  Class. — S.  K.  Thoeman,  $1;  John  Thoeman,  $2;  A.  A. 
Forbis,  25  cents ;  William  Whorton,  25  cents ;  Annie  Thoeman,  25 
cents;  Victor  Thoeman,  25  cents;  W.  C.  Feltner,  25  cents;  William 
Myers,  25  cents.  Total,  $4.50. 

Grand  total,  $17.05. 

Applied  to  missions,  $10.  Balance  on  conference  claims. 

LONGPOINT  CIRCUIT — H.  W.  Lashbrook,  Pastor. 

Washington  Class. — Richard  Shore,  $5 ;  T.  C.  Phillips,  $1 ;  Olie  Shore, 
50  cents ;  Walter  Bower  50  cents  ;  John  Moore,  50  cents  ;  R.  Richardson, 
50  cents ;  Bruce  Bower,  25  cents ;  Cora  Mullen,  25  cents ;  Ida  Moore, 
25  cents ;  Bell  Gelley,  25  cents ;  Sarah  Bower,  25  cents ;  Rachel  Chrysler, 
13  cents ;  Martha  Gard,  10  cents ;  Mrs.  T.  C.  Phillips,  10  cents  ;  publica¬ 
tion  fund  collection,  $3.22;  general  conference  expenses,  $5.90.  Total, 
$96.12. 

Pleasant  Valley  Claris. — C.  C.  Ormsby  and  wife,  $5 ;  J.  S.  Watts, 
$2 ;  Ed.  Ormsby,  $2 ;  R.  Roberts,  $1 ;  Lawson  Moore,  $1 ;  C.  H.  Neely, 
$1 ;  Fannie  Luke,  $1 ;  J.  L.  Mattoon  and  wife,  $1 ;  Ida  Havens,  50  cents  ; 
Musetta  Cooter,  50  cents ;  Nervia  Shuey,  50  cents ;  W.  S.  Shuey,  50 
cents;  Rebecca  Shuey,  50  cents;  Harve  Neely,  50  cents;  Emit  Havens, 
50  cents ;  M.  Conkle,  $2.50 ;  public  collections,  $4.07.  Total,  $24.07. 

Olive  Class. — Amos  Roberts,  $7  for  foreign  and  $2  for  home  missions ; 
Thomas  Bell,  $5 ;  George  W.  Huffman,  $5 ;  James  Bell,  $4 ;  F.  T.  Gore, 
$2 ;  Otis  Roberts,  $1 ;  Jane  Gore,  $1 ;  W.  S.  and  Emma  Roberts,  $1 ; 
J.  R.  Lansburry,  $1 ;  N.  H.  Barr,  50  cents  ;  Harley  Bell,  50  cents ;  Wil¬ 
liam  Kitchen,  50  cents ;  Madge  Vooris,  50  cents ;  Clara  Johnson,  50 
cents ;  Muriel  Roberts,  50  cents ;  Marie  Roberts,  50  cents ;  Ella  Bell, 
50  cents ;  Mrs.  Frank  Shadley,  50  cents ;  Ella  Roberts,  50  cents  ;  Anna 
Barr,  50  cents;  James  Davis,  50  cents;  Ed.  Roberts,  50  cents;  Maggie 
Bell,  25  cents  ;  Maggie  Roberts,  25  cents ;  C.  V.  Slusser,  25  cents ;  Orviel 
Sheeks,  25  cents;  J.  W.  Keller,  25.  cents;  Zona  Bell,  10  .cents;  public 
collection,  $2.  Total,  $38.85. 

Longpoint  Class. — David  Chrysler,  $2 ;  Wade  Arnly  and  wife,  $2 ; 
Kate  Chrysler,  $1 ;  Millie  Howe,  $1 ;  Claud  Mills,  $1 ;  Carrie  Chrysler, 
$1 ;  L.  B.  Lacy,  $1 ;  Fannie  Miller,  50  cents ;  Ora  Hayworth,  50  cents ; 
Florence  Huston,  50  cents ;  Effie  Mills,  50  cents ;  Lydia  Lacy,  50  cents ; 
Dicie  Shiver,  50  cents ;  Ella  Kilburn,  50  cents ;  Essie  Huston,  50  cents  ; 
W.  J.  Huston,  50  cents ;  Lydia  Mills,  25  cents ;  Effie  Hayworth,  25 
cents ;  Ethel  Lee,  25  cents  ;  Mollie  Grissom,  25  cents.  Total,  $14.50. 

LOOGOOTEE  CIRCUIT—J.  Cougill,  Pastor. 

Prairie  Chapel  Class. — J.  B.  McCormick,  $1.50 ;  Mary  Pilcher,  John 
Crawford,  George  P.  McCormick,  Y.  P.  Crabbs,  S.  V.  McCormick,  A.  C. 
McCormick,  each  $1;  A.  T.  Parks,  Mrs.  E.  Magraw,  Alice  Rine,  Pearl 
Rine,  Maggie  Rine,  E.  McCormick,  M.  J.  Rine,  John  Helm,  each  50 
cents ;  Sarah  Hankins,  Dellia  Rine,  Sarah  Parks,  Rovilla  Hankins, 
Charles  Servens  and  wife,  James  Rine,  Charles  McCormick,  S.  M. 
McCormick,  Will  McCormick,  G.  G.  McCormick,  each  25  cents;  Pearl 
Parks,  Willie  Parks,  each  5  cents ;  Sunday-school,  $1.65 ;  collection, 
$5.08 ;  J.  A.  Harper,  $1 ;  G.  W.  Pilcher,  15  cents.  Total,  $19.89. 

Salem  Class. — Silas  Greider,  A.  W.  Lowry,  each  $5;  M.  A.  Lowry, 
John  Reese,  each  $2;  M.  E.  Lowry,  W.  H.  Lowry,  A.  E.  Lowry,  Lee 
Reese,  Nancy  Lowry,  Christena  Lowry,  Cyrus  Griphette,  W.  F.  Smith, 
Toney  Smith,  L.  G.  Lippencott,  C.  W.  Ragel  and  wife,  Wesley  Ragel 
and  wife,  each  $1 ;  Chris  Greider,  J.  F.  Lowry,  James  Ragel,  Carrie 
Lowry,  Sarah  Greider,  Nancy  Ev.  Greider,  Sophaona  Greider,  W.  M. 
Werner,  J.  L.  Lippencott,  Amizetta  Wagner,  Susan  Ragel,  Eliza  Lippen- 


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cott,  A.  C.  Lowry,  N.  A.  Perrine,  Ed.  Stine,  Harva  Stine,  each  50  cents  ; 
Earl  Lowry,  Ward  Lowry,  Isabel  Stine,  A.  D.  Lowry,  G.  M.  Lowry, 
Blanch  Greider,  Frederica  Greider,  Simon  Miller,  Mary  Matix,  George 
Fisher,  Albert  Ambuhl,  Lucretia  Greider,  J.  Godsey,  Caroline  Lippencott, 
each  25  cents ;  Fred  Rexwinkle,  Frank  Kepner,  each  75  cents  ;  S.  Wagner, 
William  Welker,  Nancy  Sidner,  each  10  cents;  Earl  Greider,  25  cents; 
Charlie  Wagner,  25  cents ;  Georgie  Matix,  Nellie  Lowry,  Ethel  Lowry, 
Glen  Lowry,  Gladys#  Matix,  Clara  Schwarms,  Mabel  Lowry,  Fern 
Lowry,  Clarence  Lowry,  Ray  Lowry,  each  10  cents ;  Oma  Greider,  15 
cents ;  Roll  Mahon,  Carrie  Lowry,  Dan  Swarms,  each  25  cents ;  J.  Cou- 
gill  and  wife,  $7.  Total,  $61.57. 

Pleasantgrove  Class. — Rev.  J.  R.  Fogler,  J.  H.  Mahon,  each  $2  ;  Mary 
Mahon,  W.  H.  Gray,  N.  Helm,  Lewis  Lape,  J.  H.  Horner,  each  $1 ; 
K.  D.  Henry,  Mary  Fogler,  each  $1.50 ;  Margaret  Henry,  Catharine 
Miller,  Manda  Gray,  Martha  Ervin,  Charles  Mahon.  Mary  A.  Helm, 
F.  D.  Ervin,  David  Peters,  Mary  Peters,  each  50  cents ;  Matilda 
Harpster,  Rhoda  Stephens,  Merida  Mahon,  Lela  Mahon,  Ed.  Peters, 
Ray  Mahon,  J.  N.  Miller,  C.  M.  Rush,  S.  E.  Everhart,  each  25  cents; 
Sunday-school,  $2.40;  Charles  Dunbar,  25  cents;  Ralph  Mahon,  5  cents; 
collection,  $12.84.  Total,  $33.98. 

Grand  total,  $115.44. 

Applied  to  missions,  $55.  Balance  applied  on  other  claims. 

MT.  CARMEL  CIRCUIT— G.  W.  Ball,  Pastor. 

Mt.  Carmel  Class. — G.  W.  Ball  and  wife,  $7 ;  Mrs.  Cary  Nickels,  $2 ; 
Mrs.  Lecta  Cheeney,  $1 ;  C.  B.  Turney,  $1 ;  George  Carson,  $1.25 ;  Vina 
Carson,  $1 ;  Pheba  Goldsborough,  $1 ;  G.  M.  Pasley,  $1 ;  Jacob  Miller, 
$1 ;  Essie  Sefton,  $1;  Mrs.  Ora  Pasley,  $1;  Web  Wilson,  50  cents; 
Esna  Nickels,  50  cents;  John  Miller,  50  cents;  Cadie  Beal,  50  cents; 
Laura  Grandfield,  25  cents ;  Alta  Carson,  25  cents ;  Edith  Grandfield, 
25  cents  ;  McKinley  Grandfield,  25  cents ;  Mrs.  Agnes  Sefton,  25  cents ; 
Ed.  Sefton,  25  cents ;  Mary  Sefton,  25  cents  ;  Barbara  Sefton,  25  cents ; 
Mrs.  E.  J.  Sefton,  25  cents ;  Belle  Crowder,  50  cents ;  Mrs.  Winnie 
Sefton,  25  cents  ;  C.  H.  Padon,  $1.  Total,  $25.25. 

Locustgrove  Class. — Mrs.  Jemima  Dial,  $1 ;  Ben  Smith,  $1 ;  Mrs. 
Hattie  Criswell,  50  cents ;  G.  W.  Davis,  25  cents ;  James  Martin,  25 
cents ;  Mrs.  Margie  Dial,  25  cents ;  Mrs.  Rosa  Carter,  25  cents ;  Mrs. 
Mary  E.  Webber,  25  cents;  Mrs.  Laura  McClain,  50  cents.  Total,  $4.25. 

Avena  Class. — Rev.  W.  E.  Anderson,  $1 ;  Rev.  J.  D.  Dickens,  $1 ; 
Mrs.  C.  L.  Dickens,  $1 ;  A.  M.  Hart,  50  cents  ;  Mrs.  Julia  A.  Hart,  50 
cents  ;  Jacob  Kepner,  50  cents,  Total,  $4.50. 

Grand  total,  $34. 

REDMON  CIRCUIT — J.  Q.  Dickenslieets,  Pastor. 

Borton  Class. — Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mitchell  Sims,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  Q. 
Dickensheets,  each  $5 ;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  B.  Browning,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
J.  R.  Blair,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  K.  Lauher,  Charles  Mayo,  each  $2 ;  A.  C. 
Blair,  J.  H.  Browning'  and  wife,  J.  H.  Swinford  and  wife,  Mary  J. 
Koontz,  E.  S.  Borton,  W.  E.  Mayo,  G.  W.  Mitchell  and  wife,  Mrs.  Fred 
Lauher,  Seberry  Clark,  Charles  Brooks,  Willie  Lauher.  Riley  Plank, 
each  $1 ;  Mrs.  J.  K.  Lauher,  Emma  Browning,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Forker, 
Martha  Browning,  each  50  cents  ;  Earl  Dickensheets,  Mae  Dickensheets, 
Madge  Brooks,  Maxwell  Blair,  Agnes  Turner,  Inis  Turner,  Grace 
Shearer,  Hazel  Jones,  each  5  cents.  Total,  $32.90. 

Embarrass  Class. — Peter  Chessrown.  Howard  Van  Anken,  Alden  Van 
Anken,  each  $3 ;  Mary  Hathaway,  Hannah  Roll,  Elmer  Lukle  and  wife, 
James  Chesrown  and  wife,  Douglas  Merkle,  each  $2;  Etta  Merkle, 
Ettoile  Merkle,  La  Feme  Merkle,  Mrs.  Crider,  Arthur  Trimble,  Lucinda 

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Cummins,  Lydia  Cummins,  Lou  Chesrown,  Anna  Combs,  Charles  Ches- 
rown,  Dan  Chesrown,  each  $1 ;  Isaac  Barr,  Chancie  Rodgers,  Mrs.  Cyrus 
Wood,  each  50  cents;  Elmer  Davis,  Jessie  Cumins,  Roy  Weaver,  Ray 
Trimble,  each  25  cents ;  Florence  Barr,  Dorothy  Cummins,  Garnet 
Chesrown,  each  5  cents.  Total,  $32.65. 

Redmon  Class. — John  Mason  and  wife,  $10 ;  Harry  Young  and  wife, 
$5 ;  E  .O.  Snoddy  and  wife,  $3 ;  J.  W.  Mason,  Mrs.  Anna  E.  Standley, 
M.  J.  Lee,  each  $2 ;  George  Wendall,  $1.50 ;  Will  Manning,  George  Mason 
and  wife,  Eva  Snoddy,  Willis  Brinkerhoff,  J.  H.  Weaver,  Mary  Jump, 
Frank  Foltz  and  wife,  each  $1 ;  Matt  Jones  and  wife,  50  cents ;  Maggie 
Osborn,  25  cents.  Total,  $33.25. 

Otterbein  Class. — J.  L.  Fidler  and  wife,  $5 ;  Andrew  Hutchison,  $3 ; 
Mrs.  Mary  Hutchison,  A.  J.  Norris  and  wife,  Joseph  Waltz  and  wife,. 
Andrew  Josserand  and  wife,  Mr.  Gobert  and  wife,  W.  A.  Read  and 
wife,  Alph  Hawkens  and  wife,  William  Harns  and  wife,  each  $2 ; 
Bee  Buckler  and  wife,  Christiana  Saffle,  George  Zeis,  each  $1 ;  Mrs. 
Buckler,  George  Stoughton,  Bob  Stoughton,  Charles  Zeis,  each  50  cents ;: 
Mrs.  Josserand,  50  cents ;  Amos  Read,  Frank  Read,  each  5  cents* 
Total,  $29.60. 

Walnutgrove  Class. — Anna  Turbeyville,  $2 ;  Lydia  Aydelotte,  $1 ; 
Nancy  Winkler,  Sarah  Hopkins,  Dolf  Aydelotte,  Thomas  Winkler,  John 
Underwood,  each  25  cents.  Total,  $4.25. 

Newman  Class. — Charles  Leach,  $1. 

TOLEDO  CIRCUIT— B.  F.  Farris,  Pastor. 

Connett  Class. — B.  M.  Holsapple,  $1 ;  Elsie  Young,  50  cents  ;  Ross 
Easton,  25  cents ;  Mary  Hines,  50  cents ;  J.  H.  Williams,  50  cents ; 
M.  E.  Williams,  50  cents  ;  Ed,  Williams,  60  cents  ;  Martha  Stitt,  25  cents  ; 
Gladys  Stitt,  25  cents ;  Orlando  Stitt,  25  cents ;  Eva  Stitt,  25  cents ; 
Lizzie  Stitt,  25  cents ;  J.  W.  Stitt,  50  cents ;  Mrs.  J.  W.  Stitt,  50  cents ; 
Fred  Cloud,  50  cents ;  Mrs.  Chesser,  50  cents ;  H.  Holsapple,  50  cents ; 
Ellen  Holsapple,  50  cents  ;  Ada  Holsapple,  50  cents.  Total,  $8.60. 

Zion  Class. — Edna  Dalton,  25  cents ;  Alice  Dalton,  50  cents ;  J.  W. 
Bayne,  50  cents ;  Lucy  Bayne,  50  cents;  Nellie  Coen,  50  cents;  Minnie 
Storm,  25  cents ;  Ray  Coen,  10  cents ;  Stellie  Coen,  25  cents ;  Carrie 
McKay,  50  cents ;  Reuben  Swingle,  50  cents ;  Amanda  Swingle,  50  cents ; 
Blanch  Swingle,  25  cents ;  Sarah  Swingle,  50  cents ;  Emma  Coen,  25 
cents ;  Ethel  Coen,  25  cents ;  Roscoe  Coen,  25  cents ;  Elmer  Coen,  50 
cents.  Total,  $6.35. 

Olive  Class. — Cora  Richardson,  $1 ;  Richard  Richardson,  50  cents ; 
Homer  Lacy,  50  cents  ;  Isaac  Sparks,  $1 ;  Jane  Sparks,  $1 ;  E.  D.  Gor¬ 
don,  50  cents;  Ida  Gordon,  50  cents;  William  Shup,  $1;  Catharine 
Shup,  $1 ;  William  Shull,  50  cents ;  Marinda  Shull,  50  cents ;  Sarah  A. 
Dow,  50  cents.  Total,  $8.50. 

Hopewell,  Class,  90  cents  ;  John  Hillard,  25  cents ;  Mrs.  John  Hillard, 
25  cents.  Total,  $1.40. 

Bethel  Class. — Martin  Shup,  $1. 

UNION  CIRCUIT— W.  N.  Coffman,  Pastor. 

William  Cummings,  W.  N.  Coffman,  each  $10 ;  Mark  Cummings,  Mrs. 
Bartholomew,  Mary  Campbell,  each  $5 ;  Mrs.  L.  Cummings,  $4.50 ; 
dohn  Owens,  $2.50;  Dare  &  Layton,  Fred  Smith,  Eli  Payne,  W.  T. 
Bennett,  E.  B.  Neeley,  each  $2 ;  Eliza  Bartholomew,  Charles  Applegate, 
Dr.  H.  R.  Rankin,  each  $1 ;  Harry  Ray,  Fred  Dare,  Cora  Dare,  John 
Anderson,  William  Eakle,  Martha  Eakle,  Eva  May  Smith,  Henry 
Kruger,  Minnie  Kruger,  Katie  Kruger,  each  50  cents;  James  Anderson, 
Dave  Orms,  Leonard  Kruger,  each  25  cents ;  Selon  Anderson,  Helen 
Stover,  Grace  Kruger,  each  5  cents ;  Sallie  Hendrixon,  2  cents. 

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Union  Class. — H.  J.  Robinson,  $5 ;  James  Steven,  William  Steven, 
Guy  Cook,  E.  C.  Ruby,  each  $2 ;  Nellie  Black,  Rev.  E.  Braithwaite, 
Capt.  O.  Banon,  Wilber  Rice,  J.  H.  Mussen,  M.  J.  Harrison,  George 
Black,  Anna  Stover,  M.  A.  Hixon,  a  friend,  each  $1 ;  E.  A.  Perkins,  50 
cents;  L.  A.  Rice,  Lucinda  Carter,  John  Maley,  Mary  Saltzer,  each  25 
cents ;  Fern  Rice,  10  cents ;  Edna  Rice,  Chester  Stover,  Anna  Braith¬ 
waite,  Hazel  Braithwaite,  each  5  cents  ;  Bessie  Harrison,  25  cents  ;  Frank 
Beardsley,  $1. 

Parkville  Class. — Linda  O’Bryan,  $2  ;  Mina  O’Bryan,  Sarah  O’Bryan, 
J.  L.  Lowman,  Anna  Rock,  Irene  Lewis,  Grace  Lewis,  E.  Summitt, 
Spencer  O’Bryan,  Minerva  Bostick,  Charles  Galbraith,  H.  J.  Hubbart, 
each  50  cents  :  Marion  Summitt,  James  Summitt,  J.  W.  Snyder,  J.  W. 
Berry,  Mary  Meeker,  A.  A.  Allen,  Nora  Helms,  Harry  Flatt,  Mattie 
Galbraith,  Elizabeth  Rock,  each  25  cents  ;  S.  W.  Shoemaker,  15  cents ; 
Cecil  Rock,  5  cents  ;  by  sale  of  minutes,  $3  ;  public  collection,  $8. 

Grand  total,  $110.25. 

WESTFIELD  CIRCUIT— H.  S.  Reese,  Pastor. 

Liberty  Class.2 — Mrs.  John  Richardson,  A.  C.  Ingram  and  wife,  Bert 
Brown,  Bell  Gossett,  Mrs.  Joe  Goble,  Sadie  Goble,  Wiley  Leonas,  Ellen 
Newell,  Jane  Newell,  Henry  Davis  and  wife,  John  W.  Davis,  Henry 
Newell,  John  Richardson,  each  $1 ;  Rosco  Stewart,  50  cents ;  Opel 
Stewart,  25  cents ;  Orah  Goble,  50  cents ;  Bertha  Babers,  25  cents ; 
Mrs.  Clark,  Franklin  Johnes,  Mary  Messic,  Anna  Ingram,  Burthy 
Johnes,  each  50  cents ;  Ola  Brown,  Emma  Brown,  Hallie  Stath,  Lizzie 
Stewart,  M.  C.  Brown,  each  25  cents.  Total,  $18.25. 

Weaver  Class. — Ross  Low,  $1 ;  Curtis  Williams,  Owen  Brandenburg, 
Mrs.  J.  M.  Hutten,  Mary  Eyestone,  J.  M.  Hutten,  J.  B.  Eyestone,  each 
50  cents ;  Charles  Lippincott,  Ola  Richardson,  Trillie  Brandinburg,  Ida 
M.  Able,  Jimmie  Cox,  Agnes  Able,  Allie  Rennels,  each  25  cents  ;  John 
Jenkins,  $1 ;  Mack  Malcom,  25  cents,  Sam  Lippincott,  50  cents.  Total, 
$7.50. 

Fairview  Class. — H.  S.  Reese,  John  Strockbine,  James  Lippincott, 
each  $1 ;  J.  C.  Gossett,  John  Richardson,  Alonzo  Reese,  C.  A.  Rinebolt, 
Delila  Rinebolt,  each  50  cents ;  M.  A.  Richardson,  Isabell  Haddock, 
Millie  McMackan,  Kate  Frazell,  Coral  Gossett,  Nora  Frazell,  Nell 
Frazell,  L.  W.  Frazell,  William  Rinebolt,  Harry  Rinebolt,  America 
Devrick,  Henry  Rinebolt,  Mamy  Rinebolt,  Effie  Sidwell,  G.  H.  Lippincott, 
each  25  cents ;  I.  W.  Yanaway,  Dot  Yanaway,  Lelan  Yanaway,  each 
50  cents ;  Ruth  Yanaway,  10  cents ;  a  friend,  $1 ;  Tom  Richardson,  15 
cents  ;  Furn  Frazell,  10  cents  ;  Mamie  Frazell,  20  cents  Florence  Reese, 
Purl  Rinebolt,  Ianel  Gilispie,  each  10  cents ;  Elizabeth  Lippincott,  $1 ; 
Burt  Miller  and  wife,  $1.  Total,  $14.60. 

Salisbery  Class. — H.  S.  Reese,  Sarah  Beck,  each  $1 ;  Elizabeth  Wright, 
Burl  Malcom,  Walter  Levit,  Elmer  Abbynathy,  John  Smith,  Rosco 
Wright,  Josie  French,  Jesse  Smith,  each  25  cents  ;  Sister  Alice  Rhue, 
William  Gossett,  Martha  Gossett,  each  50  cents.  Total,  $5.30. 

Grand  total,  $45.35. 

Applied  on  missions,  $40,  the  remainder  of  $5.35  to  be  applied  on 
-conference  claims. 

WESTFIELD  STATION— D.  R.  Seneff,  Pastor. 

W.  C.  Smith,  $5 ;  S.  Mills,  $5 ;  Earnest  Shuey,  $5 ;  Samuel  Spelbring, 
:$5 ;  M.  J.  Glick,  $5 ;  Dr.  Anderson,  $5 ;  L.  A.  Rider,  $5 ;  A.  H.  Garner, 
$5 ;  C.  E.  Bigelow,  $5 ;  L.  H.  Cooley,  $5 ;  E.  R.  Connelly,  $5 ;  Mrs. 
M.  E.  Owen,  $5 ;  R.  M.  Porterfield,  $5 ;  R.  C.  Catron,  $5 ;  Y.  P.  C.  U., 
:$5 ;  Sabbath-school,  $8 ;  W.  R.  Shuey,  $5 ;  D.  R.  Seneff,  $5 ;  Mary 
Evinger,  $1 ;  Mary  D.  Shuey,  $1 ;  Perna  Stoltz,  $3 ;  William  Armen- 

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trout,  $1 ;  B.  F.  Wilson,  $1 ;  Florence  Wilson,  50  cents  ;  Hannah  Wilson, 
$1 ;  Emmer  Wilson,  80  cents ;  Mrs.  Swickard,  50  cents ;  Mrs.  Rose  Wells, 
$1 ;  Lizzie  Laws,  50  cents ;  C.  C.  Rider,  50  cents ;  Emma  White,  50 
cents ;  Mary  J.  White,  50  cents ;  Flo  White,  25  cents ;  Garrett  White, 
50  cents;  Alice  Brown,  50  cents;  T.  R.  Gunn,  $1.50;  Josie  Toby,  25 
cents ;  Lela  Seneff ,  50  cents ;  N.  J.  Pepple,  $1 ;  Mrs.  Beavers,  50  cents  ; 
Ed.  Spelbring,  50  cents ;  Tillie  Rider,  $1 ;  Marth  Parcel,  $1 ;  A.  E. 
Kosht,  $3;  Sarah  Smith,  $3;  Lois  Shuey,  50  cents;  Lewis  Perigo,  $1 ; 
Laura  Nichols,  $1.  Total,  $121.80. 


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the  best.  The  building,  a  very  pretty*  modern  structure  of  24  rooms,  heated 
throughout  with  steam,  stands  on£the  highest'pointfin  a'beautiful,  large  campus. 

Collegiate,  Academic,  Normal,  Preparatory,  Commercial,  Shorthand, 
Music,  Elocution,  Physical  Culture,  and  Art  Courses  are  offered. 


The  Collegiate  Courses  lead  to  the  degree  of  A.B.,  t  he  Normal  Course  to  the 
degree  of  B.S.IX,  and  the  other  courses  to  diplomas. 

•  Our  Normal  Course  prepares  students  to  tea£h  in  any  State  and  to  pass  the 
examination  for  State  certificate. 

Work  done  here  receives  credit  in  the  leading  universities.  Our  graduates 
hold  first-class  positions.  Our  teachers  are  thorough*  aiH  approachable.  Our 
four  literary  societies  have  nicely-furnished  halls. 

The  most  friendly  relations  exist  between  the  citizens  and  the  students. 
Students  will  be  received  at  any  time  during  the  school  year. 

For  Catalogue  or  Information  Address 

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Of  the 

Church  of  the  United  Brethren  in  Christ,  held  in 
Terre  Haute,  Indiana,  August  21-25,  1907 


Published  by  Order  of  the  Conference 
A.  D.  Markley,  Recording  Secretary 


Dayton ,  Ohio 

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J.  W.  Nye.  S.  Mills.  W.  M.  Givens.  C.  H.  Jones. 

Four  Members  of  Lower  Wabash  (  onference  of  50  Years  Ago. 
Yet  living  and  present  at  this  Conference. 


D.  It.  Seneff.  J.  B.  Com  nett. 


J.  A.  Hawkins. 


Presiding  Elders  of  Lower  Wabash  Conference. 


OFFICERS  OF  CONFERENCE  ORGANIZATIONS. 


Superintendent. 

Bishop  G.  M.  Mathews,  D.D.,  1391  Humboldt  Boulevard,  Chicago,  Illinois. 

^ j  £ 

Secretary. 

A.  D.  Markley,  310  N.  Twenty-third  Street,  Terre  Haute,  Indiana. 

Statistician. 

L .  H.  Cooley,  Westfield,  Illinois. 

Branch  Missionary  Society. 

Treasurer — J.  C.  Fowler,  Paris,  Illinois. 

Secretary — S.  Mills,  Westfield,  Illinois. 

Trustees  of  Westfield  College. 

Hiram  Brubaker,  1909,  Paris,  Illinois. 

J.  B.  Connett,  1910,  Robinson,  Illinois. 

E.  O.  Snoddy,  1908,  Westfield,  Illinois. 

Beneficiary  Aid  Association. 

President — J.  L.  Brandenburg,  Martz,  Indiana. 

Vice-President — J.  B.  Connett,  Robinson,  Illinois. 

Secretary — T.  D.  Spyker,  Galton,  Illinois. 

Treasurer — S.  Mills,  Westfield,  Illinois. 

Conference  Church  Erection  Society. 

President — D.  R.  Seneff,  Westfield,  Illinois. 

Secretary — J.  A.  Hawkins,  Greencastle,  Indiana. 

Treasurer — A.  D.  Markley,  Terre  Haute,  Indiana. 

Trustees. 

L.  H.  Cooley,  1908,  Westfield,  Illinois. 

H.  W.  Broadstone,  1909,  Terre  Haute,  Indiana. 

P.  F.  Ivettring,  2040  N.  Twelfth  Street,  Terre  Haute,  Indiana. 

S abl) a th- School  Association. 

Secretary  and  Treasurer — S.  E.  Long,  Terre  Haute,  Indiana. 

Young  People’s  Christian  Union. 

President — C.  C.  Rose,  Olney,  Illinois. 

Rec.  Secretary — Miss  Carrie  Seneff,  Westfield,  Illinois. 

Cor.  Secretary — Mrs.  Cora  Decker,  Terre  Haute,  Indiana. 

Treasurer — W.  H.  Washburn,  Martinsville,  Indiana. 

Woman’s  Branch  Missionary  Association. 

President — Kate  L.  Cooley,  Westfield,  Illinois. 

Secretary — Miss  Lizzie  Sheets,  Vermilion,  Illinois. 

Treasurer — Rosa  M.  Connett,  Robinson,  Illinois. 

Court  of  Appeals. 

D.  R.  Seneff,  D.D.,  Westfield,  Illinois.  T.  D.  Spyker,  Galton,  Illinois. 

Correspondent  of  U.  B.  Seminary. 

S.  Mills,  Westfield,  Illinois. 

Correspondent  of  U.  B.  Historical  Society. 

L.  H.  Cooley,  Westfield,  Illinois. 

Conference  Board  of  Trustees. 

President — S.  Mills. 

Rec.  Secretary — D.  R.  Seneff. 

Treasurer — B.  Connett. 


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STANDING  COMMITTEES  FOR  1908. 


Home  Missions —  „ 

Publishing  Interests— C.  W.  Bauman. 

Education — G.  L.  Stine. 

Sabbath  Schools — P.  F.  Kettring. 

Y.  P.  C.  U. — M.  W.  Smeltzer. 

Temperance — H.  S.  Reese. 

The  Home — I.  S.  Mclver. 

Bible  Cause — J.  A.  Robinson. 

Resolutions — J.  L.  Brandenburg. 

Church  Erection — J.  A.  Bell. 

COURSES  OF  READING. 

£ 

T°^W  hi  teS  1 T  El  i  zabe t  tl  T  ho  nSo  1  Be  as  1  e  y ,  F.  H.  King,  T.  H.  Decker, 
SecondW^ommUtee-T.  D  Spyker,  J.  T.  McCreery,  N.  E.  Eoyer. 

Third* Yelr  Commiu"  f.  Longf  JW.  R.  Muncde,  L.  H.  Cooley. 

L.  E.  Miller,  W.  H.  Halberstadt. 


NECROLOGY 

Of  Members  from  the  Organization  of  the  Conference. 


Cherished  Names. 

A  TTnnhfn*  . 

Died. 
. 1860 

tt  a  Stnmn  . 

. 1860 

XX7  TT  Rrnwn  . 

. 1861 

C!  . 

. 1862 

rn  t>  Thrann  .  , . 1863 

A.  Jl>*  Aiiiapp .  ioga 

O  WvRoj  «...  i  0£?,7 

q  . . .  loo  § 

tj .  v*  1  V/litiGH  '***'■'  ^  O 

-1.  JL  •  v_y  A  cl  A  AV  *  •  •  * 

T  Simn^nTl  Sr  . 

. 1872 

T  TT  Rprlwpll  .  . . 

. 1873 

. 1874 

A  W  Hedere  . 

. 1874 

Q  TToTnrrn’th  . . 

. 1874 

A  "p  TIiir<?t  . . 

. 1874 

. 1875 

o  stari?  .  .  , . , . 

. 1875 

T  a  n  . 

. 1875 

Tt  . 1875 

JL^«  Ail  V  J  VI  . 

T  Ci  m  ncnri  .Tv  . 

. 1876 

. 1879 

. 1879 

L  •  O  Lv  1  j  *•«...•»• 

AT  m  Tobev  . 

. 1880 

IV  X  •  A.  •  1  U  Uvj  •  •  •  • 

. 1880 

T  P  Shiie  . 

. 1880 

52  (A  Pro  eh  . 

. 1881 

\\r  CJ  Hartman  .... 

. 1881 

TT  Sovom  . 

. 1882 

W  MeGinnis  . 

. 1883 

. 1883 

Cherished  Names. 

Died. 
. 1884 

. 1884 

. 1884 

• J  .  A3  Cl  1  C  R  X 

. 1884 

CJ  A  1 1  ophfl  n  crt)  . 

. 1884 

C.  Aliciiuau^u  . . 

oj  o  Stewart  .  .  T . 

. 1885 

AT  Hail  . 

. 1885 

a  t^  Allen  . 

. 1886 

.7.  L.  Cardwell  . 

t  c?  Pli  i  rren  d  en 

. 1889 

. 1892 

Aj.  o.  LJilllCiiucii  •  . . 

A  Helton  . 

. 1892 

. 1S92 

TAcmicT  Mater  . 

. 1893 

LMRi“i  iuaici  •••••••** 

. 1893 

T  w  Williams . 

. 1893 

t  t?  Helton  .  . . 

. 1896 

C3  QM-i Inc'Gor  _  . . .  .  .  . 

. 1896 

CVmov  . . . 1897 

. 1898 

. 1898 

t  CJ-  Shnev  . . . 

. 1901 

t  t  Pa  ce  . . . 

. 1901 

•  1  •  u  .  AT  cl  ^  C  •••••*• 

. 1902 

o.  lvtiilgj  . . . 

TT  Pnocgvrl  . 

. 1902 

. 1904 

. 1904 

O.  O ILlUv/ 1  ••••••* 

\v  r'*  Smith  . 

. 1905 

. 1906 

Conference  Proceedings 


ROLL  OF  MEMBERS. 


Names. 

Relation. 

Joined. 

Ordained. 

Post-Office. 

Anderson,  W.  E .  .  .  . 

.  .  .Sa _ 

.  .1881 .  .  . 

.  .  .1884. .  . 

.  .  .Avena  Ill. 

Ball,  G.  W . 

* 

. .1898. .  . 

. . . 1905 . . . 

Bauman,  C.  W . 

* 

. .1898.  .  . 

. . .1905. .  . 

.  .  .  Olney,  Ill. 

Brandenburg,  J.  L. 

* 

. .1876. .  . 

. . .1880. . . 

.  .  .  R.  R.  5,  Clay  City, 

Ind. 

Boley,  E . 

* 

. .1897. .  . 

. . . 1900. . 

Olnev  Ill 

Bourne,  H.  D . 

. . . Sn _ 

. .1893. . . 

. . .1896. . . 

...Wynoose,  Ill. 

Broadstone,  II.  W.  . 

* 

. .1874. . . 

. . .1888. . . 

.  .  .2436  Lafayette  Ave.,. 

Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

Brown,  E.  J . 

. . .Sn _ 

. .1888. .  . 

. . .1895. . . 

Brush,  J.  W . 

.  . .Sn _ 

. .1884.  .  . 

. . .1894. . . 

...R.  R.  2,  Lewis,  Ind. 

Bussard,  S . 

.  . . Sa . . . . 

. .1859. .  . 

. . .1861. . . 

.  .  .  Birds,  Ill. 

Bunnell,  J.  II . 

.  .  .  L _ 

. .1895. . . 

Byard,  Z.  H . 

. . . Sn  _ 

. .1888. .  . 

. . . 1891 . .  . 

...Ashmore,  Ill. 

Bell,  J.  A . 

* 

. .1905. . . 

.  .  .1121  S  12th  St.,  Mt. 

Vernon,  Ill. 

Buckner,  F.  M . 

. . . Sn _ 

. .1905. .  . 

.  .  .  Illinois. 

Bogard,  0.  F . 

. , .  l  : . . . 

. .1906. . . 

Bogard,  Harvey  .  .  . 

.  .  .  L _ 

. .1906. . . 

...Flora,  Ill. 

Beasley,  Winton  .  .  . 

.  .  .  L _ 

. .1907. . . 

...Westfield,  Ill. 

Coffman,  J . 

. .1870. . . 

. . .1871.  .  . 

...Bluford,  Ill. 

Connett,  J.  B . 

* 

. .1886. . . 

. . .1889. .  . 

.  .  .Robinson,  Ill. 

Cooley,  L.  II . 

* 

. .1881. . . 

. . .1891. .  . 

...Westfield,  Ill. 

Cougill,  J . 

* 

. . 1875. . . 

. . .1884. .  . 

.  .  .  St.  James,  Ill. 

Coen,  II . 

. .1900. . . 

. . .1874.  .  . 

...Olney,  Ill. 

Cummins,  Otto  .  .  .  . 

.  .  .  L _ 

. .1907. . . 

.  .  .  Illinois. 

Duncan,  W.  L . 

* 

. .1894. . . 

. . .1900. .  . 

Daugherty,  B.  F .  .  . 

* 

. .1906. . . 

...  t  ... 

...Westfield,  Ill. 

Decker,  T.  H . 

.  .  .  L _ 

. .1907. . . 

...Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

Edmondson,  J.  F .  .  . 

.  .  .  L _ 

. .1889. . . 

Elliott,  Mrs.  Viola.  . 

* 

. .1906. . . 

.  .  .  f  .  .  . 

.  .  .R.  R.,  Clay  City,  Ind. 

Elliott,  W.  H . 

* 

. .1907. . . 

. . .1892. . . 

...R.  R.,  Clay  City,  Ind. 

Fink,  F.  M . 

* 

. .1885. . . 

. . .1898. . . 

.  .  .R.  R.,  Rose  Hill,  Ill. 

Fowler,  J.  C . 

* 

. .1887. . . 

. . .1891. . . 

Fowler,  J.  F . 

* 

. . 1895 . . . 

. . .1901. . . 

.  .  .Robinson,  Ill. 

Givens,  W.  M . 

. . 1859 . .  . 

.  .  .1860.  ... 

...Center  Point,  Ind. 

Griffin,  R . 

* 

. .1893. . . 

. . .1896. . . 

.  .  .Marshall,  Ill. 

Griffith,  Thos.  P.  .  . 

* 

. .1906. . . 

...Vienna,  Ill. 

Hall,  C.  A . 

* 

. .1903. . . 

. . .1907. . . 

.  .  .  Sumner,  Ill. 

Hall,  R.  B . 

.  .  .  L _ 

. .1906. . . 

.  .  .  I  llinois. 

Halberstadt,  W.  H .  . 

* 

. .1896. . . 

. . .1900. . . 

...Robinson,  Ill. 

Harbert,  W.  C . 

* 

. .1888. . . 

. . .1891. . . 

.  .  .Olney,  Ill. 

Hawkins,  J.  A . 

* 

. .1895. . . 

. . .1897. . . 

.  .  .  Greencastle.  Ind. 

Haycock,  W.  O .  .  .  . 

* 

. .1894. . . 

. . .1901. . . 

.  .  .  St.  Francisville,  Ill. 

Holsapple,  J.  W.... 

. .1889. . . 

. . .1894. . . 

.  .  .Toledo,  Ill. 

Hayworth,  B.  C .  .  .  . 

.  .  .  L _ 

. .1907. . . 

Johns,  E.  R . 

. . . Sn  _ 

. .1886. . . 

. . .1890. . . 

.  ..R.  R.,  Casey,  Ill. 

Conference  Proceedings 


Names. 

Kellar,  G.  W . 

Kettring,  P.  F . 

Krieble,  Wm . 

Kneff,  J.  H . 

King,  F.  H . 

Lashbrook,  H.  W .  .  . 

Long,  S.  E . 

Langston,  W.  F.  .  .  . 

Myers,  C.  O . 

McCreery,  J.  T .  .  .  .  . 

Malsom,  W.  M . 

Markley,  A.  D . 

Miller,  L.  E . 

Mills,  S . 

Moore,  J.  F . 

Muncie,  W.  R . 

Musselman,  Mrs.  H. 

Mclver,  I.  S . 

McMahael,  G.  W .  .  . 

Norviel,  J.  B . 

Nash,  Mrs.  R.  J .  .  .  . 

Pellum,  J.  L . 

Peachy,  J . 

Penner,  J.  H . 

Pierson,  E.  M . 

Padrick,  G.  W . 

Perkins,  W.  L . 

Quigley,  W . 

Reese,  H.  S . 

Reid,  G.  W.  .  . . 

Richey,  T.  J . 

Royer,  N.  E . 

Robinson,  J.  A . 

Stine,  G.  L . 

Seneff,  D.  R . 

Shidler,  A . 

Shuey,  J.  F.  . . 

Shuey,  W.  R . 

Smith,  J.  A . 

Spyker,  T.  D . 

Smeltzer,  M.  W .  .  .  . 
Stevenson,  D.  K.  .  . 
Stevenson,  Mrs.  C.  A 

Stoltz,  S.  O . 

Tipsword,  H.  M .  .  .  . 

Tohill,  J . 

Thomson,  Elizabeth 
Walters,  T.  ....... 

Watson,  J.  P . 

Whitesell,  D.  T . 

Wood,  B.  G.  .  : . 

Watson,  M.  L . 

Webber,  R.  L . 


Relation. 

Joined. 

Ordained. 

Post-Office. 

,  .  .Sn - 

. .1890. . 

.  .Roodhouse,  Ill. 

* 

. .1888. . 

.  .  .  .1896. . . . 

..2040  N.  12th  St., 

Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

,  . .Sn _ 

. .1883. . 

.  .  Coal  City,  Ind. 

.  .  .  L _ 

•.  .1905.  . 

..Flora,  Ill. 

.  .  L - 

. .1907. . 

..Westfield,  Ill. 

* 

. .1903. . 

..2251  N.  13th  St., 

Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

* 

. . 1891 .  . 

.  .  .  .  1894 . . . . 

.  .  1403  Chestnut  St., 

Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

.  .  L _ 

. .1905. . 

.  .Robinson,  Ill. 

* 

. . 1904.  . 

.  .  . . 1907 . . . . 

.  .Vergennes,  Ill. 

* 

. .1891 . . 

.  .  .  .  1898. . . . 

.  .  Olney,  Ill.' 

.  .  .Sa _ 

.  .1879. . 

_ 1891 _ 

.  .  Martz,  Ind. 

* 

. . 1891 . . 

. . . . 1894 .  .  .  . 

..310  N.  23d  Street, 

Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

* 

. . 1900 . . 

....  1903 . . . . 

.  .  Barton,  Ill. 

.  . .Sa _ 

. .1859. . 

_ 1861 _ 

.  .Westfield,  Ill. 

. . Sa . . . . 

. . 1863 . . 

_ 1859 _ 

..Holton,  Kan. 

* 

. . 1877 . . 

. . . . 1880. .  .  . 

.  .  Paris,  Ill. 

7  * 

U  •  •  •  •  • 

. .1890. . 

_ 1894. . . . 

..Parkersburg,  Ill. 

* 

. . 1902 .  . 

.  .Yale,  Ill. 

* 

. . 1906. . 

.  .  Vienna,  Ill. 

* 

. .1887. . 

. . . . 1890 .  .  .  . 

.  .  Casey.  Ill. 

* 

. 1905 . . 

.  . Brownstown.  Ill. 

* 

. . 1903 . . 

.  .  St.  James,  Ill. 

. . Sa  .  . . . 

. .1871. . 

_ 1880 _ 

..Dundass,  Ill. 

. . Sn  .  .  . . 

. .1881. . 

_ 1888 _ 

.  .  Lawrenceville,  Ill. 

* 

.  . 1892. . 

. . . . 1896. . . . 

.  .  St.  Francisville,  III. 

* 

. . 1902. . 

.  .  Beecher  City,  Ill. 

* 

. .1902. . 

. . . . 1906. . . . 

.  .  Casey,  Ill. 

. . Sa . . . . 

. .1889.  . 

.  .  Elkville,  Ill. 

* 

. . 1904.  . 

..Martinsville.  Ill. 

* 

. . 1899 . . 

. . . . 1905. .  .  . 

..Westfield,  Ill. 

* 

. .1896. . 

_ 1906 _ 

.  .R.  R.,  Brazil,  Ind. 

* 

. . 1893 . . 

. . . . 1903 . . .  . 

.  .  Gallon.  Ill. 

.  .  L _ 

. . 1906 . . 

..Dayton,  Ohio. 

.  .  L _ 

. .1903. . 

.  .Dayton.  Ohio. 

* 

. . 1885 . . 

. .  . .1888.  .  .  . 

..Westfield.  Ill. 

.  .  Sn _ 

. . 1884 . . 

. .  . .1889 _ 

..R.  R.  2,  Lewis,  Ind. 

.  .  Sn _ 

. .1862. . 

_ 1870 _ 

.  .Argenta,  Ill. 

.  .  Sn _ 

. .1862.  . 

_ 1869 _ 

.  .Westfield,  Ill. 

. . Sn  . : . . 

. .1873.  . 

_ 1878 _ 

.  .Bluford,  Ill. 

* 

. .1878. . 

.  .  .\  1884 .  .  .  . 

.  . Oblong,  Ill. 

* 

. . 1906. . 

..Center  Point,  Ind. 

.  .  Sn _ 

. .1887. . 

_ 1893 _ 

.  .  Toledo,  Ill. 

. . Sn  .  . . . 

. .1891.  . 

.  .  .  .1894.  .'.  . 

.  .Toledo,  Ill. 

* 

. .1897. . 

_ 1900 _ 

..St.  Francisville,  Ill. 

.  . Sn . . . . 

. .1895. . 

_ 1898 _ 

..Toledo,  Ill. 

.  .  Sn _ 

. .1879. . 

_ 1889 _ 

.  .Hardinsville,  Ill. 

.  .  L _ 

. .1907. . 

.  .  Olney,  Ill. 

* 

. . 1881 . . 

. . . . 1891 .... 

.  .  Clay  City,  Ind. 

* 

. .1897. . 

. . . . 1885  .... 

.  .  Mt.  Vernon,  Ill. 

.  .Sn _ 

. .1892. . 

..Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

. .1880. . 

_ 1883 _ 

..Bluford,  Ill. 

* 

. . 1905. . 

Bluford,  Ill 

.  .  L _ 

. .1905. . 

.  .  Calhoun,  Ill. 

♦Itinerant  ;  L.  Local  ;  Sn,  Supernumerary  ;  Sa,  Superannuated  ;  fOrdained 
Elder. 


Conference  Proceedings 


LSY  DELEGATES. 


OLNEY  DISTRICT. 

Olney — G.  R.  Liston. 

Olney  Circuit — James  Dugan. 

Browns — Carl  Stultz. 

Calhoun— J.  Kimmel. 

Parkersburg — J.  T.  Lambert. 

Flora  Station — M.  O.  Cullison. 

Flora  Circuit — Louis  Stanford. 

Bluford — R.  S.  Young. 

Mt.  Vernon — Lyman  Wood. 

Ina — Elmer  Hix. 

Vergennes — Wm.  Perry. 

St.  Francisville — Edgar  Sibert. 

Sumner — S.  A.  Houchen. 

Birds — Elijah  Wesley. 

New  Hebron — Andrew  White. 

Yale — J.  F.  Cummins. 

TERRE  HAUTE  DISTRICT. 

Center  Point — J.  A.  Trout. 

Clay  City— H.  F.  Weber. 

Black  Hawk — Emory  Wellman. 

Lewis — Gilbert  Liston. 

Robinson — W.  H.  Powell. 

Terre  Haute,  First  Church — W.  E.  Williams. 

Paris — Gideon  Baumgartner. 

Vermilion — J.  A.  Hornberger. 

New  Goshen — R.  W.  Hay. 

Mt.  Zion — J.  A.  Stevens. 

Marshall — Ben  Bierbaum. 

Prairietown — Samuel  Hayworth. 

Terre  Haute,  Second  Church — Geo.  W.  McCracken. 
Terre  Haute,  Third  Church — L.  J.  Maurer. 

Terre  Haute,  Fourth  Church — T.  H.  Grounds. 
Oblong — Leslie  Cortelyou. 

WESTFIELD  DISTRICT. 

Toledo — Chas.  Brewer. 

Island  Grove — Jno.  Hudson. 

Loogootee — A.  W.  Lowry. 

Edgewood — C.  M.  Alexander. 

Galton — Ross  Wolford. 

Chesterville — Minnie  Kruger. 

Newman — Mary  Hutchison. 

Redmon — John  Mason. 

Parkville — Miss  Minnie  Obrien. 

Ashmore — J.  O.  Thomas. 

Westfield  Circuit — C.  R.  Lowe. 

Avena — Miss  Lizzie  Roberts. 

Beecher  City — Wm.  Stone. 

Clarksburg — J.  Troutman. 

Martinsville — C.  C.  Hodges. 

Casey  Circuit — Jas.  Bell. 

Casey  Station — J.  J.  Neely. 

Westfield  Station — C.  E.  Bigelow. 

Greenup — Leonard  Shontz. 


10 


Conference  Proceedings 


CONFERENCE  RECORD  FROM  ORGANIZATION, 


Time. 

\  17-21,  1859 . 

\  22-25,  1860 . 

\  21-24,  1861 . 

•.  13-16,  1862 . 

*.  26-29,  1863 . 

\  31-April  4,  1864. 

t.  8-11,  1864 . 

t.  7  — 1865 . 

r.  22-25,  1866 . 

?.  27-31,  1867 . 

19-23,  1868 . 

r  19-23,  1869 . 

t.  14-19,  1870 . 

t.  6-11,  1871 . 


21-26,  1872 - 

V  4-9.  1873 . 

.  8-12,  1874 . 

■t.  29-Oct.  2,  1875. 

.  4-8,  1876 . 

»t.  26-30,  1877 - 

..  9-13,  1878 . 

:.  15-19,  1879 . 

:.  6-10,  1880 . 

it.  28-Oct.  2,  1881. 

6-10,  1882 . 

19-23,  1883 - 

17-21,  1884 - 

30-Oct.  4,  1885. 
29-Oct.  3.  1886. 
28-Oct. 

26-30, 

25- 29, 

24-30, 

26- 30, 


Ill.  . 
Ind 
Ind. 


2,  1887. 
1888. . . . 

1889. .  . . 

1890. .  . . 

1891. .  . . 
31-Sept.  4,  1892 
30-Sept.  4,  1893. 

29- Sept.  2,  1894 

28- Sept.  1,  1895 

9-13,  1896 . 

22-26,  1897 _ 

21-25,  1898 _ 

30- Sept.  3,  1899 

5- 9,  1900 . 

4-8,  1901 _ 

27-31,  1902 _ 

26-30,  1903 _ 

17-21,  1904 _ 

6- 11,  1905 . 

29- Sept.  2,  1906 

21-25,  1907 . 


Place. 

Westfield,  Ill.  .  • 
New  Hebron,  Ill. 
Vermilion,  Ill.  .  . 
Westfield,  Ill. 
Centerpoint,  Ind. 
Vermilion,  Ill.  .  . 
New  Hebron,  Ill. 
Parkersburg,  Ill. 
Westfield,  Ill.  .  . . 
Prairieton,  Ind.  . 
Vermilion,  Ill.  . 
Westfield,  Ill.  .  • 
New  Hebron, 

Terre  Haute, 

New  Goshen, 
Westfield,  Ill.  .  . 
Prairieton,  Ind.  . 
Vermilion,  Ill.  . 
Middlebury,  Ind. 
Centerpoint,  Ind. 
Westfield,  Ill.  .  •  . 
Vermilion,  Ill  .  • 
.Centerpoint,  Ind. 

,  New  Goshen,  Ind. 

.  Parkersburg,  Ill. 

.  Westfield,  Ill.  .  . 

.  New  Hebron,  Ill. 

.  Iledmon,  Ill . 

.  Centerpoint,  Ind. 
.New  Hebron,  Ill. 
.Westfield,  Ill.  ... 

.  Clay  City,  Ind.  . 

.  Paris,  111 . 

.  Westfield, 

.  Clay  City, 

.  Terre  Haute,  Ind. 
.Westfield,  Ill.  .. 

.  Oblong,  Ill . 

.  Paris,  Ill . 

.  Clay  City,  Ind.  . 

.  Terre  Haute,  Ind. 
.Westfield,  Ill.  ... 

.  Olney,  Ill . 

.  Casey,  Ill.  ..... 

.  Oblong,  Ill . 

.  Terre  Haute,  Ind. 
.  Mt.  Vernon,  Ill.  . 

.  Olney,  Ill . 

.Westfield,  Ill.  ... 

,  .Terre  Haute,  Ind. 


Ill. 

Ind. 


Bishop. 

.  Edwards .  W. 

.  Edwards .  W. 

.  Edwards .  W. 

.  Edwards .  W. 
.Edwards.  W. 
.  Edwards .  S. 

.  Edwards .  S. 

.  Weaver .  .  S. 
.Weaver..  S. 
.Weaver..  S. 
.Weaver..  S. 

.  Edwards .  S. 

.  Edwards .  J. 
.Edwards.  J. 
Edwards.  S. 

.  Dickson .  .  S. 

.  Diekson .  .  S. 

.  Dickson .  .  S. 

.  Dickson .  .  S. 

.  Weaver .  .  S. 

,  .  Weaver.  .  S. 

,  .  Weaver.  .  S. 
.Weaver..  S. 

.  Kephart . .  S. 

.  .  Kephart .  .  S. 

.  .  Kephart'. .  S. 

.  Kephart . .  S. 

.  .  Castle.  .  .  ,S. 

.  Kephart .  .  S. 
.Weaver..  S. 

.  .  Dickson .  .  S. 

.  .  Kephart .  .  S. 

.  .  Castle .  .  .  .S. 
..Weaver..  S. 

. .  Dickson .  .  S. 

.  Hott . S. 

. .  Castle.  .  .  .S. 

.  .  Kephart .  .  L. 
.  .  Mills.  .  .  .  L. 
.  .  Weaver.  .  .L. 

.  Castle.  .  .  L. 
.  .  Castle.  .  .  .D. 
..Weaver..  L. 

.  .Hott . L. 

.  .  Mathews .  L. 

.Mathews.  L. 
.  .  Mathews.  L 
.  .  Mathews .  E 
.  .  Mathews .  A 
.  Mathews .  A 


>t. 
it. 
it. 
it. 
it. 

)t. 
it. 
it. 
it. 

g. 
g- 

or 

g. 
g. 

3t. 

3t. 

5t. 

or 
»• 

?t. 

3t. 

g. 

g. 

g. 

pt. 

g- 
g- 

The  following  persons  were  admitted  to  the  Conference:  T.  H.  Decker,  F. 
II.  King,  Winton  Beasley,  Elizabeth  Thomson ,  E.  O.  Cummins,  and  B.  C. 
Hayworth,  by  recommendation,  from  Quarterly  Conference  ;  W.  H.  Llliott,  oy 
transfer,  from  Radical  United  Brethren  Church. 

A.  E.  ICosht  was  given  a  transfer  to  Northern  Illinois  Conference.  B.  F. 
Farris  to  Miami  Conference.  Z.  Pease  was  given  an  open  transfer.  G.  w. 
Bastes  was  referred  back  to  his  Quarterly  Conference. 

Revs.  R.  Clark  and  J.  Dickens  died  during  the  year. 

M.  W.  Smeltzer  and  Mrs.  R.  J.  Nash,  were  admitted  to  the  itinerancy.  C. 
A.  Hall  and  C.  O.  Myers  were  ordained. 


Secretaries. 

C.  Smith. 

C.  Smith. 

C.  Smith. 

C.  Smith,  S.  Mills. 

C.  Smith,  S.  Mills. 

Mills,  J.  W.  Nye. 

Mills,  J.  W.  Nye. 

Mills,  G.  W.  Keller. 

Mills,  J.  W.  Nye. 

Mills,  J.  W.  Nye. 

Mills,  J.  W.  Nye. 

Mills,  J.  W.  Nye. 

H.  Ross,  W.  C.  Smith. 

H.  Ross,  S.  Mills. 

Mills,  R.  L.  Brengle. 

Mills,  R.  L.  Brengle. 

Mills,  W.  II.  Long. 

Mills,  W.  II.  Long. 

Mills,  R.  L.  Brengle. 

Mills,  W.  H.  Long. 

Mills,  R.  L.  Brengle. 

Mills. 

Mills,  R.  L.  Brengle. 

Mills,  R.  L.  Brengle. 

Mills,  R.  L.  Brengle. 

Mills,  W.  R.  Muncie. 

Mills,  W.  R.  Muncie. 

Mills,  W.  R.  Muncie. 

Mills,  W.  R.  Muncie. 

Mills,  W.  R.  Muncie. 

Mills,  W.  R.  Muncie. 

Mills,  D.  R.  Seneff. 

Mills,  D.  R.  Seneff. 

Mills,  W.  R.  Shuey. 

Mills,  W.  R.  Shuey. 

Mills,  W.  R.  Shuey. 

Mills,  W.  R.  Shuey. 

H.  Cooley,  A.  D.  Markley. 
H.  Cooley,  A.  D.  Markley. 
H.  Cooley,  A.  D.  Markley. 
II.  Cooley,  A.  D.  Markley. 
H.  Cooley,  A.  D.  Markley. 
H.  Cooley,  A.  D.  Markley. 
H.  Cooley,  A.  D.  Markley. 
H.  Cooley,  A.  D.  Markley. 
H.  Cooley,  J.  A.  Hawkins. 

.  H.  Cooley,  J.  A.  Hawkins, 
dw.  Boley,  A.  D.  Markley. 

.  D.  Markley,  W.  L.  Perkins. 
.  D.  Markley,  L.  El.  Cooley. 


11 


Field 

of 

Labor. 


Name 

of 

Preach  er. 


Olney  District — 

Birds  . 

Bluford  . 

Ina  . 

Calhoun  . 

Flora  . 

Flora  Circuit  . 

Browns  . 

Mt.  Vernon  . 

New  Hebron  . 

Olney  . 

Olney  Circuit  . 

Parkersburg  . 

Sumner  . 

St.  Francisville  . 

Vergennes  . 

Vienna  . 

Yale  . 


Total — Olney  District 


W.  A. 
M.  L. 
Wm. 
O.  J. 
J.  H. 
W.  O. 
W.  O. 
J.  A. 
S.  O. 
.T.  T. 

G.  W. 

H.  .T. 
C.  A. 
E.  M. 
C.  O. 
G.  W. 

I.  S. 


Bandy . 

Watson . 

Burns  . 

Bogard . 

Kneff . 

Haycock . 

and  Ona  Albert 

Bell . 

Stoltz . . 

McCreery . . 

Ball . 

Musselman . 

Hall . 

Pierson . 

Myers . 

Mc-Mahel . 

Mclver . 


Terre  Haute  Dist — 

Black  Hawk  . 

Center  Point  . 

Clay  City  . 

Lewis  . 

Marshall  . 

Mt.  Zion  . 

New  Goshen  . 

Oblong  . 

Paris  . ]  ’  ’ 

Prairieton  . 

Robinson  . 

Terre  Haute,  First  Church 

Second  Church  . 

Third  Church  . 

Fourth  Church  . 

West  Terre  Haute  . 

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It.  Griffin  . 

J.  A.  Robinson .  .  . 
Viola  Elliott  .... 
W.  R.  Muncie:  .  .  . 

T.  Walters  . 

A.  D.  Markley.  .  .  . 
W.  H.  Halberstadt 

J.  C.  Fowler . 

C.  W.  Bauman.  .  . 
W.  PI.  Halberstadt 

S.  E.  Long . 

P.  F.  Kettring.  .  .  . 

T.  J.  Richey . 

J.  L.  Brandenburg. 
J.  L.  Brandenburg. 
M.  W.  Smeltzer.  .  . 


Total — Terre  Haute  District 


Westfield  District — 

Ashmore  . 

Avena . 

Beecher  City  . 

Toledo  . ’  '  [  ’ 

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Martinsville  . 

Newman  . 

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Redmon  . 

Clarksburg  . .  .  .  .  . 

Union  Circuit,  Chesterville 

Parkville  . 

Westfield  . ]  . 

Westfield  Circuit 

Total — W'estfield  District! 
Grand  Total  . 


H.  S.  Reese .... 
Rebecca  J.  Nash 

G.  W.  Padrick .  . 
C.  W.  Perkins.  . 
W.  L.  Perkins.. 

J.  Cougill  . 

W.  C..  Plarbert.  . 
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H.  A.  Bogard.  .  . 
T.  D.  Spyker.  .  .  . 
H.  O.  Fowler.  .  . 
L.  H.  Cooley.  .  .  . 
J.  L.  Pellum 

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F.  H.  King . 

W.  Beasley 

J.  P>.  Showers .  .  . 

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73 

13 

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41 

16 

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Westfield  . 

32 

38 

20 

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200 

40 

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105  00 

69  00 

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$652  15 

$859  45 

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$1,810  85 

$2,551  35 

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Birds  . 

B1  uford  . 

Ina  . 

Calhoun  . 

Flora  .  . 

Flora  Circuit  . 

Browns  . 

Mt.  Vernon  . 

New  Hebron  . 

Olney  . . 

Olney  Circuit  . 

Parkersburg . 

Sumner  . 

St.  Francisville 

Vergennes  . 

Vienna  . 

Yale  . 


Total — Olney  District  .  . 

Terre  Haute  District — 

Black  Hawk  . 

Center  Point  . 

Clay  City  . 

Lewis  . 

Marshall  . 

Mt.  Zion  . 

New  Goshen  . 

Oblong  . 

Paris  .'  . 

Frairieton  . 

Robinson  . 

Terre  Haute,  First  Church. 

Second  Church  . 

Third  Church  . 

Fourth  Church  . 

West  Terre  Haute  . 

Vermilion  . 


Total — Terre  Haute  District 

Westfield  District — 

Ashmore  . 

Avena  . 

Beecher  City  . 

Toledo  . 

Casey  . 

Casey  Circuit  . *  .  : . 

Martinsville  . 

Newman  . 

Edgewood  . 

Galton  . 

Greenup  . 

Island  Grove  . 

Loogootee  . 

Redmon  . 

Clarksburg  . 

Union  Circuit,  Chesterville.  .  . 

Parkville  . 

Westfield  . 

Westfield  Circuit  . . 


Total — Westfield  District 
Grand  Total  . 


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75  00 

35  00 

39  0 

180  00 

1,500  00 

75  00 

60  4 

125  00 

144  00 

180  00 

64  0 

260  00 

50  00 

186  00 

68  0 

141  70 

100  00 

40  00 

10  0 

171  00 

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$60  00 

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127  10 

$468  95 

385  75 

68  0 

135  51 

397  20 

96  38 

46  0 

170  00 

580  00 

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$3,187  75 

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10  75 

6  00 

13  63 

1  70 

304  97 

188  99 

169  61 

64  00 

100  00 

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27  00 

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Total,  Home 

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Gen ’1  Offering, 

Foreign 

Missions. 

Special  for 

Foreign 

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Total  for 

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$8  00 

$8  00 

$8  00 

28  50 

28  50 

$6  10 

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5  00 

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5  75 

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5  75 

2  25 

21  00 

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2  00 

4  00 

4  00 

30  00 

6  70 

6  70 

6  70 

2  00 

13  00 

2  00 

2  00 

2  00 

50  00 

7  50 

7  50 

7  50 

140  03 

184  03 

135  03 

135  03 

135  03 

14  25 

58  25 

60  78 

60  78 

$22  35 

83  13 

39  00 

10  00 

10  00 

10  00 

2  00 

62  47 

55  50 

55  50 

55  50 

39  10 

103  10 

18  15 

18  15 

8  00 

26  15 

100  00 

168  00 

100  00 

100  00 

57  25 

157  25 

5  00 

15  00 

11  75 

11  75 

11  75 

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60  00 

16  00 

16  00 

16  00 

$333  93 

$860  15 

$444  16 

$8  10 

$452  26 

$87  60 

$539  86 

$25  00 

$11  90 

$11  90 

$11  90 

$43  55 

111  55 

12  50 

12  50 

12  50 

117  63 

163  63 

50  00 

50  00 

$15  25 

65  25 

4  75 

15  25 

1  00 

$1  65 

2  65 

5  00 

7  65 

42  00 

92  00 

35  00 

5  00 

40  00 

34  00 

74  00 

22  00 

20  00 

20  00 

20  00 

30  00 

71  00 

25  00 

25  00 

27  00 

197  59 

239  59 

7  75 

7  75 

12  00 

19  75 

30  00 

90  00 

17  50 

17  50 

19  25 

36  75 

27  50 

67  50 

33  50 

33  50 

13  79 

47  29 

$200  00 

354  60 

57  82 

57  82 

31  00 

63  00 

11  70 

7  00 

18  70 

30  00 

48  76 

5  00 

5  00 

5  00 

5  00 

5  00 

22  00 

1  47 

2  47 

4  87 

32  87 

9  73 

1  00 

10  73 

10  73 

$535  36 

$200  00 

$1,405  46 

$298  40 

$14  65 

$288  05 

$129  29 

$359  52 

$5  00 

$28  00 

$21  10 

$21  10 

$21  10 

8  00 

29  32 

7  50 

7  50 

7  50 

6  00 

30  00 

15  00 

4  15 

4  15 

4  15 

6  66 

54  00 

54  10 

$2  00 

56  10 

56  10 

8  00 

68  00 

19  22 

19  22 

19  22 

38  75 

92  00 

9  00 

41  00 

19  00 

4  50 

23  50 

$9  75 

33  25 

5  60 

1  50 

1  50 

1  50 

48  00 

10  001 

10  00 

10  00 

2  75 

4  25 

9  451 

9  45 

9  45 

16  00 

28  00 

12  54 

12  54 

12  54 

55  00 

21  00 

91  00 

21  00 

33  31 

75  48 

25  00 

2  00 

27  00 

27  00 

14  50 

14  50 

15  89 

26  64 

12  16 

54 

12  80 

12  80 

10  75 

12  45 

180  57 

244  57 

180  00 

21  33 

201  33 

42  51 

142  84 

2  00 

29  00 

29  00 

$356  52 

$900  81 

$377  50 

$49  59 

$473  19 

$52  26 

$479  45 

$1,225  81 

$200  00 

$3,166  42 

$1,095  06 

$72  34 

$1,213  50 

$270  15 

$1,378  83 

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Olney  District — 

Birds  . 

$2  00 
5  00 

Bluford  . 

$5  00 

$10  00 

Ina . 

Calhoun  . 

1  00 

3  00 

5  00 
2  00 

4  00 
8  00 
8  00 

6  00 
10  00 
12  00 
12  00 

2  00 

$1  00 

2  00 

Flora  . 

Flora  Circuit  . 

5  75 

2  00 
3  00 

3  00 

4  00 

4  00 
2  00 

5  00 

6  00 
6  00 
1  00 

6  21 

Browns  . 

Mt.  Vernon  . 

New  Hebron  . 

221  33 
5  00 

3  00 

4  IQ 

Olney  . 

$5  00 

3  00 
3  00 
12  00 
2  00 
5  00 
5  56 

Olney  Circuit  . 

Parkersburg  . 

Sumner  .  . 

St.  Francisville  . 

Vergennes . 

V 

Vienna  . 

Yale  . 

10  00 

1  60 

5  00 

Total — Olney  District  .... 

Terre  Haute  District — 
Black  Hawk  . 

$90  00 

$4  00 
15  00 
8  00 
2  00 
10  00 
4  00 
8  00 

4  00 
8  00 

10  00 
3  00 
12  00 

5  00 
2  00 
1  00 

$5  00 

$241  78 

$48  00 

$2  50 
6  00 

4  00 

1  65 

5  00 
1  00 

2  62 
2  00 

4  00 

5  00 
1  00 

6  00 
2  00 

$46  77 

$1  32 

Center  Point  . 

Clay  City  . . 

$3  08 

Lewis  . 

$2  50 

Marshall  . 

6  36 

Mt.  Zion  . 

New  Goshen  . 

Oblong . 

Paris  . . 

8  00 

5  00 

Prairieton  . 

Robinson  . 

42  00 

Terre  Haute,  First  Church .  .  . 
Second  Church  . 

2  00 

✓ 

Third  Church  . 

Fourth  Church  . 

2  00 
2  00 
2  00 

3  00 

West  Terre  Haute . 

Vermilion  . 

6  00 

5  00 

Total — Terre  Haute  District 

Westfield  District — 
Ashmore  . 

$102  00 

$6  00 
7  00 
2  00 

$47  08 

$10  50 

$48  77 

$3  00 
3  00 
1  00 

$20  68 

Avena  . . . 

$3  50 

$3  10 
2  00 
2  74 

Beecher  City  . 

Toledo  . 

Casey . 

10  00 
10  00 
6  00 
5  00 
3  00 
10  00 

5  00 
5  00 

Casev  Circuit . 

Martinsville 

50 

Newman 

2  00 
3  00 
5  00 

Udsrewood  . 

Galton . . 

GreenuD 

Island  Grove 

1  75 
10  00 
9  00 

90 
5  00 

Loosfootee 

$5  00 

3  43 

4  00 

Redmon 

Clarksbursr 

Union  Circuit  Chesterville 

1  00 

Parkville 

2  00 
5  00 

Westfield  . 

12  00 
2  00 

4  66 

5  60 

6  00 

Westfield  Circuit 

1 

Total — Westfield  District  . 1 

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$21  69 

$38  90 

$14  84 

$285  75 

$57  08 

$273  97 

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6  00 

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5  00 

6  00 

3  00 

7  50 

6  00 

7  50 

6  00 

7  50 

5  50 

11  50 

8  00 

12  50 

8  00 

12  50 

8  00 

7  50 

2  40 

10  00 

8  66 

$117  55 

$81  90 

$10  00 

$4  00 

12  50 

8  00 

7  50 

6  00 

10  00 

3  00 

8  00 

8  00 

10  00 

4  00 

12  50 

4  00 

3  50 

3  00 

9  00 

6  00 

10  00 

8  00 

3  00 

4  00 

10  00 

8  00 

5  00 

4  00 

2  50 

2  00 

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1  00 

1  00 

7  50 

4  50 

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12  00 


20  00 
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75 

75 

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25 

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$7  50 

6  50 

3  00 

4  00 
10  00 
10  00 
12  00 

7  00 
7  00 

10  00 


2  05 
10  00 
9  00 
2  00 
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3  00 


6  00 


15  00 


$25  00 


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8  00 
6  00 

2  50 


$27  50 


$2  00 
1  50 
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$50  00 
$12  00 


31  00 
5  00 


6  00 


$54  00 


3  00 
3  00 


2  00 
1  00 
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50 
3  00 
2  00 


$578  11 


$2  50 
7  00 

5  00 
2  00 

6  00 
3  00 
1  00 

2  50 

5  00 

6  00 
2  00 
7  00 

3  00 


1  00 


4  00 


$57  00 


$4  00 
4  00 
1  00 


$124  75 


$5  30 
25  00 
15  00 
2  00 
12  00 


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10  00 
12  00 
6  00 
12  00 
10  00 
3  00 
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6  00 
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3  00 


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6  00 
5  00 


$137  30 


$3  50 
8  00 
6  00 


12  00 
12  00 
12  00 
6  00 
3  00 
12  00 


2  45 
12  00 
15  00 


4  50 


$53  25 


$4  10 
4  50 

3  50 

4  00 
4,50 
4  00 
4  50 


3 

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2 
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50 

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2  75 
1  75 


4 

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00 

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75 

75 

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75 

75 

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75 

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12  50 
3  00 


$116  50 


8  00 
3  00 


6  00 


9  00 


20  80 
2  75 


$84  70 


$357  05 


$240  10 


$28  00 


$48  00 


$56  90 


$127  50 


$80  50 


$152  00 


$691  01 


$389  55 


4  50 
3  75 


$51  50 


$153  35 


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China  Relief. 

Bible  Cause. 

Y.  P.  C.  U.  for 

Foreign 

Missions. 

Sunday  School 

Home 

Missions. 

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Dl  nfnrd 

$1  00 

Tnn  . 

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75 

50 

Flora 

Flora  f1  iron  if 

Tirown 

50 

Mt  Vornon 

Yaw  TIohrnn 

$61  92 
3  65 

Olney  . 

75 

75 

1  00 
1  00 
1  00 
75 

$10  79 

$8  42 

$30  20 

$100  35 

$10  00 

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21  00 

Sumner 

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15  00 

20  60 

5  00 

Veremn  tips 

Vienna 

Yale 

i  66 

Total — Olney  District  .  . 

Terre  Haute  District- 
Rlack  Hawk 

$65  57 

$9  00 

$1  00 
1  00 
75 
50 
75 

1  66 
1  00 
50 
75 

1  00 
1  00 
1  00 
50 

$25  79 

$29  02 

$35  20 

$100  35 

$31  10 

Fenter  Point 

Flav  Fitv 

Lewis 

$10  00 

$79  00 

Marshall 

Mt  Zion 

New  Foshen 

Oblong 

Paris 

. 

$10  03 

Prairipton 

Robinson 

Terre  Haute,  First  Fhurch 

Spponrl  Fhnvnh 

Third  Church 

Fourth  Fhnroh 

25 

West  Terre  Haute 

Vermilion 

75 

Total — Terre  Haute  Dist 

Westfield  District — - 
Ashmore 

$10  00 

$12  41 

$0  75 
75 
1  50 

$10  03 

$79  00 

Avena 

Beecher  Fitv 

Toledo  . 

Casev 

i  66 
1  00 

Casev  Circuit 

Martinsville . 

Newman  . 

Edgewood 

75 

1  00 

Galton  .  .  . 

Greenup  . 

Island  Grove 

25 

1  00 

Loosrootee 

Redmon  .  .  . 

$11  75 

Clarksburg  . 

Union  Circuit,  Chesterville 
Parkville . 

50 

Westfield  . 

1  00 
75 

Westfield  Circuit 

i 

1 

Total — -Westfield  District! 

$11  75 j  10  25 

1 

Grand  Total  . I 

1 

$87  32'  $31  66 

1 

$89  S2 

1 

$29  02 

$35  20 

$100  35 

$110  10 

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SUMMARY  OF  STATISTICS. 


Churches — Appointments,  163;  organized  churches,  163. 

Members — At  beginning  of  year,  11,210;  received  by  profession 
of  faith,  857 ;  received  by  letter,  180 ;  total  during  year,  12,247 ; 
total  loss,  862;  at  end  of  year,  11,385;  net  gain,  175. 

Y.  P.  C.  U. — Senior  societies,  156;  members,  1,978;  Junior  socie¬ 
ties,  22;  members,  967. 

Sabbath  Schools — Number  of  schools,  151;  scholars,  9,885; 
teachers  and  officers,  1,576. 

Literature — Telescopes,  817;  Reviews,  26;  Watchwords,  1,192; 
Woman’s  Evangel,  142;  Missionary  Advance,  38. 

Finances — Pastors’  salaries,  $24,265.93;  presents,  $1,810.85;  pre¬ 
siding  elders’  salaries,  $2,551.35;  home  mission  assessment, 
$1,739.61 ;  special  for  home  missions,  $1,225.81 ;  general  offering 
for  foreign  missions,  $1,095.06 ;  special  for  foreign  missions,  $72.34; 
church  erection  assessment,  $285.75;  church  erection,  special, 
$57.08;  parsonage  erection,  $273.97;  Beneficiary  Education,  $80.50; 
Union  Biblical  Seminary  assessment  and  special,  $691.01;  West- 
field  College  assessment,  $389.55;  total  receipts,  $63,321.87. 

Property — Church-houses,  158;  value,  $187,103;  parsonages,  32; 
value,  $33,427. 


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NOTES. 


Examinations  were  held  on  Tuesday,  August  20,  1907. 

Night  services  during  the  week  as  follows: 

Tuesday  evening,  Rev.  R.  Griffin  preached  the  word. 

Wednesday  evening,  address  by  Dr.  H.  H.  Eout,  editor  of  Sun¬ 
day-school  literature,  from  Dayton,  Ohio. 

Thursday  evening,  special  services  of  the  semicentennial  pro¬ 
gram,  led  by  Revs.  Givens,  Mills,  Jones,  and  Nye. 

Friday  evening,  address  by  D.  E.  Weaver,  of  Southeast  Ohio 
Conference. 

Saturday  evening,  address  by  President  B.  F.  Daugherty,  presi¬ 
dent  of  Westfield  College,  and  Rev.  Mr.  Crook,  representing  the 
Anti-Saloon  League,  from  Terre  Haute,  Indiana: 

Sunday  evening,  sermon  by  Rev.  C.  H.  Jones,  of  Neosho  Confer¬ 
ence,  Kansas,  followed  by  general  love  feast  and  communion  serv¬ 
ice. 

The  following  persons  were  introduced  to  the  Conference  during 
its  sessions :  Rev.  B.  Rippetoe,  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church ; 
Revs.  O.  Wright,  U.  G.  Leazenby,  and  John  Furry,  of  the  Meth¬ 
odist  Church;  Rev.  Mr.  IToatcamp,  of  the  German  Methodist  Epis¬ 
copal  Church;  Rev.  J.  H.  Gambier,  of  the  United  Evangelical 
Church ;  Rev.  Miss  Delaney,  colored  missionary  returned  from 
British  Central  African  Baptist  Mission. 

The  following  were  given  advisory  seats  in  the  Conference: 
Rev.  C.  H.  Jones,  of  Neosho  Conference;  Rev.  Mr.  Jones,  of  Upper 
Wabash  Conference;  Rev.  J.  E.  Shannon,  General  Sunday-School 
and  Home  Missionary  Evangelist,  of  Marion,  Indiana;  Dr.  H.  H. 
Fout,  editor  of  Sunday-school  literature,  Dayton,  Ohio;  Dr.  Roop, 
of  East  Pennsylvania  Conference;  Dr.  S.  D.  Faust,  of  Union 
Biblical  Seminary;  Rev.  S.  C.  Coblentz,  Field  Secretary  for  Union 
Biblical  Seminary;  Rev.  H.  A.  Sechrist,  Field  Secretary  of  Church 
Erection  Society;  Rev.  J.  B.  Showers,  of  Erie  Conference;  Rev. 
D.  E.  Weaver,  of  Southeast  Ohio  Conference;  Rev.  J.  W.  Nye, 
of  Upper  Wabash  Conference;  Rev.  Mr.  Snyder,  of  Indiana  Con¬ 
ference. 

The  following  sent  letters  of  regret  for  not  being  able  to  attend 
Conference:  Revs.  J.  A.  Smith,  J.  F.  Moore,  B.  Farris,  W.  L. 
Duncan,  and  F.  M.  Fink. 


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CONFERENCE  PROCEEDINGS. 

[Official  Record.] 


FIE  ST  DAY. 

Wednesday,  August  21,  1907. 

The  fiftieth  or  semicentennial  session  of  Lower  Wabash  Con¬ 
ference  of  the  Church  of  the  United  Brethren  in  Christ  convened 
at  First  United  Brethren  Church,  Terre  Haute,  Indiana,  Wed¬ 
nesday,  10 :  00  a.m. 

Bishop  Mathews  occupied  the  chair.  The  Bishop  gave  some 
very  helpful  and  encouraging  suggestions  in  his  opening  address. 

The  roll  was  called. 

On  motion,  Eev.  Wm.  Givens,  of  Centerpoint,  Indiana,  was 
chosen  as  assistant  chairman. 

On  motion  it  was  decided  that  the  first  six  rows  of  seats  across 
the  front  constitute  the  bar  of  the  Conference. 

Conference  voted  to  follow  the  printed  program  as  far  as  prac¬ 
ticable. 

Eev.  W.  L.  Perkins  having  declined  to  serve  as  Statistical  Secre¬ 
tary,  Eev.  L.  II.  Cooley  was  chosen  to  fill  the  place. 

T.  H.  Decker,  F.  H.  King,  Winton  Beasly,  Elizabeth  Thomson, 
E.  O.  Cummins,  B.  C.  Hayworth,  and  G.  L.  Good  were  recom¬ 
mended  to  the  Conference  and  referred  to  Committee  on  Appli¬ 
cants  for  the  Ministry. 

The  names  of  ministers  not  on  regular  fields  of  labor  were  called 
and  character  passed. 

On  motion  the  following-named  brethren,  G.  L.  Stine,  W.  L. 
Duncan,  and  J.  A.  Bobinson,  were  recommended  as  suitable  per¬ 
sons  to  receive  aid  from  Education  Beneficiary  Funds. 

The  following  committees  were  appointed  by  the  Chair : 

On  Devotion — J.  A.  Hawkins,  S.  E.  Long,  and  W.  E.  Williams. 

On  Candidates  for  the  Ministry — L.  LI.  Cooley,  J.  T.  McCreery, 
and  T.  Walters. 

On  Elders’  Orders — S.  Mills,  J.  P.  Watson,  and  N.  Fouts. 


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On  Memoirs — J.  L.  Brandenburg,  Mrs.  H.  J.  Musselman,  and 
J.  Cougill. 

On  Auditing — J.  A.  Trout,  E.  Boley,  and  John  Mason. 

On  Conference  Relations — R.  Griffin,  J.  Coffman,  and  L.  E. 
Miller. 

On  Boundaries — I).  R.  Seneff,  J.  B.  Connett,  J.  A.  Hawkins, 
J.  C.  Fowler,  E.  M.  Pierson,  T.  D.  Spyker,  W.  H.  Halberstadt, 
C.  A.  Hall,  W.  C.  Harbert,  P.  F.  Kettering,  L.  Stanford,  J.  F. 
Cummins,  II.  F.  Weber,  B.  Bierbaum,  C.  C.  Hodges,  Chas.  Brewer. 

Conference  adjourned.  Benediction  by  Rev.  C.  H.  Jones. 


FIRST  DAY— AFTERNOON  SESSION. 

Bishop  in  the  chair.  Devotion  led  by  Rev.  L.  E.  Miller. 

On  motion  the  name  of  G.  W.  Boster  was  referred  to  Committee 
on  Conference  Relations. 

Rev.  P.  F.  Kettering  and  I.  S.  Mclver  were  appointed  a  com¬ 
mittee  to  report  for  the  press. 

On  motion,  Rev.  C.  H.  Jones,  of  Neosho  Conference,  was  granted 
an  advisory  seat  in  Conference. 

Reports  of  presiding  elders  for  the  three  districts  are  as  follows: 

REPORT  OF  TERRE  HAUTE  DISTRICT. 

Terre  Haute  District  is  composed  of  sixteen  fields  of  labor — 
four  stations,  two  mission  stations,  and  ten  circuits.  There  were 
at  the  beginning  of  the  year  forty-six  organized  churches  with  a 
membership  of  4,339 ;  forty-four  Sunday  schools  and  3,574  schol¬ 
ars;  twenty-three  Y.  P.  C.  U.  locals  with  996  members.  There  were 
forty-six  church-houses,  valued  at  $68,028  (average,  $1,475) ;  nine 
parsonages  worth  $8,400. 

Resignations  and  Appointments. — J.  B.  Norveil  resigned  Mar¬ 
shall  Circuit  September  12,  and  W.  R.  Muncie  was  appointed  to 
the  work  on  the  24th,  and  served  the  full  year.  R.  B.  Hall  resigned 
Oblong  Circuit  on  26th  of  February,  and  F.  M.  Fink  was  sent  on 
the  work  at  once ;  but  the  people  would  not  hire  him  on  account  of 
salary.  J.  Tohill  being  a  resident  of  Oblong,  was  irregularly  se¬ 
cured  as  supply.  This  relation  continued  until  June  21,  when 
W.  H.  Halberstadt  was  appointed  to  the  town  appointment,  and 
J.  Tohill  to  the  country  places. 

Recommendation  to  Annual  Conference  and  quarterly  confer¬ 
ence  licenses  were  granted  as  follows:  T.  H.  Decker  was  recom¬ 
mended  to  Annual  Conference  at  Fourth  Church,  Terre  Haute, 
August  9,  1907.  Spurgeon  Hill  was  granted  quarterly  conference 


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license  to  preach  at  Lewis,  Indiana,  March  25;  T.  H.  Decker  at 
Fourth  Church,  Terre  Haute,  December  7,  and  T.  H.  Grounds  at 
Terre  Haute  Fourth  Church,  August  9. 

Church  Dedications  and  Improvements. — The  self-sacrificing 
people  of  Paris,  Illinois,  led  by  Brother  W.  L.  Perkins  in  1906,  and 
Brother  J.  C.  Fowler  during  this  Conference  year,  have  so  com¬ 
pletely  transformed  their  house  of  worship  as  to  make  it  prac¬ 
tically  a  new  building  throughout,  handsome,  convenient,  and 
comfortable.  It  is  a  modern  structure  heated  by  furnace  and 
lighted  by  electricity,  with  extra  fine  arrangement  for  Sunday 
school.  It  cost  $6,276.13,  and  is  a  striking  example  of  church  loy¬ 
alty  and  devotion,  where  in  sums  ranging  from  $500  down  to  a 
few  cents  (Brothers  Bomgardner  and  Brubaker  each  gave  $500) 
a  general  average  of  $31.38  stands  to  the  credit  of  the  congregation. 
This  is  a  very  unusual  average  for  every  man,  woman,  and  child. 

Though  the  First  Church  in  Terre  Haute  so  recently,  by  a 
heroic  effort,  rid  themselves  of  an  oppressive  debt  of  long  stand¬ 
ing,  they  this  year  improved  their  church  property  to  the  amount 
of  $3,200,  by  the  aggressive  leadership  of  Brother  S.  E.  Long. 
This  represents  an  average  of  nearly  $8  per  member  for  each  of 
their  408  men,  women,  and  children,  many  of  whom  are  not  repre¬ 
sented  in  the  giving  on  account  of  lack  of  means.  The  church¬ 
building  was  completely  overhauled  from  basement  to  roof,  and 
the  parsonage  is  now  a  modern  dwelling,  containing  nine  rooms, 
besides  basement  and  bath-room.  It  is  conveniently  adapted  to 
a  preacher’s  use  and  is  a  worthy  provision  of  a  generous  and  pros¬ 
perous  people. 

Second  Church,  Terre  Haute,  affords  an  illustration  of  what 
consecrated  common  sense  and  business  promptness  can  do  in 
religious  matters.  Four  years  ago,  with  Brother  P.  F.  Kettring 
as  their  Moses,  and  Brother  C.  Y.  Dorsey  as  their  Joshua,  the 
people  of  that  church  did  a  very  unusual  thing.  They  refused  any 
appropriation  and  struck  out  for  themselves,  relying  upon  the 
people  to  meet  all  expenses,  and  meet  them  week  by  week.  The 
leading  spirits  of  the  congregation  adopted  the  tithing  system  of 
benevolence,  the  financial  condition  of  the  church  was  always  kept 
before  the  people,  and  weekly  offerings  were  expected.  Immedi¬ 
ately  the.  congregation  became  interested  in  the  management  and 
growth  of  the  church,  and  from  that  time  it  has  grown  steadily  and 
rapidly.  Though  they  enlarged  their  church  a  few  years  ago,  it 
became  necessary  to  enlarge  again  this  year,  and  they  made  a  very 
marked  change  in  their  building,  ■  adding  both  to  its  seating  ca¬ 
pacity  and  its  outside  appearance.  Though  it  cost  them  $2,700, 
every  cent  of  it  is  provided  for  and  nearly  half  actually  paid. 

After  a  period  of  inactivity  the  people  of  Prairieton  Circuit,  led 
by  the  irrepressible  C.  W.  Bauman  and  a  board  of  active  trustees, 


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aroused  themselves  and  built  one  of  the  very  best  parsonages  in 
this  Conference.  It  is  a  handsome  and  convenient  cottage  of  six 
rooms,  well  finished,  and  equipped  with  fences  and  out-buildings, 
and  nearly  all  paid  for.  It  cost  $1,065,  besides  work  and  hauling. 

Space  will  not  permit  me  to  mention  the  improvements  of  the 
various  charges  in  this  district.  Centerpoint,  Robert  Griffin  pas¬ 
tor,  expended  $720  in  improvements;  Clay  City,  A.  Robinson 
pastor,  $546.70,  and  Lewis,  Sister  Elliott  pastor,  $546.40.  In  a 
sentence,  three-fourths  of  the  charges  of  this  district  made  improve¬ 
ments. 

Statistics  of  Progress. — Though  we  added  to  our  4,339  members 
in  this  district  eight  per  cent,  increase,  338,  we  must  recognize 
that  our  greatest  advance  this  year  has  been  of  a  financial  nature. 
Beginning  the  year  with  assets  amounting  to  $68,028,  we  have  in¬ 
creased  the  sum  by  $15,620.23,  which  is  full  23  per  cent.  Allow 
me  to  present  some  comparative  statistics  that  ought  to  influence 
our  policy  as  a  Conference.  Of  the  three-fourths  of  our  charges 
that  made  improvements,  eight  were  country  circuits  and  four 
were  city  stations.  The  eight  country  circuits  with  2,546  members 
made  improvements  aggregating  $3,211.70,  or  $1.30  per  member. 
The  four  city  stations  with  less  than  one-half  as  many  members 
(933)  made  improvements  amounting  to  $12,009,  or  $12.87  per 
member.  If  we  consider  in  the  same  connection  that  the  ten  coun¬ 
try  circuits  with  a  membership  of  3,148  gained  132  new  members, 
or  four  and  one-half  per  cent.,  while  the  six  city  charges  with 
1,190  members — less  than  half  as  many  as  the  country — gained 
206  new  members,  or  eighteen  per  cent.,  thus  we  see  that  our 
growth  has  been  four  times  as  rapid  in  the  cities  as  in  the  country, 
in  membership  and  in  finances  both,  for  it  is  a  singular  fact  that 
the  two  seem  to  keep  pace  with  each  other. 

Our  Y.  P.  C.  U.  began  the  year  with  a  membership  of  996,  in  23 
local  societies.  We  have  gained  5  local  societies  and  216  mem¬ 
bers — twenty-one  and  one-half  per  cent. 

There  has  been  creditable  increase  in  our  Church  literature.  We 
had  220  subscriptions  to  the  Telescope  at  the  beginning  of  the  year, 
and  have  gained  22,  thus  making  exactly  ten  per  cent,  increase. 
The  Watchword  has  increased  in  favor  and  in  circulation  among 
our  people  both  young  and  old,  and  our  Sunday-school  literature 
shows  increase  in  circulation. 

Personal  Statistics — On  account  of  an  attack  of  bronchitis,  I 
was  not  able  to  meet  a  few  of  my  appointments  at  the  time  ap¬ 
pointed,  but  as  most  of  my  brethren  preferred  to  postpone  the  date 
until  I  could  attend  in  person,  I  was  enabled  to  hold  nearly  all  of 
my  conferences  in  person.  I  held  59  regular  sessions  of  quarterly 
conference  and  9  adjourned  and  called  sessions;  preached  about 
200  times ;  traveled  nearly  5,000  miles  by  rail  and  380  by  carriage. 


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Expenses — $142.30  traveling  expenses  (car  fare,  hotel  bills,  etc.)  ; 
postage  and  stationery,  $14.  Net  salary,  $649.60. 

Brethren,  the  commission  given  by  the  departing  Son  of  man 
has  descended  upon  us  across  the  centuries.  Times,  workmen,  and 
conditions  have  changed,  but  it  is  the  same  Savior,  the  same  salva¬ 
tion,  and  the  same  service.  How  well  the  apostles  wrought  let  the 
ransomed  thousands  of  their  contemporaries  tell;  how  unflinch¬ 
ingly  they  obeyed  is  written  in  the  history  of  the  kingdom  in  mar¬ 
tyrs’  blood.  In  brutal  days  when  butchery  was  the  rule  they  met 
the  challenge  with  a  dauntless  physical  courage,  even  to  blood. 
Heroes  they  were — actors  and  subjects  in  real  tragedy.  And  each 
succeeding  age  since  then  has  called  for  heroism — heroic  thought, 
heroic  deeds,  heroic  hope.  This  is  an  age  of  faith,  but  not  of 
heroic  faith.  We  lack  that  whole  abandonment  to  all  besides  that 
Paul  called  “Sunechei” — a  pent-up  power  that  acts  on  muscle, 
mind,  and  heart,  possessing  all  for  Christ  and  Christlike  sacri¬ 
fice.  “I  am  constrained.” 

The  kingdom  spreads,  the  church  grows  year  by  year,  and  legions 
of  souls  are  being  saved.  But  legions  more  are  drifting  towards 
the  borders  of  the  lost,  where  hope  is  dead  and  faith  is  changed  to 
fear.  Brethren,  hear.  The  church  to-day  need’s  Paul’s  “Sunechei.” 
As  men  we  must  love  and  plan  and  act,  and  as  a  Conference  we 
must  claim  larger,  plan  more  carefully,  and  act  more  in  concert. 
Our  organization  must  be  closer  and  more  loyally  supported  if  we 
are  to  be  more  efficient  in  giving  direction  and  energy  to  our  com¬ 
bined  “Sunechei.”  To  conserve  our  energies  and  make  our  Con¬ 
ference  a  more  aggressive  and  intelligent  force  in  this  age  of 
combining  men  and  means  for  increased  efficiency,  let  us  commit 
ourselves  to  the  following  principles — principles  as  religious  as 
they  are  common-sense  and  businesslike : 

1.  Pay  our  debt  and  stay  out  of  debt.  This  will  demand  more 
money  for  our  Conference  extension  work,  but  if  properly  presented 
the  people  will  pay  it  and  be  the  better  for  it. 

2.  Fewer  small  appropriations  scattered  over  our  Conference 
and  our  money  concentrated  on  more  carefully  chosen  fields.  This 
will  necessitate  closer  cooperation  between  the  Conference  Mis¬ 
sionary  Society  and  the  Conference  Church  Erection  Society. 
Indeed,  I  would  recommend  a  fusion  of  these  two  societies  into 
one,  with  proper  officers,  and  to  be  known  as  the  Conference  Church 
Extension  Society. 

3.  United  prayer  and  effort  on  the  part  of  both  pastors  and  lay¬ 
men  for  increase  in  numbers  and  efficiency  of  our  ministry.  And 
as  means  to  this  end  that  we  urge  on  the  part  of  our  ministers 
undivided  service,  and  on  the  part  of  our  laymen  such  increase  in 
payment  of  salary  as  shall  give  a  minimum  salary  of  $500. 


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And  finally,  beloved  brethren,  with  open  minds  to  understand 
the  spirit  of  our  age  and  the  progressive  plans  of  our  ever  onward 
and  upward  leading  Master,  let  us  give  ourselves  in  completer  con¬ 
secration  and  pray  for  that  “Sunechei” — that  power  that  trans¬ 
forms  common  men  into  leaders,  efficient,  self-sacrificing  leaders 
and  achievers.  Respectfully, 

John  A.  Hawkins. 

Report  adopted  and  character  passed. 

REPORT  OF  WESTFIELD  DISTRICT. 

Westfield  District  comprised  at  the  beginning  of  the  year  17 
charges — 14  circuits  and  3  stations,  with  the  remnants  of  Union 
Circuit  placed  under  the  supervision  of  the  pastor  at  Galton  and 
the  presiding  elder  of  Westfield  District.  The  Galton  pastor, 
Brother  Spyker,  served  the  Chesterville  congregation  by  giving 
them  afternoon  preaching  until  the  3d  of  November.  The  needs 
of  the  congregation  made  it  necessary  to  appoint  them  a  pastor. 
Accordingly  Rev.  F.  H.  King,  a  student  in  Westfield  College,  was 
appointed  to  the  charge.  At  once  as  a  result  of  Brother  King’s 
skillful,  energetic  handling  of  affairs,  the  congregation  began  to 
take  on  new  life.  A  series  of  meetings  of  five  weeks’  continuance, 
including  the  holidays,  resulted  in  104  conversions  and  107  acces¬ 
sions.  The  congregation  was  thoroughly  organized,  Y.  P.  C.  U. 
societies,  senior  and  junior,  a  Ladies’  Aid  Society,  and  a  Woman’s 
Missionary  Society  being  included;  and  a  board  of  parsonage  trus¬ 
tees  was  appointed.  Among  the  features  of  this  work  peculiarly 
gratifying  are  the  small  loss  from  the  membership  received  into 
the  church,  the  overpayment  of  pastor’s  salary,  the  voluntary  pay¬ 
ment  of  benevolences,  no  assessment  for  which  was  made,  the  build¬ 
ing  of  a  seven-room  parsonage  at  a  cost  of  $1,600,  provision  for 
payment  of  a  balance  of  cost  being  fully  made,  and  last,  but  not 
least,  the  spirit  of  churchliness  that  pervades  a  community  where 
hitherto  the  sentiment  of  the  community  was  so  much  divided. 
With  a  little  help  by  the  Conference  for  a  year  or  two,  this  con¬ 
gregation  will  become  self-sustaining. 

At  Parkville,  another  point  of  what  once  was  Union  Circuit,  we 
had  a  few  members  and  a  small  church-house,  but  no  provision  for 
preaching.  In  harmony  with  recommendations  made  by  the  Ches¬ 
terville  parsonage  trustees,  steps  were  taken  to  sell  this  property; 
but  pending  the  sale  two  lady  representatives  of  the  community 
came  to  the  Chesterville  quarterly  conference  and  thoroughly  con¬ 
vinced  that  body  that  what  they  needed  was  not  the  sale  of  their 
house  of  worship,  but  a  pastor.  With  splendid  magnanimity  the 
Chesterville  trustees,  disdaining  to  help  themselves  by  despoiling 
others,  not  only  annulled  the  steps  taken  to  sell  the  church,  but 


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proffered  the  services  of  their  pastor  to  hold  them  a  meeting.  In  a 
two  weeks’  meeting,  begun  April  28,  Brother  King  gathered  the 
scattered,  discouraged  membership,  thirty  in  number,  added  ten 
new  members,  and  organized  the  work.  On  May  15,  Brother  Win- 
ton  Beasley,  also  a  student  of  Westfield  College,  was  appointed 
pastor  of  this  congregation  and  served  it  acceptably  and  well.  It 
paid  him  in  full  the  salary  agreed  upon  and  contributed  to  other 
interests  of  the  Church.  The  results  of  work  done  in  this  well- 
nigh  abandoned  field  are  worthy  of  study. 

A  week  after  the  adjournment  of  Conference,  Bev.  J.  M.  Inman, 
having  taken  a  charge  in  his  own  conference,  informed  me  he  could 
not  accept  his  appointment  by  us  to  Casey  Circuit.  After  a 
month’s  delay,  Bev.  J.  Cougill  was  appointed  to  the  charge.  In 
this  instance  the  impress  of  the  years  he  bears  was  no  barrier  to  his 
usefulness,  and  the  familiarity  begotten  of  long  association — hav¬ 
ing  served  some  of  his  parishioners  seven  years — an  advantage 
rather  than  a  hindrance.  He  had  a  good  year,  ending  in  the  pleas¬ 
ing  result  of  having  all  financial  claims  full  and  his  salary  over¬ 
paid. 

On  February  1,  Bev.  F.  M.  Fink  resigned  Toledo  Circuit.  On 
February  15,  Brother  Charles  W.  Perkins,  a  quarterly  conference 
preacher  of  Yergennes,  Illinois,  was  appointed  to  the  charge.  He 
promptly  moved  his  family  to  Toledo  and  entered  upon  his  work. 
Despite  the  adverse  position  mistakenly  assumed  by  the  trustees 
of  the  Toledo  church  enterprise,  not  to  begin  building  until  all 
funds  to  defray  expenses  should  be  in  hand,  he  perseveringly 
pressed  the  interest,  resulting  at  last  in  a  reorganization  of  the 
board  and  a  beginning  in  building.  The  $1,500  in  hand,  it  is  be¬ 
lieved,  wfill  enable  this  board  to  make  such  a  show  of  building  as 
will  inspire  confidence  in,  and  secure  the  cooperation  of  numerous 
parties  who,  owing  to  repeated  failures  heretofore,  became  dis¬ 
couraged.  It  is  recommended  that  the  proffer  of  help  made  this 
congregation  a  year  ago  be  continued  on  the  same  terms. 

On  April  6,  Bev.  J.  B.  Ferguson,  pastor  of  Island  Grove  Circuit, 
died  of  pneumonia.  He  had  not  been  in  usual  health  for  some 
time,  but  went  on  working.  In  two  weeks  after  being  stricken  by 
the  dread  disease  he  succumbed.  Prof.  L.  H.  Cooley,  a  teacher 
in  Westfield  College,  was  appointed  to  the  work  May  15.  After 
the  close  of  the  college  year,  June  12,  he  gave  the  charge  his  full 
time  and  undivided  labor,  the  gratifying  results  of  which  his  report 
will  show. 

With  two  exceptions  pastors  have  been  faithful  and  successful. 
Brother  Arthur  Coleman,  assigned  to  Clarksburg  Circuit,  apart 
from  the  service  of  preaching  has  shown  no  adaptation  to  the  work 
of  a  pastor.  Near  the  close  of  the  year  he  united  with  another 
denomination,  and  leaves  a  worthy  charge  discredited  by  his  fail- 


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ure  to  raise  anything  worth  while  on  Conference  claims.  Brother 
H.  O.  Fowler,  in  charge  of  Greenup  Circuit,  did  fairly  well  the 
first  half  of  the  year,  then,  finding  himself  without  means  to  sup¬ 
port  his  family,  he  turned  aside  to  do  manual  labor,  working  six 
days  and  preaching  on  the  Sabbath,  practically  abandoning  his 
charge  without  resigning  it.  His  report  is,  in  some  features,  sadly 
meager,  yet  when  one  takes  into  account  the  small  salary  promised 
and  only  in  part  paid,  is  he  not  to  be  pitied  rather  than  censured  ? 

Some  excellent  work  has  been  accomplished  in  debt  paying. 
Brother  Beid,  at  Liberty  and  Salisbury,  on  Westfield  Circuit,  suc¬ 
ceeded  in  leading  his  people  to  pay  $760  of  indebtedness.  The  new 
church  at  Liberty  was  seated,  and  dedicated  by  President  Daugh¬ 
erty,  August  11. 

A  rally  at  Casey,  some  time  ago,  planned  by  Pastor  W.  L.  Per¬ 
kins,  resulted  in  providing  means  to  cancel  a  balance  of  $500  in¬ 
debtedness  on  the  parsonage  and  to  purchase  a  piano. 

Brother  Padirsk,  pastor  of  Beecher  City,  led  his  people  to  pay 
indebtedness  to  the  amount  of  $133. 

Numerous  minor  improvements  and  repairs  have  been  made  on 
church  and  parsonage  properties. 

The  brethren  at  Pedmon,  Illinois,  Pev.  L.  E.  Miller  pastor,  de¬ 
cided  to  replace  their  old  church-house  that  served  them  thirty 
years  with  a  more  modern  and  commodious  structure.  The  new 
church,  40  by  60,  now  well  under  way,  will  cost  between  $4,000  and 
$5,000.  The  finances  are  in  perfectly  safe  condition. 

A  number  of  charges  will  report  all  financial  claims  full.  Some 
charges  have  done  well  in  amounts  raised  for  foreign  missions; 
others  have  fallen  below  what  one  might  reasonably  have  expected. 

Pastor  J.  B.  Showers  and  the  president  and  faculty  of  Westfield 
College  have  worked  *  together  most  earnestly  and  harmoniously 
for  the  welfare  of  the  local  church  and  the  mental  and  religious 
training  of  the  young  people  in  attendance  as  students.  It  needs 
to  be  emphasized  to  this  and  other  cooperating  conferences  that 
we  are  in  the  grasp  of  a  most  favorable  and  possibly  final  oppor¬ 
tunity  to  push  our  college  interests  to  assured  success.  The  man 
at  the  helm  and  his  immediate  coworkers  are  profoundly  in  ear¬ 
nest,  and  merit  our  heartiest  encouragement  and  cooperation. 

Some  results  attending  the  work  are  the  organization  of  4  Y.  P. 
C.  U.  senior  societies,  and  2  juniors;  two  Woman’s  Missionary 
Associations  and  three  Ladies’  Aid  societies.  Three  quarterly  con¬ 
ferences  were  held  for  Chesterville,  one  for  Parkville,  and  four  on 
all  other  fields.  God  mercifully  granted  me  health  and  strength 
to  go  through  the  year  without  missing  an  appointment  because  of 
sickness,  either  of  self  or  family.  President  Daugherty,  Professor 
Cooley,  and  Pev.  L.  E.  Miller  rendered  me  valuable  aid  in  holding 
meetings.  Traveling  expenses,  $90.89.  Net  salary,  $780.47. 

D.  P.  Seneff. 


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Report  adopted  and  character  passed. 

REPORT  OF  OLXEY  DISTRICT. 

This  district  is  composed  of  17  charges,  with  65  churches  and  11 
parsonages.  Three  churches  have  been  dedicated  during  the  year — 
Woodlawn  on  Flora  Circuit,  Seminary  on  Parkersburg,  and  Cal¬ 
houn  on  Calhoun  Circuit.  These  churches  are  all  good,  substan¬ 
tial  buildings  and  are  a  credit  to  the  denomination. 

Our  people  have  manifested  quite  an  interest  in  improving 
church  property.  Mt.  Vernon  church  has  been  raised  and  placed 
upon  a  concrete  block  foundation,  and  a  furnace  has  been  in¬ 
stalled  for  heating  the  building,  the  cost  of  the  improvement  being 
$300.  Ryes  Chapel  on  Browns  Circuit,  and  Union  Church  on 
Birds  Circuit,  have  each  had  bell  towers  built  to  them,  with  vesti¬ 
bule  entrance  and  hells  hung.  Bluford  church  has  had  the  seats 
and  woodwork  nicely  grained  and  has  had  a  new  rostrum  and 
altar  provided.  A  number  of  churches  and  parsonages  have  been 
painted,  papered,  and  otherwise  improved,  so  that  nearly  all  our 
buildings  are  in  good  condition. 

Our  Olney  people  have  purchased  the  property  just  east  of  the 
church,  and  intend  to  erect  thereon  a  modern  parsonage.  They 
have  now  in  cash  and  subscription  $1,600  for  the  enterprise.  In 
the  purchase  of  this  property  they  have  secured  room  whereby  they 
may  enlarge  their  church-building,  the  rapid  growth  of  the  church 
making  it  necessary  to  plan  for  such  improvement. 

This  has  been  a  good  year  for  paying  old  church  debts.  Long¬ 
standing  debts  on  the  Birds  church  and  parsonage  have  been  paid 
off.  The  debt  on  Union  Grove  church,  on  Bluford  Circuit,  the 
debt  on  the  Bluford  parsonage,  and  the  debt  on  the  Calhoun  par¬ 
sonage  have  all  been  liquidated. 

J.  P.  Watson  resigned  Flora  Station  at  the  second  quarterly 
meeting,  and  I  appointed  J.  H.  Kneff  pastor  of  the  charge. 

G.  W.  McMahil  resigned  Vienna  Circuit  at  the  second  quarterly 
meeting,  and  the  charge  has  been  without  a  pastor  since  that  time. 
The  meager  salary  offered  by  the  people  makes  it  difficult  to  find 
men  who  are  willing  to  make  the  sacrifice  necessary  to  serve  them. 

T.  E.  Melton  resigned  Birds  Circuit  at  the  third  quarterly  meet¬ 
ing,  and  W.  A.  Bandy  was  appointed  to  finish  the  year’s  work. 

The  Metropolis  church  and  parsonage,  located  at  Metropolis, 
Illinois,  are  abandoned  and  have  been  for  nearly  two  years;  and, 
not  being  within  the  jurisdiction  of  a  quarterly  conference,  I  rec¬ 
ommend  that  a  board  of  trustees  be  elected  to  sell  said  property. 

Nearly  all  the  charges  on  the  district  promised  an  increase  in 
pastoral  support,  and  the  reports  will  show  that  most  of  them  have 
paid  as  per  contract,  and  several  have  overpaid.  Most  of  the  pas- 


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tors  have  secured  their  chart  collections  in  full,  and  some  have  a 
surplus. 

A  revival  spirit  has  prevailed  over  the  entire  district,  there 
having  been  conversions  on  every  charge. 

Special  attention  has  been  given  to  Young  People’s  work,  and 
as  a  result  we  have  27  Y.  P.  0.  U.’s,  20  Seniors  and  7  Juniors;  6  of 
the  Seniors  and  2  of  the  J uniors  being  new. 

Number  of  conversions,  427 ;  number  of  accessions,  347 ;  num¬ 
ber  of  Telescopes,  341;  increase,  28;  number  of  Watchwords,  464; 
increase,  121;  number  of  Senior  Y.  P.  C.  U.’s,  20;  increase,  6; 
number  of  Junior  Y.  P.  C.  U.’s,  7;  increase,  3;  increased  valuation 
in  church  and  parsonage  property,  $5,380;  increase  in  pastors’  sal¬ 
aries  over  last  year,  $600;  secured  for  foreign  missions,  $429.80; 
secured  for  semicentennial  fund,  $350;  number  of  charges  with 
assessments  in  full,  10;  presiding  elder’s  salary,  $844.35;  traveling 
expenses,  $131.26;  sermons  preached,  203;  miles  traveled  by  rail, 
5,260;  miles  traveled  by  private  conveyance,  635;  families  visited, 
210. 

Many  items  of  interest  might  be  mentioned,  but  we  leave  them 
to  be  brought  out  when  pastors  make  their  reports. 

For  three  months  I  suffered  with  rheumatism,  which  greatly 
hindered  me  in  my  work.  I  have  been  assisted  in  my  work  by 
Brothers  McCreery,  Boley,  Halberstadt,  Watson,  Pierson,  Hall, 
and  Bogard.  Bespectfully  submitted, 

J.  B.  CONNETT. 


Beport  approved  and  character  passed. 

Bev.  J.  E.  Shannon,  General  Sunday-School  and  Home  Mission 
Evangelist,  of  Marion,  Indiana,  was  introduced  to  the  Conference 
and  admitted  to  an  advisory  seat. 

Twenty-five  pastors’  reports  were  read  and  approved,  and  their 
characters  passed. 

Dr.  H.  H.  Fout,  editor  of  Sunday-school  literature,  of  Dayton, 
Ohio,  was  introduced  to  the  Conference  and  granted  an  advisory 
seat. 

Adjournment.  Benediction  by  Bev.  S.  Mills. 


SECOND  DAY— MOBNING  SESSION. 

Conference  convened  at  8:  00  A.M.,  Bishop  Mathews  in  the  chair. 
In  his  opening  address  he  gave  some  very  helpful,  soul-inspiring 
suggestions  in  reference  to  the  utilizing  and  holding  of  the  forces 


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of  the  church  and  how  to  do  the  work  that  we  may  accomplish  the 
mission  for  which  Christ  has  commissioned  us. 

Rev.  J.  E.  Shannon,  General  Sunday-School  and  Home  Mission 
Evangelist,  gave  an  address,  “The  Standpoint  of  a  Layman 
on  the  Vital  Questions  of  the  Church,”  showing  the  rising  tide  of 
interest  on  the  part  of  the  laymen  in  regard  to  the  various  depart¬ 
ments  of  church  work. 

Roll  called  and  minutes  of  previous  day  read  and  approved. 

On  motion  the  action  of  the  Home  Mission  Committee  in  rela¬ 
tion  to  the  plan  of  celebrating  the  semicentennial  of  Lower  Wabash 
Conference,  and  the  special  effort  to  raise  funds  for  wiping  out  the 
old  Conference  mission  debt,  was  approved  by  the  Conference. 

A  number  of  pastors’  reports  were  read  and  characters  passed. 

Dr.  IT.  H.  Fout,  editor  of  Sunday-school  literature,  gave  an  ad¬ 
dress  on  the  subject,  “Home  Missions.”  A  very  earnest,  force¬ 
ful,  and  convincing  appeal  for  not  less  of  foreign  missions,  but 
more  and  more  of  home  mission  work  to  help  extend  the  interest 
of  the  Church  in  the  foreign  field. 

Discussed  by  Rev.  J.  E.  Shannon,  on  the  evangelistic  features  of 
home  mission  work. 

Adjournment.  Benediction  by  Rev.  Mr.  Jones,  of  Upper  Wabash 
Conference. 


SECOND  DAY— AFTERNOON  SESSION. 

Bishop  Mathews  in  chair.  First  half  hour  spent  in  devotional 
services. 

On  motion  the  name  of  Rev.  W.  H.  Elliott  was  referred  to  Com¬ 
mittee  on  Conference  Relations. 

A  number  of  pastors’  reports  read  and  characters  passed. 

Report  on  Publishing  Interests  presented  by  Rev.  P.  F.  Ketring, 
as  follows: 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  PUBLISHING  INTERESTS. 

God  has  placed  humanity  in  this  world  for  a  purpose,  and  that 
to  glorify  God  and  help  our  fellow-men.  To  this  end  the  church 
has  been  instituted,  which  is  composed  of  ministerial  and  lay 
workers,  through  whom  the  Master  desires  to  build  up  his  king¬ 
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This  is  done  by  personal  contact  with  men  and  women  in  the 
various  places  of  worship,  and  also  through  the  religious  publish¬ 
ing  interests  of  our  land. 

We  are  to  publish  “with  the  voice  of  thanksgiving”  and  “through 
the  whole  world”  the  things  which  tend  to  build  up  Christian  char¬ 
acter  and  strengthen  religious  experience,  thus  building  up  strong 
bulwarks  of  Christianity  against  the  enemy  of  our  souls.  And 
one  of  the  most  efficient  ways  of  doing  this  is  through  the  religious 
press. 

By  this  means  a  fresh  message  on  the  live  spiritual  subjects  of 
everyday  life  may  be  brought  to  the  aged,  the  infirm,  and  to  the 
unfortunate  children  of  grace,  the  things  which  will  help  them  bear 
their  burdens,  bringing  sunshine  into  many  homes  and  hearts 
which  would  otherwise  be  destitute  but  for  this  religious  advan¬ 
tage,  and  the  many  lives  that  might  be  impressed  with  the  impor¬ 
tance  of  right  living  who  might  never  frequent  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

We  are  profoundly  grateful  for  the  wise,  efficient,  and  helpful 
management  of  our  own  religious  publications;  namely,  the  Relig¬ 
ious  Telescope,  Watchword,  Friend  for  Boys  and  Girls,  Missionary 
Advance,  Woman’s  Evangel,  and  our  Sunday-school  literature. 

We  are  confidently  certain  that  none-  other  is  better,  and  we 
heartily  appreciate  the  earnest,  faithful,  consecrated  toil  and  sacri¬ 
fice  of  our  editorial  staff,  who  have  given  us  the-  very  best  of 
thought  for  the  building  up  of  Christian  character;  and  we  should 
not  forget  to  pray  the  blessings  of  God  upon  them  as  they  go  forth 
untiringly  in  aiding  to  mold  the  Christian  character  of  the  world. 

And  to  our  up-to-date  Publishing  Agent,  Rev.  W.  R.  Funk,  for 
the  splendid  manner  in  which  the  business  of  our  Publishing  House 
has  been  carried  on.  And  also  gratefully  notice  the  advancement 
along  all  lines  of  this  important  phase  of  Church  work.  Therefore, 

Resolved ,  1.  That  we,  as  ministers  and  laymen  of  this  United 
Brethren  Church,  encourage  this  great  and  good  work  by  assist¬ 
ing  in  every  reasonable  way  in  its  more  perfect  circulation. 

2.  That  we  earnestly  endeavor  to  place  our  Church  paper  into 
the  homes  of  all  our  Church  people,  and  especially  where  heads  of 
families  are  members  of  the  Church. 

P.  F.  Ketring,  Committee. 

Discussed  by  Dr.  IL.  H.  Fout,  who  also  presented  the  opportunity 
for  subscriptions  for  the  United  Brethren  Review,  resulting  in 
securing  a  list  of  15. 

At  3 :  00  p.m.  began  the  exercises  of  the  special  semicentennial 
program,  Rev.  Wm.  Givens,  of  Centerpoint,  Indiana,  and  a  char¬ 
ter  member  of  the  Conference,  acting  as  chairman.  He  gave  some 


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very  touching  and  interesting  remarks  in  regard  to  the  early  days 
of  Lower  Wabash  Conference. 

A  paper  prepared  by  Rev.  William  Givens,  “The  Planting  of  the 
United  Brethren  Church  in  Indiana,  the  Lower  Wabash  Annual 
Conference  and  Its  Antecedents/7  was  read  as  follows: 

THE  PLANTING  OF  THE  UNITED  BRETHREN  CHURCH  IN  INDIANA,  THE 
LOWER  WABASH  ANNUAL  CONFERENCE  AND  ITS  ANTECEDENTS. 

That  we  may  the  more  fully  understand  and  the  better  appre¬ 
ciate  our  inheritance,  it  may  be  well  to  briefly  notice  our  ante¬ 
cedents  and  early  environments. 

As  early  as  1814,  John  Pfrimmer,  one  of  the  most  eminent  Ger¬ 
man  fathers,  moved  into  the  territory  of  Indiana  and  located  his 
family  negr  Corydon.  The  country  was  almost  an  unbroken  wil¬ 
derness.  To  him  belongs  the  honor  of  planting  the  first  United 
Brethren  church  in  Indiana. 

At  the  Miami  Conference  of  1816  a  district  called  the  Kentucky 
and  Indiana  District  was  constituted. 

The  year  following  Bishop  Newcomer  made  his  first  trip  into 
the  State  of  Indiana.  The  country  was  almost  entirely  without 
roads,  and  he  was  compelled  to  hire  guides  to  conduct  him  through 
the  forests.  Reaching  Clark  County,  Mr.  Newcomer  wrote  in  his 
diary :  “Bless  the  Lord.  This  morning  I  am  well  and  determined 
by  his  grace  to  do  and  suffer  his  will.  I  am  now  in  Clark  County, 
Indiana,  more  than  one  hundred  miles  from  the  State  of  Ohio.” 
One  hundred  miles  west  of  Ohio  was  considered  far  out  West  in 
those  days. 

Prom  1816  to  1819  comparatively  little  was  done  for  the  lack 
of  efficient  itinerants.  In  1820  the  work  began  to  move  more  hope¬ 
fully.  New  fields  of  labor  were  organized.  Many  ministers  moved 
onto  the  district,  among  whom  were  Jacob  Anthrum,  William 
Stubbs,  the  Bonebrakes,  J.  Mahon,  John  Whitcom,  John  Maning, 
and  John  McNamer.  The  last-named  minister  pushed  the  work 
north  and  west  into  Owen  and  Clay  counties.  He  located  his  fam- 
ily  six  miles  east  of  Bowling  Green,  Indiana,  near  Jordan  village, 
where  he  organized  what  is  now  known  as  Union  church,  and  sev¬ 
eral  other  churches  were  organized  by  him  in  adjacent  territory. 
Some  years  later  he  died  at  his  home  and  was  buried  in  a  lonely 
cemetery  near  the  Union  Church.  In  1860  the  writer,  in  company 
with  W.  C.  Smith  and  others,  visited  the  cemetery,  finding  only  a 
little  mound  covered  with  brush  and  briers  to  mark  the  resting- 
place  of  all  that  was  mortal  of  that  worthy,  self-sacrificing  servant 
of  God.  The  occasion  brought  forcibly  to  my  mind  the  poem : 


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“I  came  to  the  spot  where  the  white  pilgrim  lay, 

And  pensively  stood  by  his  tomb. 

Then  in  a  low  whisper  I  heard  something  say, 

How  sweetly  I  sleep  here  alone/7 

The  Lower  Wabash  Conference  voted  a  donation  of  $50,  on  con¬ 
dition  that  his  two  sons  and  daughter  give  like  sums,  to  place  a 
monument  where  their  father’s  remains  rest.  The  offer  was 
spurned  as  too  insignificant  to  he  considered.  Ho  monument 
marks  the  resting-place  of  that  servant  of  God,  but  his  angels 
watch  it  till  the  morning  trumpet  shall  call  it  to  reward. 

From  1820  to  1828  the  work  was  pushed  north  and  west  to  the 
Wabash  Valley.  In  May,  1829  the  General  Conference  met  in 
Fairfield  County,  Ohio,  where  many  changes  were  made  in  con¬ 
ference  boundaries.  The  western  line  of  the  State  of  Ohio  was 
made  the  western  boundary  of  Miami  Conference.  The  territory 
west  of  said  line  was  constituted  a  conference  and  called  the  In¬ 
diana  Conference. 

Between  the  years  1829  and  1833  the  work  was  extended  in  all 
directions,  especially  in  the  Wabash  Valley  and  eastern  Illinois, 
where  societies  were  formed  from  which  circuits  have  since  been 
organized.  In  1832  the  work  in  the  Wabash  Valley  had  become 
so  large  that  a  new  conference  was  organized  and  called  the  Wabash 
Conference.  The  first  session  of  the  Wabash  Conference  was  held 
in  Park  County,  Indiana,  September,  1835,  and  was  composed  of 
thirteen  ministers.  The  fields  of  labor  were  named  and  supplied 
as  follows:  Wabash  District,  William  Davis,  presiding  elder; 
St.  Joseph  Circuit,  James  Griffith;  Pine  Circuit,  William  Davis; 
Wea  Circuit,  E.  T.  Cook;  Cole  Creek  Circuit,  James  Davis;  Ver¬ 
milion  Circuit,  Josiah  Davis.  Illinois  District,  John  Denham, 
presiding  elder;  Mackinaw  Circuit,  J.  T.  Timmons.  These  are 
eight  fields  of  labor,  and  eight  itinerants  in  the  Wabash  Confer¬ 
ence  in  1835,  seventy-two  years  ago,  and  not  a  United  Brethren 
organization  west  of  it. 

In  1842  some  United  Brethren  families  moved  into  the  territory 
of  Iowa,  and  were  visited  by  pioneer  ministers.  Some  societies 
were  organized  and  quite  an  interest  was  awakened  in  some  locali¬ 
ties.  The  Wabash  Conference,  of  which  Illinois  and  Iowa  were  a 
part,  became  much  interested  in  the  work  in  Iowa,  and  passed  a 
resolution  requesting  Bishop  Henry  Kumler,  Jr.,  and  John  Den¬ 
ham  to  visit  Iowa  and  organize  a  conference  to  be  known  as  the 
Wabash  District  Conference,  which  they  did  in  May,  1844. 

In  1845  the  Illinois  Conference  was  set  off  from  the  Wabash  Con¬ 
ference,  and  in  1846  the  St.  Joseph  Conference  was  organized 
from  the  northern  part  of  the  Wabash. 

The  growth  of  the  Wabash  Conference  in  the  Wabash  Valley 
and  eastern  Illinois  was  marked  with  gratifying  success.  United 


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Brethren  families  from  eastern  conferences  moved  into  the  terri¬ 
tory  quite  rapidly,  and  calls  for  United  Brethren  ministers  were 
frequent  and  urgent.  Those  pioneer  United  Brethren  manifested 
greater  loyalty  to  their  mother  church  than  many  modern  United 
Brethren  do.  They  sought,  worked,  and  waited  for  their  home 
church. 

The  Whitesels,  Sliueys,  Bowltins,  and  Byans  moved  into  the 
northwestern  part  of  Vigo  County  and  formed  the  nucleus  of  New 
Goshen  Circuit.  The  Ewings  and  Browms  were  the  basis  of  West- 
held.  The  Comptons  were  the  pioneers  of  old  Bichland  Circuit. 
In  fact,  wherever  a  United  Brethren  family  pitched  their  tent  there 
was  an  open  door  and  hearty  welcome  to  the  pioneer  minister. 
Under  these  circumstances  the  work  spread  over  a  large  territory. 
Many  appointments  were  taken  up,  with  a  small  and  scattered 
membership,  scattered  over  a  territory  two  miles  long  and  over 
one  hundred  miles  wide.  The  circuits  were  large.  Bev.  Amos 
Hedge  told  the  writer  that  he,  with  a  junior  preacher,  traveled  a 
circuit  with  forty-two  appointments  scattered  over  five  counties — 
Owen,  Clay,  Vigo,  Sullivan,  and  Knox,  making  the  round  once 
in  six  weeks.  During  the  three  years  he  had  charge  of  this  work 
he  received  900  persons  into  the  Church.  Mr.  Hedge  was  a  man 
of  strong  physique,  rather  homely,  yet  of  ideasing  address,  strong 
magnetism,  positive  convictions,  a  man  that  you  would  take  a 
second  look  at  and  stop  to  hear  when  he  spoke — a  man  suited  to 
the  times,  always  master  of  the  situation.  He  was  uneducated, 
yet  blessed  with  a  wonderful  flow  of  language,  powerful  in  exhor¬ 
tation,  full  of  the  spirit  of  his  calling. 

When  the  writer  joined  the  Wabash  Conference,  James  Griffith 
was  the  senior  itinerant  and  leading  spirit  in  the  conference.  He 
was  of  German  extraction,  with  a  strong  physique,  fair  complexion, 
keen  gray  eyes,  close  compressed  lips,  somewhat  dignified,  fairly 
well  educated,  an  able  preacher  of  polemic  style,  an  unmerciful 
critic,  and  a  rigid  disciplinarian,  stern  and  sarcastic  in  rebuke, 
with  no  sympathy  for  twaddle.  At  a  camp-meeting  near  New 
Goshen,  Indiana,  an  old  brother  in  private  conversation  said,  “We 
are  going  to  have  a  good  meeting;  I  feel  it  up  my  back.”  Mr. 
Griffith  got  to  hear  it,  and  the  next  time  he  preached  he  referred 
to  it,  saying,  “Some  people’s  backs  are  more  susceptible  to  relig¬ 
ious  impressions  than  their  hearts.”  Notwithstanding  Mr.  Grif¬ 
fith’s  eccentricities,  he  was  a  preacher  that  thinking  men  listened 
to. 

Bev.  W.  C.  Smith,  though  a  much  younger  man  than  Mr.  Grif¬ 
fith,  gradually  became  his  peer,  if  not  his  superior  as  an  organizer 
and  leader  of  men,  and  they  became  unconscious  rivals  in  the  con¬ 
ference.  Smith  was  a  wise  planner  and  an  able  executor.  He  was 
in  favor  of  building  an  educational  institution  within  the  bounds 


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of  the  conference.  Griffith  favored  the  continuance  of  cooperation 
with  Hartsville  University.  They  both  had  their  friends.  The 
different  attitudes  of  these  two  men  backed  by  their  friends  was 
the  foundation  of  unwritten  history  that  culminated  in  the  division 
of  the  Wabash  Conference  and  the  building  of  Westfield  College 
and  Green  Hill  Seminary. 

At  the  annual  session  of  the  Wabash  Conference  in  Park  County, 
Indiana,  at  the  crossroads  meeting-house  near  Annapolis,  in  Sep¬ 
tember,  1857,  Bishop  David  Edwards  presiding,  and  W.  C.  Smith, 
chairman,  the  question  of  an  educational  institution  was  warmly 
discussed.  No  one  opposed  education.  The  question  was  whether 
the  conference  should  build  an  institution  within  its  bounds  or 
continue  cooperation  with  Hartsville  University.  No  definite  con¬ 
clusion  was  reached.  Subsequently  a  resolution  memorializing  the 
General  Conference,  which  was  to  meet  the  next  May,  to  pass  an 
act  enabling  the  conference  to  divide,  which  it  did. 

This  was  followed  by  an  address  by  Rev.  S.  Mills,  also  a  charter 
member  of  the  Lower  Wabash  Conference.  His  theme  was,  “Some 
Early  Experiences.7'  This  was  intensely  interesting  and  touching;, 
showing  how  some  of  the  pioneers  of  those  days  sacrificed  and 
traveled  under  difficult  circumstances,  with  little  compensation, 
that  they  might  help  extend  the  Redeemer’s  kingdom. 

This  was  followed  by  an  address  from  Rev.  C.  II.  Jones,  of 
Neosho  Conference,  Kansas,  but  formerly  a  member  of  this  Con¬ 
ference  in  its  early  history.  His  theme  was,  “Some  Early  Recollec¬ 
tions  of  Traveling  as  a  Circuit  Rider  in  Lower  Wabash  Confer¬ 
ence?7 

A  song  prepared  for  the  occasion,  composed  by  Rev.  J.  Connett, 
was  sung  by  the  Conference  Quartet,  Revs.  J.  B.  Connett,  P.  F. 
Ketring,  W.  R.  Muncie,  W.  L.  Perkins.  /This  was  pathetic  and 
touching.  All  hearts  were  melted  as  they  sang  of  “the  passing 
years77  and  “the  noble  deeds  of  the  pioneers.77 

This  was  followed  by  a  general  spontaneous  handshaking  and 
general  spiritual  uplifting.  Shouts  went  up  as  of  old  from  the 
camp  of  the  Lord  in  praise  to  him  for  his  glorious  work. 

At  the  close  of  this,  Rev.  U.  G.  Ceagenby,  of  the  Methodist  Epis¬ 
copal  Church,  was  introduced  to  the  Conference. 

Dr.  Eaust,  of  Union  Biblical  Seminary,  Dayton,  Ohio,  was  in¬ 
troduced  and  given  an  advisory  seat  in  Conference. 

Adjournment.  Benediction  by  Rev.  J.  W.  Nye. 


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SECOND  DAY— EVENING  SESSION. 

Dev.  S.  Mills  acted  as  chairman. 

Continuation  of  exercises  of  semicentennial  program. 

After  appropriate  song  service  and  devotion,  a  paper  prepared 
by  Bev.  Wm.  Givens,  on  the  subject,  “A  Sketch  of  the  Organiza¬ 
tion  and  Early  Development  of  the  Lower  Wabash  Annual  Con¬ 
ference,  Church  of  the  United  Brethren  in  Christ,”  was  read  as 
follows : 

The  Wabash  Annual  Conference  of  the  United  Brethren  Church 
convened  in  its  last  session  in  New  Goshen,  Vigo  County,  Indiana, 
September,  1857. 

In  view  of  the  General  Conference  at  its  session  in  May  previous 
having  passed  an  act  enabling  the  Conference  to  divide,  the  at¬ 
tendance  was  unusually  large. 

The  Conference  was  called  to  order  and  presided  over  by  the 
superintendent,  Bishop  David  Edwards. 

The  regular  business  of  the  past  year’s  labor  proceeded  as  usual, 
after  which  the  committee  on  the  division  of  Conference  territory 
made  the  following  report : 

“Geographical  Boundary  of  Lower  Wabash.- — Beginning  at  Goss- 
port  on  White  Biver,  State  of  Indiana,  thence  with  the  railroad  to 
Greencastle,  thence  with  the  Indianapolis  and  Terre  Haute  Bail- 
road  to  the  Wabash  Biver,  thence  up  said  river  to  the  mouth  of 
Brutett’s  creek,  thence  up  said  creek  to  Cherry  Point,  thence  west 
on  the  Air  Line  Bailroad  to  the  Illinois  Conference,  thence  west 
to  Shelbyville,  Illinois,  thence  down  the  Okaw  Biver  to  Vandalia, 
thence  south  on  the  Illinois  Central  Bailroad  to  Cairo,  thence  up 
the  Ohio  Biver  to  the  mouth  of  the  Wabash  Biver,  thence  up  said 
river  to  the  mouth  of  White  Biver,  thence  up  said'  river  to  the 
place  of  beginning.” 

The  report  was  received  and  adopted,  by  which  the  Wabash  Con¬ 
ference,  with  all  its  achievements,  passed  into  history,  and  the 
Lower  Wabash  Conference  began  to  be. 

By  the  division  the  Lower  Wabash  Conference  got  all  of  south¬ 
eastern  Illinois  and  seven  counties  in  central  west  Indiana,  a  ter¬ 
ritory  two  hundred  miles  long  and  one  hundred  and  forty  miles 
wide,  with  a  sprinkle  of  members  scattered  all  over  it. 

The  following-named  ministers  living  within  the  bounds  of  the 
Conference  became  charter  members :  S.  Allenbaugh,  W.  H.  Brown, 
John  Burtner,  S.  Bussard,  B.  W.  Bellknap,  A.  Briley,  A.  Bails, 
John  Brenner,  Henry  Clark,  Bansom  Clark,  Jas.  Cottman,  J.  L. 
Cardwell,  Jas.  Easton,  Hiram  Elwell,  W.  M.  Givens,  S.  Greeson, 
Amos  Hedg,  Alex.  Helton,  Martin  Hail,  E.  Jackson,  G.  B.  Jack- 
son,  Jos.  McKee,  S.  Mills,  J.  W.  Nye,  S.  Bush,  W.  C.  Smith,  J.  P. 


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Shuey,  E.  Shuey,  S.  Stark,  J.  Severe,  D.  Stoltz,  S.  C.  Stewart, 
Silas  Watts. 

Here  we  have  33  ministers,  6  of  whom  are  not  available  on  ac¬ 
count  of  age  and  affliction.  Seven  are  not  available  for  unreserved 
work,  5  are  young  men  with  little  or  no  experience,  and  there  were 
only  11  unreserved  itinerants,  and  3  of  those  were  young  men 
having  recently  entered  the  work  of  the  ministry. 

The  new  Conference  was  called  to  order  by  the  Bishop  and  or¬ 
ganized.  The  Committee  on  Boundaries  and  the  standing  commit¬ 
tees  were  appointed.  The  Conference  was  divided  into  two  dis¬ 
tricts.  The  time  of  holding  Conference  was  changed  from  fall 
to  spring.  Walton  C.  Smith  and  Absolom  Briley  were  elected  pre¬ 
siding  elders.  The  fields  of  labor  were  named  and  supplied  as  fol¬ 
lows:  North  District,  A.  Briley,  presiding  elder;  Sullivan  Circuit, 
Silas  Watts;  New  Goshen  Circuit,  John  Burtner;  Mt.  Pleasant 
Circuit,  Joseph  McKee;  Poland  Circuit,  Martin  Hail;  Okaw  Cir¬ 
cuit,  W.  H.  Brown  and  C.  Reed;  White  River  Mission,  Ezekiel 
Jackson;  Mulberry  Grove  Mission,  Aroh  Bails.  Westfield  District, 
W.  C.  Smith,  presiding  elder;  Westfield  Circuit,  James  Cottman; 
Granville  Circuit,  D.  Stoltz;  Fayette  Circuit,  Jas.  Easton;  New - 
Hebron  Circuit,  Samuel  Stark;  Dolson  Circuit,  Samuel  Bussard; 
Richland  Mission,  Henry  Clark ;  Macedona  Mission,  PI.  Elwell 
and  S.  Mills ;  Prairie  City  Mission,  R.  W.  Bellknap ;  Flory  Mis¬ 
sion,  Brenner  and  Dunbar. 

Here  are  eighteen  fields  of  labor  and  20  ministers.  Six  of  them 
are  old  men,  two  are  not  members  of  the  Conference,  and  five  are 
young  men  .with  little  or  no  experience.  The  new  organization, 
large  territory,  and  grand  opportunities  seemed  to  be  an  inspira¬ 
tion  to  the  members.  They  entered  upon  the  herculean  task  of 
evangelizing  the  people  of  twenty-one  counties  in  Illinois  and 
seven  counties  in  Indiana,  but  little  realizing  the  magnitude  of 
their  newly  acquired  burden. 

The  names  given  to  many  of  the  circuits  and  missions  convey 
but  little  idea  of  their  location  and  size  to  the  present  members  of 
the  Conference.  New  Goshen  Circuit,  with  eleven  appointments, 
embraced  the  territory  now  occupied  by  New  Goshen  and  Vermil¬ 
ion  circuits.  Mulberry  Grove  Mission,  with  t£n  appointments, 
was  located  where  Redmon  Circuit  and  Newman  Mission  now  are. 
Mount  Pleasant  Circuit,  with  fifteen  appointments,  embraced  the 
territory  now  occupied  by  Center  Point,  Lewis,  Blackhawk,  and 
Prairieton  circuits.  Poland  Circuit,  with  eleven  appointments, 
was  located  in  Putnam,  Clay,  and  Owen  counties,  Indiana,  the  ter¬ 
ritory  is  now  occupied  by  Mt.  Zion  and  Clay  City  circuits  and  two 
of  the  oldest  appointments  in  the  Conference — Martz  and  Beach, 
which  were  taken  from  us  by  a  shrewd  piece  of  gerrymandering  in 
the  General  Conference  of  1889,  while  men  slept.  Prairie  City 


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Mission  is  now  Janesville  and  Toledo  circuits.  Westfield  Circuit, 
with  nine  appointments,  embraced  the  territory  now  occupied  by 
Westfield  Station,  Westfield  Circuit,  Casey  Circuit,  and  Casey 
Station.  New  Hebron  Circuit,  with  twenty-one  appointments,  em¬ 
braced  the  territory  now  occupied  by  New  Hebron,  Oblong,  and 
Bird  circuits.  Macedonia  Mission,  with  twenty-one  appointments, 
embraced  all  the  territory  south  of  Parkersburg  and  Plora  Mission. 

It  seems  as  though  an  appointment  was  taken  up  in  every  neigh¬ 
borhood  where  one  or  more  United  Brethren  families  had  pitched 
their  tents.  This  was  the  practical  working  of  the  so-called  itin¬ 
erant  plan,  and  it  was  wise  in  that  it  held  our  people  together  until 
better  arrangement  could  be  made  and  circuits  regularly  organized. 

First  Begular  Session. — The  Lower  Wabash  Conference  met  in 
its  first  regular  session  in  Westfield,  Clark  County,  Illinois,  March 
17  to  21,  1859,  and  was  called  to  order  and  presided  over  by  Bishop 
David  Edwards.  Bev.  John  P.  Shuey  was  elected  assistant  chair¬ 
man,  a  position  at  that  time  considered  useful  and  honorable  as 
an  adviser  and  councilor  with  the  Bishop,  but  not  considered  use¬ 
ful  or  ornamental  in  the  twentieth  century.  Bev.  W.  C.  Smith 
was  elected  Secretary.  The  weather  was  cold  and  stormy,  the  roads 
bad.  The  ministers  traveled  horseback ;  railroads  and  buggies  were 
not  in  use.  It  required  from  one  to  three  days  to  make  the  trip. 
It  was  not  considered  a  pleasure  trip  to  go  to  Conference  in  those 
days. 

Nineteen  members  were  present  and  answered  roll-call.  James 
Cottman,  W.  C.  Smith,  and  J.  P.  Shuey  were  appointed  Committee 
on  Devotion.  W.  C.  Smith  and  W.  H.  Brown  presented  nine  items 
of  order  for  the  government  of  the  members  during  the  session, 
which  were  adopted,  and  the  Bishop  requested  the  members  to  see 
that  they  governed  themselves  accordingly. 

The  vacancies  in  the  standing  committees  were  filled,  and  the 
various  working  committees  appointed.  Some  of  the  older  mem¬ 
bers  were  appointed  and  served  on  eight  different  committees. 
Conference  was  adjourned  several  times  to  give  the  committees 
time  to  work. 


A.  Dunbar,  Jesse  Sweasy,  and  S.  G.  Brook  were  received  into 
the  Conference.  J.  P.  Shuey,  S.  Stark,  M.  Hail,  J.  McKee,  II. 
Elwell,  S.  Bussard,  S.  Mills,  and  J.  W.  Nye  were  received  into  the 
itineracy. 

The  committees  on  course  of  reading  were  composed  of  the  elder 
members  of  the  Conference  who  had  not  kept  up  the  reading  as 
fast  as  the  books  were  changed;  set  the  mills  so  close  that  the  jour¬ 
nals  heat,  and  the  wheels  jumped  cogs,  to  the  discomfort  of  the 
committee  and  the  amusement  of  the  class.  The  committeemen 
had  to  appear  wise,  by  which  they  were  sometimes  trapped.  But 


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we  were  scored  on  doctrine,  especially  the  depravity  question, 
which  was  a  fad  at  that  time. 

At  a  subsequent  Conference,  D.  Ross,  chairman  of  a  Committee 
on  Reading,  read  the  following  unique  report:  “Your  committee 
examined  the  class  until  the  class  began  to  examine  the  committee, 
therefore  vre  recommend  that  they  be  passed  into  next  year’s 
course/"  They  were  passed. 

The  question  of  an  institution  of  learning  was  discussed.  W.  C. 
Smith,  W.  IT.  Brown,  and  J.  P.  Shuey  were  appointed  a  committee 
to  confer  with  a  like  committee  of  the  Upper  Wabash  Conference 
on  the  subject. 

J.  W.  Nye,  A roh  Bails,  R.  W.  Bellnap,  Samuel  Stark,  and  Geo. 
P.  Jackson ,wrere  ordained  to  the  office  of  elder. 

The  session  was  marked  with  harmony,  good  will,  and  spiritual 
uplift.  Many  expressions  of  spiritual  growth  were  heard.  J.  W. 
Nye  declared  that  he  had  “grown  a  feet’’  during  the  Conference. 


CHART  OF  FIRST  CONFERENCE. 


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New  Goshen  Circuit,  J.  Burtner . 

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Here  we  have  10  circuits,  G  missions,  and  2  elders’  districts, 
supplied  by  20  men,  two  of  whom  are  not  members  of  the  Con¬ 
ference,  6  are  young  men  without  experience,  and  3  were  used  as 
supplies  fifty  years  ago.  How  we  have  52  fields  of  labor  and  3 
presiding  elders’  districts,  supplied  by  55  regular  itinerant  preach¬ 
ers.  We  had  208  appointments  with  121  organized  churches,  ag¬ 
gregating  3,140  members.  We  now  have  166  regular  appointments, 
166  organized  churches,  and  membership  of  11,142.  While  there 
is  a  decrease  of  52  appointments,  there  is  an  increase  of  45  organ¬ 
ized  churches  and  an  increase  of  8,002  members.  While  we  occupy 
more  than  twice  as  much  more  territory.  This  is  a  practical  dem¬ 
onstration  of  the  efficiency  of  our  itinerant  plan  in  evangelism,  by 
which  we  gathered  the  scattered  and  isolated  material  and  held 
them  until  they  could  be  organized  into  permanent  churches  and 
arranged  into  regular  charges.  This  could  never  have  been  done 
with  the  congregational  system  of  evangelism. 

Fifty  years  ago  we  had  25  Sunday  schools  with  an  average  at¬ 
tendance  of  1,014  scholars  and  teachers.  We  now  have  148  Sunday 
schools  with  an  average  attendance  of  5,904  scholars  and  1,530 
teachers,  a  gain  of  6,320.  We  had  no  Young  People’s  societies. 
We  now  have  55  Senior  Y.  P.  C.  IT.  organizations  with  2,107  mem¬ 
bers,  and  22  Juniors  with  948  members.  The  chart  shows  that  23 
Telescopes  were  taken  then;  we  now  take  750.  It  ought  to  be  at 
least  2,000. 

Fifty  years  ago  19  meeting-houses,  mostly  log-houses,  were  re¬ 
ported.  We  now  have  159  church-houses  valued  at  $180,587,  leav¬ 
ing  only  seven  of  our  organized  churches  without  meeting-houses. 
We  had  no  parsonages  fifty  years  ago;  we  now  have  30,  valued  at 
$24,825. 

All  the  various  interests  of  the  Conference  show  corresponding 
increase  with  the  above-named  items. 

The  total  paid  for  pastors’  salaries  fifty  years  ago  was  $1,285.73, 
a  fraction  over  $64  73  per  pastor.  Last  year,  1905-06,  the  Confer¬ 
ence  paid  for  preachers’  salaries  $26,915.16,  an  average  of  $517.21. 
Fifty  years  ago  we  paid  our  superintendent  $156.25;  last  year  we 
paid  $356.15  for  superintendency.  The  foregoing  comparisons  cer¬ 
tainly  show  a  healthy  growth  and  handsome  increase. 

When  the  Conference  was  organized  it  was  virtually  a  mission 
conference,  with  but  three  or  four  experienced  pastors,  a  member¬ 
ship  of  only  3,140,  scattered  over  a  large  territory,  much  of  which 
was  new  and  sparsely  settled,  and  the  people  were  comparatively 
poor. 

The  planting,  growth,  and  development  of  the  Conference  in  its 
various  interests  has  been  phenomenal  under  the  complex  circum¬ 
stances,  notwithstanding  some  of  whom  we  expected  better  have 


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been  pleased  to  call  us  “back  number,”  “non-progressive,”  etc.,  all 
of  which  we  have  patiently  borne  for  the  sake  of  peace. 

The  work  of  evangelizing  our  territory  has  been  handicapped 
from  the  beginning.  (1)  Our  work  was  in  the  rural  districts 
among  the  common  jjeople.  We  did  not  occupy  a  single  county- 
seat;  we  had  small  congregations  in  five  small  towns — Center 
Point,  New  Goshen,  Vermilion,  Westfield,  and  New  Hebron.  We 
now  have  good  churches  in  six  county-seats,  five  organized  churches 
and  four  church-houses  in  the  city  of  Terre  Haute,  and  we  have 
churches  in  more  than  thirty-five  towns  and  villages. 

(2)  In  1861,  Westfield  Seminary,  subsequently  Westfield  College, 
was  organized,  which  was  the  work  of  the  Conference  and  per¬ 
fectly  legitimate;  at  once  created  a  demand  for  finance,  and  this 
demand  has  continued  for  forty-seven  years,  during  which  time  the 
Conference  has  poured  into  her  treasury  approximately  one  hun¬ 
dred  and  fifty  thousand  dollars. 

(3)  During  the  Civil  War  the  disturbed  condition  of  society  and 
our  close  proximity  to  the  seceding  States,  we  lost  many  organized 
churches  and  had  to  abandon  several  fields  of  labor. 

(4)  Our  automatic  rule  against  secret  combinations  shut  us  out 
of  the  towns  and  cities,  and  when  the  Grange  and  F.  M.  B.  A. 
had  their  lead  in  the  rural  districts  the  doors  were  virtually  closed 
against  us.  Our  Conference  seemed  to  be  the  battle-ground  on 
which  this  question  was  fought. 

(5)  In  the  seventies  the  General  Conference  organized  a  mission 
conference  in  southern  Illinois,  taking  a  few  fields  of  labor  and 
some  church  property  from  us,  which  the  Mission  Board  operated 
a  few  years. with  but  little  success.  It  finally  proved  to  be  an  ele¬ 
phant  on  their  hands. 

(6)  In  1889  the  General  Conference  unloaded  the  southern  Illi¬ 
nois  mission  conference  upon  the  Lower  Wabash,  over  the 
earnest  protest  of  her  delegates;  with  a  solemn  pledge  that 
we  might  retain  three-fourths  of  our  missionary  collections, 
which  pledge  was  wantonly  violated  by  the  next  General  Confer¬ 
ence  to  our  injury.  The  work  unloaded  upon  us  consisted  of 
21  appointments,  14  organized  churches,  and  6  cheap  church- 
houses.  The  year  previous  to  turning  this  mission  to  us  it  paid 
$29.37  missionary  money  and  $579  pastors’  salaries.  At  the  time 
the  mission  conference  became  our  burden  we  had  in  our  mission¬ 
ary  treasury  $360,  after  paying  all  our  appropriations.  Subse¬ 
quently  we  began  to  accumulate  a  mission  debt  in  cultivating  that 
territory,  notwithstanding  we  cut  down  appropriations  to  the  mini¬ 
mum.  We  have  poured  into  this  territory  more  than  five  thousand 
dollars  to  support  our^  missionaries,  and  the  entire  territory  has 
paid  less  than  $800  missionary  money.  In  the  meantime  we  have 
built  twenty-three  church-houses  and  five  parsonages  in  this  terri¬ 
tory. 


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(7)  Seven  years  ago  the  General  Conference,  by  a  shrewd  piece 
of  gerrymandering  in  the  interest  of  personal  partisans,  by  a 
change  of  boundary,  took  from  us  three  fields  of  labor  and  ten 
church-houses  valued  at  $9,000.  Three  of  those  churches  are  lo¬ 
cated  within  three  miles  of  two  of  our  oldest  charges  and  were  a 
part  of  our  legacy  in  the  division  of  Wabash  Conference.  Further¬ 
more,  they  are  at  least  eighteen  miles  distant  from  any  other 
points  occupied  by  the  aggressors.  We  feel  that  the  act  was  un¬ 
kind  to  us,  undiplomatic  to  the  Church,  and  vicious  in  intent. 

Our  Conference  has  always  been  loyal  in  sympathy  with  our 
superintendents,  accepting  the  apportionments  assigned  us,  re¬ 
sponding  to  the  various  calls  as  best  we  could,  and  passively  sub¬ 
mitting  to  indignities  from  those  of  whom  we  expected  better 
things. 

Finally,  our  ministers  are,  and  have  been  the  peers  of  any  other 
conference  in  honesty,  fidelity,  self-sacrifice,  and  loyalty  to  our 
Zion.  We  are  proud  of  our  past  achievements,  for  which  we  give 
thanks,  praise,  and  honor  to  Him  who  giveth  us  the  victory 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

This  was  listened  to  with  great  interest.  This  was  followed  by 
an  address  from  Rev.  J.  W.  Nye,  of  Upper  Wabash  Conference, 
but  formerly  a  member  of  this  Conference,  being  one  of  its  first 
members.  This  address  was  full  of  interesting  facts  relating  to 
itinerating  in  early  days  in  Lower  Wabash  Conference. 

Another  song,  most  pathetic  and  beautifully  rendered  by  the 
Conference  Quartet,  was  greeted  with  delight  and  elicited  great 
applause.  Thus  closed  the  special  program  of  exercises  for  cele¬ 
brating  the  semicentennial  of  Lower  Wabash  Conference.  All 
seemed  inspired  with  hope  for  the  future  prosperity  of  our  beloved 
Zion. 


THIRD  DAY— MORNING  SESSION. 

Bishop  Mathews  in  chair. 

After  devotional  services,  the  Bishop  gave  some  very  helpful 
remarks  which  were  followed  by  an  address  by  Rev.  J.  E.  Shannon, 
on  the  subject,  “Spiritual  Power:  How  Attained,  How  Lost,  and 
How  Regained.”  A  most  timely  and  helpful  address,  after  which 
the  Bishop  gave  a  few  pointed  remarks  more  especially  to  the  lay¬ 
men  in  regard  to  pastors’  salaries. 

Minutes  of  previous  day  read  and  approved. 


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The  Bishop  appointed  a  committee  of  three  persons,  one  from 
each  presiding  elder  district,  to  arrange  for  a  special  meeting  of 
the  laymen  during  the  session.  C.  E.  Bigelow,  IT.  F.  Weber,  Louis 
Stanford,  committee. 

Rev.  S.  C.  Coblentz,  Field  Agent  of  Union  Biblical  Seminary; 
Rev.  IT.  A.  Sechrist,  Field  Secretary  for  the  Church  Erection  So¬ 
ciety,  were  introduced  to  Conference  and  given  advisory  seats. 

Rev.  J.  B.  Showers,  pastor  of  Westfield  Station,  member  of  Erie 
Conference,  was  given  an  advisory  seat. 

Rev.  D.  E.  Weaver,  of  Southeast  Ohio  Conference,  was  intro¬ 
duced  to  Conference  and  given  an  advisory  seat. 

On  motion  it  was  agreed  that  the  Preachers’  Aid  and  Church 
Erection  societies  have  their  regular  meetings  the  first  hour  of  the 
afternoon  session. 

Rev.  J.  W.  Rye,  of  the  Upper  Wabash  Conference,  was  granted 
an  advisory  seat  in  the  Conference. 

On  motion  a  committee  was  appointed  to  arrange  for  the  matter 
of  distributing  souvenir  Conference  Minutes.  Committee:  D.  R. 
Seneff,  J.  A.  Hawkins,  P.  F.  Ketring. 

Report  of  Committee  on  Third  Year’s  Course  of  Reading  pre¬ 
sented  and  approved. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  THIRD  YEAR’S  COURSE  OF  READING. 

There  appeared  before  the  committee  Rev.  J.  L.  Pellem,  who  was 
examined  on  the  following  books,  with  the  following  grades :  Exe- 
getical  Studies,  100;  Pastoral  Theology,  97.  We  recommend  that 
he  be  continued  in  the  course  until  completed. 

P.  E.  Ketring, 

T.  J.  Richey, 

.  H.  J.  Musselman, 
Committee. 

Report  of  Committee  on  Fourth  Year’s  Course  of  Reading  pre¬ 
sented  and  approved. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  FOURTH  YEAR’S  COURSE  OF  READING. 

Brothers  C.  A.  Hall  and  C.  O.  Myers  appeared  before  us  and 
passed  on  the  following  books,  making  grades  as  follows : 

C.  O.  Myers — Ethics,  85;  Butler’s  Analogy,  80;  Miley’s  Theol- 
ogy,  80;  Stevens,  90;  Kephart,  93;  Sermon,  90. 

C.  A.  Hall — Ethics,  100;  Butler’s  Analogy,  95;  Miley’s  Theol¬ 
ogy,  96;  Stevens,  90;  Kephart,  89;  Sermon,  92J. 

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Having  passed  in  all  the  books,  we  recommend  that  they  be 
released  from  course  of  reading  and  be  referred  to  Committee  on 
Elders’  Orders. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

A.  D.  Markley, 

J.  L.  Brandenburg, 

W.  H.  IIalberstadt, 
Committee. 

Report  of  Committee  on  Second  Year's  Course  of  Reading  pre- 
.  sented  and  approved. 

report  of  committee  on  second  year’s  course  of  reading. 

The  class  consists  of  the  following  persons:  Mrs.  R.  J.  Nash, 
H.  S.  Reese,  J.  L.  Pellem,  M.  L.  Watson,  G.  L.  Stine,  and  I.  S. 
Mclver.  Sister  R.  J.  Nash,  Brothers  H.  S.  Reese,  M.  L.  Watson, 
J.  L.  Pellum,  H.  T.  Whitesell,  and  I,  S.  Mclver  met  the  committee 
and  passed  on  the  following-named  books,  with  grades  as  follows: 

Harry  S.  Reese — Bible  Study,  77 ;  Exegetical  Preaching,  70. 

R.  G.  Nash — Sermon,  78;  Exegesis,  95;  Church  History,  90; 
Logic,  88. 

M.  L.  Watson — Sermon,  90;  Theology,  85;  Bible  Study,  90; 
Etter,  90. 

J.  L.  Pellum — Sermon,  95;  Exegetical  Preaching,  76;  Logic,  79. 

D.  T.  Whitesell — Bible  Study,  77. 

I.  S.  Mclver — Sermon,  80;  Exegetical  Preaching,  85;  Logic,  80. 

1.  S.  Mclver,  R.  J.  Nash,  and  J.  L.  Pellum  having  completed  the 
course  in  Second  Year,  we  recommend  that  they  pass  to  the  Third 
Year. 

2.  G.  L.  Stine  completing  the  Union  Biblical  Seminary  course 
of  study  in  1908,  we  recommend  that  he  be  released  from  further 
examination  on  completion  of  said  course. 

3.  D.  T.  Whitesell  having  passed  on  one  book  in  Second  Year, 
but  being  in  First  Year,  we  recommend  that  he  be  given  credit 
accordingly,  but  be  required  to  pass  on  books  he  has  not  passed 
in  First  Year. 

4.  We  recommend  that  the  remaining  members  of  class  be 
retained  in  course  another  year. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

S.  E.  Long, 

W.  R.  Muncie, 

/  J 

L.  IT.  Cooley, 

Committee. 

Report  of  Committee  on  First  Year’s  Course  of  Reading  pre¬ 
sented  and  approved. 


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REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  FIRST  YEAR’S  COURSE  OF  READING. 

•  The  following  members  of  the  First  Year’s  class  appeared  before 
the  Committee  and  made  the  following  grades: 

M.  L.  Watson — New  Acts  of  the  Apostles,  72. 

O.  J.  Bogard — Homiletics,  Part  I.,  75;  New  Acts  of  the  Apostles, 
80;  Manual  of  Discipline,  80. 

Robert  Weber — Manual  of  Discipline,  83;  Art  of  Reading  and 
Speaking,  92;  New  Acts  of  the  Apostles,  70. 

W.  F.  Langston — Art  of  Reading  and  Speaking,  83 ;  Manual  of 
Discipline,  80. 

Harvey  Bogard — -Sell’s  Bible  Study,  76;  Art  of  Reading  and 
Speaking,  91. 

M.  L.  Watson  having  completed  the  course,  we  recommend  that 
he  be  passed  to  the  Second  Year. 

O.  J.  Bogard,  Robert  Weber,  W.  F.  Langston,  and  Harvey 
Bogard  not  having  completed  the  course,  we  recommend  that  they 

Up  rptninprl  in  flip  Fi  rQt  vpoi’ 

G.  W.  Padrick,  J.  H.  Neff,  M.  W.  Smeltzer,  and  J.  H.  Robinson 
having  appeared  with  excuses,  we  recommend  that  they  be  retained 
in  the  First  Year. 

R.  B.  Hall  did  not  appear.  We  recommend  that  he  be  retained. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

T.  D.  Spyker, 

•  •  J.  T.  McCreery, 

Committee. 

Report  of  Committee  on  Applicants  for  the  Ministry  reported, 
and  approved. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  APPLICANTS  FOR  THE  MINISTRY. 

There  appeared  before  us  the  following  persons :  Miss  Elizabeth 
Thomson,  W.  Beasley,  F.  FI.  King,  G.  L.  Good,  T.  H.  Decker,  and 
Otto  Cummins. 

We  recommend  that  G.  L.  Good,  owing  to  lack  of  qualifications, 
be  retained  in  his  quarterly  conference  and  that  he  pursue  his 
studies  at  Westfield  College  until  he  attains  to  the  disciplinary 
standard. 

2.  We  recommend  that  W.  Beasley,  having  met  the  regular 
standard  per  Discipline,  be  admitted  to  the  Conference. 

3.  We  also  recommend  that  Elizabeth  Thomson,  F.  IT.  King, 
T.  H.  Decker,  and  Otto  Cummins  be  received  into  Conference 
under  the  extraordinary  clause  of  the  Discipline. 

Respec  tf  ully  su  bm  it  ted , 

L.  IT.  Cooley, 

J.  T.  McCreery, 
Thos.  Walters, 

Committee. 


4  Lower  Wabash 


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Report  of  Committee  on  Conference  Relations  reported,  and 
report  approved. 


REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  CONFERENCE  RELATIONS. 

We,  the  Committee  on  Conference  Relations,  submit  the  follow¬ 
ing  report : 

We  recommend  that  Rev.  A.  E.  Kosht  he  granted  a  transfer  to 
Northern  Illinois  Conference. 

That  Rev.  B.  E.  Farris  be  granted  a  transfer  to  Miami  Confer¬ 
ence. 

That  Rev.  Z.  Pease  be  granted  an  open  transfer. 

That  B.  C.  Hayworth  he  admitted  into  the  Conference. 

That  Rev.  W.  H.  Elliott,  of  the  Radical  United  Brethren  Church, 
be  received  into  the  Conference  on  his  credentials. 

In  the  case  of  Rev.  G.  W.  Raster,  that  he  be  referred  back  to  his 
quarterly  conference.  Respectfully  submitted, 

R.  Griffin, 

J.  Coffman, 

L.  E.  Miller, 
Committee. 


THIRD  DAY— AFTERNOON  SESSION. 

The  Preachers’  Aid  and  Church  Erection  societies  occupied  the 
first  hour  of  the  afternoon  session  with  their  regular  meetings. 

At  2:30  p.m.  Conference  convened  in  regular  session,  Bishop 
Mathews  in  chair. 

Rev.  John  Furry,  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  Rev. 
Mr.  IToatcamp,  of  the  German  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  were 
introduced  to  the  Conference. 

Rev.  Mr.  Snyder,  of  Indiana  Conference,  was  granted  an  advis¬ 
ory  seat. 

Committee  on  Memoirs  reported  and  report  approved. 

Rev.  J.  H.  Gambier,  pastor  of  the  United  Evangelical  church, 
was  introduced  to  the  Conference. 

Committee  on  Boundary  reported  as  follows.  Report  approved. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  BOUNDARY. 

Your  Committee  on  Boundary  and  Finance  make  the  following 
recommendations : 

That  Woodlawn  appointment  be  detached  from  Flora  Circuit 
and  attached  to  Flora,  to  constitute  Flora  Mission. 


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That  Campground  appointment  be  detached  from  Mt.  Vernon 
and  attached  to  Bluford  Circuit. 

That  Pearl  Chapel  appointment  be  detached  from  Hebron  Cir¬ 
cuit  and  attached  to  Birds  Circuit. 

That  the  name  of  Ina  be  changed  to  Oak  Grove. 

That  Chesterville  constitute  Chesterville  Station. 

That  in  the  case  of  Toledo  Circuit,  conditions  being  likely  to 
be  changed  by  reason  of  a  church  being  built  at  Toledo,  the  pre¬ 
siding  elder  of  Westfield  District  and  the  pastor  of  Toledo  Circuit 
be  authorized  to  detach  the  Zion  appointment  and  provide  to  give 
it  pastoral  service  otherwise  whenever  it  seems  necessary  to  do  so. 

That  Parkville  constitute  Parkville  Mission. 

That  Oblong  constitute  Oblong  Station. 

That  Marshall  constitute  Marshall  Mission  Station. 

That  Shilo,  Centenary,  Dolson,  and  Friendship  appointments 
constitute  Martinsville  Circuit. 

That  Grace,  Union,  Annapolis,  Licking,  and  Bellaire  appoint¬ 
ments  constitute  Annapolis  Circuit.- 

That  Newman  Circuit  be  changed  to  Newman  Mission. 

That  West  Terre  Haute  appointment  he  detached  from  Fourth 
Church  and  attached  to  Third  Church,  and  constitute  Third 
Church  Mission,  and  that  the  United  Brethren  Pastors’  Alliance 
of  Terre  Haute,  in  connection  with  the  board  of  trustees,  be  au¬ 
thorized  to  relocate  Third  Church. 

We  recommend  that  there  be  three  presiding  elder  districts,  as 
follows : 

Terre  Flaute  District — Annapolis,  Blackhawk,  Center  Point, 
Clay  City,  Lewis,  Marshall,  Mt.  Zion,  New  Goshen,  Oblong,  Paris, 
Prairieton,  Robinson,  Terre  Haute,  First  Church,  Terre  Haute, 
Second  Church,  Terre  Flaute,  Third  Church,  Terre  Haute,  Fourth 
Church,  Vermilion.- 

Westfield  District — Avena,  Ashmore,  Beecher  City,  Clarksburg, 
Casey,  Casey  Circuit,  Chesterville,  Gallon,  Greenup,  Island  Grove, 
Loogootee,  Martinsville,  Newman,  Parkville,  Redmon,  Westfield, 
Westfield  Circuit. 

Olney  District — Birds,  Bluford,  Browns,  Calhoun,  Edgewood, 
Flora  Mission,  Flora  Circuit,  Mt.  Vernon,  New  Hebron,  Oak 
Grove,  Olney,  Olney  Circuit,  Parkersburg,  St.  Francisville,  Sum¬ 
ner,  Vergennes,  Vienna,  Yale. 

We  recommend  the  following  appropriations  for  the  following 
year:  Robinson,  $50;  Terre  Haute,  Third  Church,  $100;  Terre 
Haute,  Fourth  Church,  $175;  Marshall,  $300;  Newman,  $100; 
Flora  Mission,  $100;  Chesterville,  $50.  Total,  $925. 

Boundary  Committee. 

A  number  of  pastors’  reports  were  read  and  approved. 


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Report  of  Committee  on  Education  presented  by  A.  D.  Markley. 
Discussion  led  by  Dr.  Faust,  of  Union  Biblical  Seminary,  who 
gave  a  very  earnest,  forceful  appeal  for  higher  and  better  culture 
for  the  ministry.  lie  urged  the  necessity  of  laying  broad  and  deep 
the  foundations  of  our  educational  system.  This  was  followed  by 
President  B.  F.  Daugherty,  of  Westfield  College,  who  first  gave  a 
written  report  of  the  college  and  its  working  the  past  year,  also 
the  prospects  and  plan  for  the  coming  year.  In  his  address  he 
made  a  clear,  concise,  and  earnest  appeal  for  the  support  of  our 
Christian  colleges. 

On  motion  the  report  presented  on  the  subject  of  Education  was 
tabled  for  future  consideration. 

Adjournment.  Benediction  by  Rev.  E.  Boley. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  EDUCATION. 

Our  American  secular  educational  system  is  almost  perfect.  We 
have  the  most  perfect  free  public  school  system.  Our  universities 
and  technical  schools  rank  highest  in  the  world.  There  is,  how¬ 
ever,  one  imperfection  in  our  educational  system — our  religious 
education.  There  is  a  great  cry  to-day  among  religionists  that 
some  form  of  religious  instruction  be  introduced  into  our  public 
schools.  Our  Roman  Catholic  brethren  and  free  thinkers  oppose 
such  action.  We  will  agree  with  them;  they  are  right.  To  intro¬ 
duce  any  form  of  religious  instruction  into  our  public  schools  by 
legislation  would  be  destructive  to  our  American  religious  freedom. 
We  could  not  in  the  name  of  Christianity  assist  in  such  legislative 
action.  Whenever  we  compel  a  people  to  embrace  a  religion  or  any 
system  of  religious  instruction,  we  destroy  the  very  teachings  of 
Jesus,  the  founder  of  our  religious  faith. 

Only  by  religionists  of  every  faith  agreeing  to  the  introduction 
of  some  system  of  comparative  religious  instruction  into  our  pub¬ 
lic  schools,  allowing  the  instructed  to  choose  their  own  religious 
faith,  can  we  preserve  our  American  religious  freedom.  Whenever 
we  establish  a  state  church  and  system  of  religious  teaching,  we 
cease  to  be  a  Christian  nation. 

The  world  will  not  become  Christianized  by  legislation.  There 
remains,  then,  another  solution  of  this  problem.  Religious  instruc¬ 
tion  must  be  given  in  the  church  to  those  who,  by  their  own  free 
choice,  desire  to  receive  such  instruction.  The  church  needs  to  be 
fitted  to  intelligently  give  such  instruction.  Here  we  find  a  lack 
of  fitness.  Our  boys  and  girls  during  the  week  attend  schools 
where  they  receive  the  highest  form  of  classical,  business,  and 
technical  instruction.  On  Sunday  they  attend  schools  where  much 


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of  the  instruction  is  of  the  most  imperfect  form.  We  need  a  higher 
and  better  system  of  religious  instruction  in  our  churches.  The 
cry  is,  or  ought  to  be,  Where  can  men  and  women  be  properly 
trained  to  give  this  religious  instruction? 

Our  Christian  colleges  and  seminaries  must  supply  very  largely 
this  need.  One  of  its  chief  prerogatives  should  be  to  equip  young 
men  and  women  for  Christian  service.  We  have  a  number  of  such 
institutions  of  learning  under  the  supervision  of  our  Church. 

As  a  Conference  we  ought  to  be  especially  interested  in  West- 
field  College  and  Union  Biblical  Seminary.  Of  the  former  we 
would  again  affirm  that  she  is  worthy  of  our  liberal  support  and 
patronage.  Tier  aim  is  to  give  the  highest  and  best  in  intellectual 
as  well  as  heart  culture.  With  the  present  able  faculty  and  the 
good  work  of  the  past  year,  we  have  reason  to  hope  for  still  better 
things  for  the  coming  year.  Her  endowment  ought  to  be  increased 
as  rapidly  as  possible,  that  she  may  be  self-supporting  and  still 
enlarge  her  usefulness. 

We  are  glad  to  note  that  a  number  of  our  young  men  of  the 
Conference  are  taking  a  course  of  study  in  Union  Biblical  Semi¬ 
nary.  Here  we  surely  have  a  place  where  young  men  and  women 
have  the  opportunity  of  receiving  that  culture  which  is  necessary 
in  these  days,  that  they  may  become  workers  for  the  church  and 
teachers  of  religious  truth  such  as  will  be  able  to  meet  the  needs 
of  this  progressive  age.  The  Seminary  is  serving  the  Church 
nobly  and  well  in  training  young  men  and  women  for  ministers 
in  the  homeland  and  missionaries  in  the  foreign  field. 

We  would  urge  the  cheerful  acceptance  of  the  General  Confer¬ 
ence  apportionment  for  Union  Biblical  Seminary  from  our  Con¬ 
ference  for  current  expenses,  and  that  we  make  an  effort  to  raise 
it  in  full.  Also  that  we  cooperate  with  the  representatives  of  the 
Seminary  who  come  upon  our  fields  of  labor,  and  do  what  we  can 
to  advance  the  financial  interests  of  this  important  institution. 

A.  D.  Markley,  Committee. 

REPORT  OF  PRESIDENT  OF  WESTFIELD  COLLEGE. 

V 

To  the  Bishop  and  Members  of  the  Lower  Wabash  Conference. 

Hear  Brethren  and  Fellow-Workers:  It  is  with  a  deep  sense, 
of  devout  gratitude  to  our  Heavenly  Father  and  a  clear  conscious¬ 
ness  of  divine  favor  that  I  present  my  first  annual  report  of  West- 
field  College  to  this  body.  With  a  definite  conviction  that  it  was 
God’s  will  I  came  to  this  field  of  work  one  year  ago.  This  firm 
and  unquestioned  conviction  sustained  and  cheered  me  in  all  the 
arduous  and  difficult  tasks  of  the  year’s  work.  Taking  all  the 
facts  into  consideration,  the  work  of  the  year  may  be  considered  a 
success.  Good  will,  moral  and  financial  support  were  given  the 
college,  and  on  every  hand  were  given  expressions  of  confidence 


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and* hope,  all  of  which  has  been  a  stimulus  to  do  one’s  best,  and  it 
is  the  earnest  desire  and  confident  belief  that  by  further  and  con¬ 
tinued  loyal  support  of  the  college  by  all  its  friends  a  still  larger 
measure  of  success  will  be  realized. 

When  your  president  came  upon  the  scene  one  year  ago  but 
three  teachers  were  elected.  As  soon  thereafter  as  possible  (just 
four  weeks  intervened  before  the  opening  of  the  fall  term)  the 
faculty  was  selected,  and  all  were  in  readiness  for  the  work  on  open¬ 
ing  day.  There  were  ten  teachers  employed  for  the  year,  one,  the 
elocution  teacher,  on  the  income  of  the  department,  the  other  nine 
at  a  regular  monthly  salary,  aggregating  $5,600.  All  of  these 
teachers  were  promptly  paid  each  month,  and  it  is  the  policy  of  the 
present  administration  to  continue  to  do  so.  The  work  of  the 
teachers  was  on  the  whole  eminently  satisfactory,  and  the  coopera¬ 
tion,  for  the  most  part,  was  cordial,  sympathetic,  and  helpful.  A 
teacher  should  be  more  than  a  scholar.  He  should  have  ability  to 
impart  instruction,  to  inspire  young  people,  and,  above  all,  he 
should  have  character-begetting  power.  He  should  be  able  to  work 
in  sympathetic  harmony  with  the  aims  and  ambitions  of  youth, 
controlling  and  directing  to  the  highest  ideals.  This  has  been 
true  for  the  most  part  of  last  year’s  teachers,  and  will  be  even  more 
true  of  the  teachers  for  the  coming  year. 

New  Teachers. — Prof.  Palph  G.  Newell  has  been  employed  to 
take  charge  of  the  department  of  music,  and  his  wife  as  assistant 
in  piano  and  instructor  in  violin.  Professor  W.  E.  Scheor,  grad¬ 
uate  of  Otterbein  University  and  post-graduate  student  at  Ohio 
State  University  during  the  summer,  will  be  in  charge  of  the  sci¬ 
ence  department.  Mrs.  Eleanor  F.  Haworth  will  be  the  new 
teacher  in  German  and  French.  She  is  a  very  cultured  and  refined 
lady  and  will  wield  a  great  influence  for  good  among  the  student 
body.  All  the  other  teachers  are  retained  and  are  held  in  highest 
esteem,  both  for  their  personal  worth  and  their  ability  as  teachers. 

Uniform  courtesy  and  respect  have  been  shown  toward  the  ad¬ 
ministration  and  faculty,  and  the  matter  of  discipline  has  been 
no  burden  whatever.  There  was  not  a  single  case  of  public  or 
private  discipline  by  the  faculty,  and  the  private  admonition  given 
was  more  in  the  nature  of  friendly  advice.  There  was  a  marked 
improvement  in  polish  and  refinement  of  manners,  the  natural 
accompaniment  of  a  good  education. 

The  attendance  for  the  past  year  was  very  gratifying,  consider¬ 
ing  the  fact  that  there  were  only  a  few  weeks  for  the  canvass  of 
the  field  before  the  fall  term  opened.  The  following  is  the  attend¬ 
ance  per  term:  Fall  term,  73;  winter,  106;  spring,  78.  The  fol¬ 
lowing  is  the  attendance  by  departments:  College,  22;  Prepara¬ 
tory,  53;  Music,  including  chorus,  54;  Commercial,  28;  Elocution 
and  Physical  Culture,  32;  total  for  all  departments,  189;  net  total, 


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deducting  names  repeated,  131.  This  shows  an  increase  over  last 
year  of  seventy-four  and  two-thirds  per  cent,  for  total  net  attend¬ 
ance.  The  watchword  for  the  coming  year  is  at  least  200  students 
for  the  net  enrollment.  Will  not  every  member  of  this  Conference 
and  friend  of  the  college  help  to  make  this  ideal  a  reality?  We 
have  the  young  people  in  the  homes  of  our  Church,  and  by  direct¬ 
ing  them  to  our  college  instead  of  the  State  schools  we  can  easily 
have  that  number.  Each  charge  should  have  at  least  one  student. 

The  religious  life  and  work  of  the  college  has  been  most  healthy 
and  vigorous  during  the  past  year.  The  Christian  Associations 
have  conducted  weekly  meetings  of  interest  and  profit  to  their 
members,  and  the  special  evangelistic  services  under  the  wise  and 
helpful  leadership  of  our  college  pastor,  Rev.  J.  B.  Showers,  re¬ 
sulted  in  the  conversion  of  about  fifteen  students  and  the  quick¬ 
ening  of  many  more.  The  attendance  upon  daily  chapel  worship 
and  the  regular  Shnday  services  has  been  stimulating  indeed  to  the 
religious  life  of  the  students.  This  definite  and  positive  Christian 
life  and  influence  is  one  of  the  chief  characteristics  of  the  Chris¬ 
tian  college,  and  which  can  never  be  superceded  by  the  State 
schools. 

During  the  year  some  valuable  additions  were  made  to  the  col¬ 
lege  library,*  and  about  $300  was  expended  for  science  equipment. 
The  additions  in  both  these  departments  for  the  coming  year 
should  be  largely  increased.  Here  is  an  opportunity  to  transmute 
some  of  your  money  into  an  instrument  for  good  to  many  lives. 
The  library  and  laboratory  are  becoming  increasingly  valuable  as 
workshops  for  students.  The  lecture-room  was  entirely  renovated 
during  the  year.  It  was  papered  and  painted  and  fitted  out  with 
first-class  university  chairs  and  a  reading  desk  and  three  appro¬ 
priate  chairs  for  the  rostrum.  The  room  of  English  was  papered 
and  furnished  by  the  students. 

The  courses  of  study  were  revised  and  brought  up  to  date.  The 
standard  adopted  is  on  a  par  with  colleges  of  high  grade.  Each 
of  the  three  courses,  the  classical,  chemical-biological,  and  modern 
language,  will  lead  to  the  degree  of  bachelor  of  arts.  The  comple¬ 
tion  of  either  one  of  these  courses  will  qualify  the  graduate  for 
admission  to  post-graduate  work  in  any  of  the  leading  universi¬ 
ties.  The  courses  in  commerce  and  music  have  also  been  strength¬ 
ened. 

During  the  past  year,  we  may  safely  say  that  the  college  was 
run  within  its  income.  The  following  were  the  sources  of  income: 
Students  tuition  and  other  fees,  $2,546.79 ;  subscriptions  secured 
by  the  president,  $2,396.89;  Carnegie  endowment  interest,  $807.09; 
Conference  assessments,  $718.28.  Total,  $6,469.05  (other  sources). 
The  income  did  not,  however,  pay  for  all  the  past  liabilities.  It 
is  the  desire  of  the  p resent  management  to  get  upon  a  basis  where 


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the  Conference  assessments  of  the  summer  and  fall  can  he  applied 
to  the  following  year’s  work  and  not  to  the  work  of  the  preceding 
year,  as  heretofore.  In  this  connection  it  should  be  said  that  the 
college  assessments  should  be  materially  increased  and  collected 
in  full,  so  as  to  largely  strengthen  and  increase  the  efficiency  of 
this  important  branch  of  our  Church  work. 

Some  of  the  immediate  needs  of  the  college  may  be  stated. 
First,  the  endowment  fund  brought  up  to  $100,000  at  the  earliest 
possible  moment.  Second,  a  ladies’  dormitory  costing  $25,000,  to 
furnish  a  suitable  home  for  the  ladies  and  a  place  to  board  all 
our  students.  Third,  the  endowment  of  professorships  at  $15,000 
and  upwards.  Fourth,  scholarships  and  prizes  should  be  estab¬ 
lished  by  the  gift  of  from  $100  to  $1,000.  Fifth,  generous  gifts 
should  be  made  the  library  and  laboratory.  Sixth,  the  current  ex¬ 
pense  fund,  though  mentioned  last,  is  by  no  means  the  least  to 
merit  our  consideration.  This  fund,  above  all,  must  he  equal  to 
our  demands,  for  we  must  not  go  into  debt  for  the  running  of  the 
college.  When  that  becomes  a  necessity  you  must  secure  some 
one  else  to  run  the  college.  Your  president  is  willing  to  do  all 
the  hard  work  he  is  capable  of  doing  so  long  as  he  has  the  coopera¬ 
tion  of  the  constituency  of  the  college  to  make  the  business  side 
of  the  college  a  success  as  well  as  the  educational  side. 

The  two  important  needs  of  the  college  are  students  and  money. 
The  Church  has  both.  Shall  the  college  have  your  money  and 
your  young  people,  that  the  Church  in  turn  may  be  better  for  these 
gifts?  It  is  our  desire  to  make  the  college  all  that  she  ought  to 
be — first-class  in  equipment,  in  service,  in  patronage.  The  appeal 
is  made  to  you,  the  owners  of  the  institution.  Will  you  heed  the 
call  and  measure  up  to  your  opportunity  and  responsibility? 

With  gratitude  for  the  past  and  confidence  in  the  future  of 
Westfield  College,  I  respectfully  submit  this  report. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

B.  F.  Daugherty. 

Dr.  S.  S.  Hough,  General  Secretary  of  the  Foreign  Missionary 
Soeietv,  was  introduced  and  admitted  to  an  advisory  seat  in  Con- 

0  7  O 

ference. 

A  vote  for  presiding  elders  taken  at  this  time  resulted  in  the 
election  of  J.  A.  Hawkins,  J.  B.  Connett,  and  D.  R.  Seneff  as  pre¬ 
siding  elders  for  coming  year. 

A  ballot  was  taken  for  a  committee  to  station  presiding  elders,, 
and  referred  to  a  board  of  tellers  to  report  later. 

Report  on  Sabbath  Schools  was  presented  by  Mrs.  R.  J.  Xasbn 
Report  approved. 


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Discussion  by  Rev.  J.  E.  Shannon,  General  Sunday-School 
Evangelist.  An  earnest  and  energetic  appeal  for  the  Sabbath 
school  and  its  possibilities  for  advancing  the  Redeemer’s  kingdom. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  SABBATH  SCHOOLS. 

Hark,  I  hear  an  army  approaching.  It  is  the  Sunday-school 
army.  Its  members  are  greater  than  ever  before;  its  banners  are 
spread  and  shall  never  be  furled  till  the  Prince,  of  Salvation  has 
conquered  the  world. 

The  Sunday  school  is  the  rank  and  file  of  the  church,  its  future 
hope.  Great  numbers  from  its  ranks  are  coming  into  the  church 
each  year  and  falling  nobly  into  the  line  of  service  as  the  doors  of 
opportunity  open  to  them,  as  their  elders  are  stepping  out  of  active 
service  one  by  one,  these  noble  volunteers  are  coming  to  take  their 
places. 

Let  us  review  this  great  army.  Eirst,  the  infant  class,  the  prat¬ 
tling  little  darlings,  just  lisping  their  first  prayer  at  mother’s 
knee — clay  in  the  potter’s  hand  ready  for  the  molding.  How  eager 
they  are  to  catch  the  great  truths  as  they  fall  from  the  lips  of  the 
teacher,  little  minds  that  are  open  receptacles  to  receive  the  words 
of  Him  who  said,  “ Suffer  the  little  ones  to  come  unto  me.”  Oh, 
they  must  be  brought,  they  must  be  taught  the  spirit  of  the  Christ- 
child. 

We  look  again.  We  see  the  boys  and  girls  a  little  older  grown, 
taking  the  initiative  steps  that  lead  from  babyhood  to  that  most 
formative  period  of  their  lives.  Activity  has  begun.  They  begin 
to  see  things  as  they  are.  Good  and  evil  is  before  them,  and  by  all 
means  the  principles  of  Christianity  should  be  impressed  upon 
their  minds  and  hearts  at  this  period  of  life,  before  the  evil  days 
draw  nigh.  What  an  opportunity  for  consecrated  teachers. 

Again,  we  see  our  young  people  grown  to  manhood  and  woman¬ 
hood,  drifting  out  on  the  sea  of  life,  with  high  aim  and  good  reso¬ 
lutions.  Two  paths  lie  out  before  them,  one  beset  with  worldly 
pleasures  and  the  snares  that  Satan  has  laid  to  entrap  them.  Can 
they  overcome  without  Christ  in  their  lives?  No,  but  they  must 
be  led  into  that  path  of '  righteousness ;  then  they  may  have  the 
overcoming  power  that  helps  them  to  be  earnest,  consecrated  to 
God  and  the  church. 

What  is  the  Sunday  school  to  the  church?  It  is  the  workshop, 
the  preparatory  course  for  our  children,  instilling  in  their  minds 
the  fundamental  truths  that  shall  qualify  for  service,  fitting  them 
for  the  responsibilities  that  await  them  as  workers  in  the  church. 
Saved  to  serve,  saved  to  God,  and  saved  to  help  others,  they  should 
be  taught  to  love  the  Sabbath  school  and  to  learn  of  Him  Who  is 
able  to  guide  them  into  all  truth  and  righteousness. 


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Resolved ,  1.  That  we,  as  pastors,  see  that  we  have  competent 
teachers  (they  must  be  taught  in  order  to  teach),  showing  them¬ 
selves  approved  unto  God,  workmen  that  needeth  not  to  be  ashamed. 
That  we  encourage  our  superintendents  and  teachers  by  our  pres¬ 
ence  as  often  as  possible;  that  we  try  to  teach  the  true  missionary 
spirit  by  setting  forth  the  necessity  of  giving  for  Christ’s  sake, 
our  time,  talents,  and  money. 

2.  That  we  encourage  teachers’  meetings  for  better  work,  that 
every  stumbling-block  may  be  removed  as  to  the  perfect  under¬ 
standing  of  the  Word  of  God.  “And  they  that  be  wise  shall  shine 
as  the  brightness  of  the  firmament;  and  they  that  turn  many  to 
righteousness  as  the  stars  forever  and  ever”  (Dan.  12:  3). 

Mrs.  B.  J.  Mash,  Committee. 

Adjournment.  Benediction  .by  Bev.  J.  H.  Gambier,  of  Metho¬ 
dist  Episcopal  Church. 


FOUBTH  DAY— MOBBING  SESSION. 

Convened  at  8 :  00  A.M.,  Bishop  Mathews  in  chair. 

After  a  few  brief  remarks  by  the  Bishop,  Bev.  J.  E.  Shannon 
conducted  an  interesting  Bible  reading  on  the  subject,  “The 
Christian’s  Ambition:  What  It  Is  and  What  It  Is  Not.”  It  is  to 
please  God  and  not  to  please  men. 

Minutes  of  previous  day  read  and  approved. 

On  motion,  Bev.  M.  W.  Smeltzer  was  admitted  to  the  itineracy. 
Beport  of  committee,  or  board  of  tellers  on  vote  taken  for  com¬ 
mittee  to  station  presiding  elders,  as  follows:  Terre  Haute  Dis¬ 
trict — P.  F.  Ketring,  S.  E.  Long;  Westfield  District — T.  D. 
Spyker,  W.  L.  Perkins;  Olney  District — E.  M.  Pierson,  J.  T.  Mc- 
Creery. 

Beport  of  Treasurer  of  Preachers’  Aid  Society  read  and  ap¬ 
proved. 

REPORT  OF  THE  BENEFICIARY  AID  ASSOCIATION. 

Receipts. 


In  treasury  one  year  ago .  $70  39 

Chart  funds  for  1906  . .  244  75 

Collected  on  notes . .  227  00 

Collected  interest  .  164  07 


Total  .  $706  21 


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Disbursements . 


To  beneficiaries  .  $263  60 

Loaned  .  . . . .  43  00 

Releasing  mortgage  .  50 

Postage .  1  16 


Total 


$308  26 


In  treasury .  $397  95 

Total  assets  . .  $5,479  33 


S.  Mills,  Treasurer. 

Report  audited  by  officers  of  the  Board,  August  22,  1907. 

Report  of  Treasurer  of  Conference  Church  Erection  Society 
read  and  approved. 

REPORT  OF  CHURCH  ERECTION  TREASURER. 


Receipts. 

Sept.  2,  1906.  Balance  cash  in  treasury . $476  28 

Sept.  2.  Personal  dues  from  Society .  16  00 

Sept.  4.  By  J.  B.  Connett,  from  a  friend .  100  00 

Aug.  23,  1907.  One-half  chart  funds  for  1907  .  .  134  87 

Total  receipts  . ; .  $727  15 

Disbursements. 

Dec.  22,  1906.  Paid  by  order  of  trustees  for  lots 

in  West  Terre  Haute,  Indiana .  $350  00 

April  24,  1907.  Paid  taxes  on  lots  in  Charleston  14  43 
April  24,  1907.  Money  order  and  stationery.  . .  14 

April  26,  1907.  Paid  transfer  and  record  of  deed 

for  West  Terre  Haute  lots .  1  10 


Total  disbursements  .  $365  67 


Balance  cash  in  treasury  Aug.  23,  1907  .  $361  48 


A.  D.  Markley,  Treasurer. 

Report  on  subject  of  Church  Erection  was  presented  in  a  paper 
by  E.  Boley. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  CHURCH  ERECTION. 

The  homeless  waif  in  his'  wanderings  may  develop  qualities  of 
hardihood,  persistence,  and  other  equally  valuable  characteristics, 
but  never  to  the  extent  to  compensate  him  for  a  denial  of  the 
desirability  and  blessings  of  home.  The  modern,  enlightened  civ- 


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ilization  demands  that  the  head  of  the  family  provide  for  such 
unit  of  society  a  home  of  some  degree  of  permanency  and  stability. 

Every  fraternity,  every  organized  body  of  men  or  women,  formed 
for  mutual  good  or  common  evil,  recognize  the  prime  necessity  of 
possessing  for  themselves  a  home  that  is  more  substantial  than  a 
“vine  and  fig-tree.” 

The  primitive  family  had  its  home  among  the  beautiful  flowers 
and  beneath  the  cooling  shades  of  Eden’s  fair  garden.  In  like 
manner,  “the  groves  were  God’s  first  temples.” 

The  vast  lapse  of  years  has  wrought,  its  changes  upon  these 
things.  Erom  the  simple  meeting-place  in  the  old  garden  there 
has  been  evolved  for  the  family  home  residences  of  great  dura¬ 
bility,  value,  and  artistic  beauty. 

Likewise,  through  changing  necessities,  the  church  had  for  its 
place  of  worship  the  grove,  the  tent,  the  tabernacle,  the  temple, 
and  the  modern  church -house. 

We  need  not  argue  that  each  kind  of  home  for  family  or  church 
equaled  the  necessities  of  the  times  and  places  and  for  the  people 
for  whom  they  were  established;  and  there  are  here  some  impor¬ 
tant  lessons  for  every  one  that  will  build  a  church.  A  small,  dingy, 
uncarpeted,  unpapered,  unbelled,  choirless,  unorganed  church- 
house  stands  in  a  community  of  fine  farms  and  splendidly  built 
and  furnished  homes.  The  people  of  the  neighborhood  are  not 
having  the  advantages  of  a  church-house  equal  in  any  particular 
to  the  family  home.  They  should  submit  themselves,  to  the  treat¬ 
ment  of  some  courageous  man,  like  Brother  Gabel,  who .  would 
prescribe  for  them  Church  Erection  in  allopathic  doses. 

A  large,  well-built,  beautiful  church-house  stands  on  the  summit 
of  a  high  hill  in  a  sparsely  settled  community.  Section  and  sec¬ 
tion  of  land  thereabouts  is  owned  by  non-residents.  There  are 
few  people  to  go  to  church  for  miles  around,  besides  there  is  an 
older  church  of  a  sister  denomination  but  a  mile  away  furnishing 
ample  church  privileges  for  the  whole  community.  Brown,  Jones, 
and  Smith,  and  some  of  their  children  belong  to  the  new  church. 
These  gentlemen  are  offshoots  from  the  old  church,  which  they 
left  dishonorably  and  organized  the  new  and  got  a  neighboring' 
pastor  who  had  more  zeal  than  knowledge  to  help  them  out  and 
to  build  the  house  mentioned.  A  loan  had  to  be  obtained  before 
the  house  could  be  dedicated,  and  because  of  this,  and  by  dint  of 
judicious  pleading,  the  Church  Erection  Society  granted  the  loan. 
Brown  died,  Smith  and  Jones  quarreled,  resulting  in  the  former 
leaving  the  church,  or  rather  in  absenting  himself  from  any  at¬ 
tendance  thereof  and  also  refusing  to  pay  any  indebtedness,  the 
preacher,  and  even  his  Telescope  subscription.  Jones  still  remains, 
as  does  the  silent,  beautiful  house  upon  the  hill,  a  gentle  reminder 


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of  zealous  folly  that  wasted  the  Lord’s  money  by  erecting  a  church 
where  there  should  have  been  only  a  cemetery. 

Sometimes  an  able,  consecrated  home  missionary  gathers  to¬ 
gether  a  handful  of  members  and  proceeds  by  herculean  efforts  to 
build  a  church  home.  He  wants  to  build  uptown,  but  lots  are  high 
there  and  operations  must  be  kept  within  specified  bounds,  and 
certain  influential  but  misguided  members  threaten  everybody 
with  a  big  stick,  and  finally  the  unwilling  pastor  finds  himself  in 
the  paradoxical  position  of  building  a  city  church  out  in  the  coun¬ 
try.  It  cost  but  little  and  is  worthless,  because  it  is  out  of  har¬ 
mony  with  its  environment. 

A  church-building  should  be  in  agreement  with  the  surroundings, 
harmonizing  with  the  tastes  and  financial  ability  of  the  congrega¬ 
tion  that  is  expected  to  occupy  it.  Lord,  hasten  the  day  (the  signs 
of  the  dawn  appear)  when  men  will  use  their  best  business  judg¬ 
ment  and  common  sense  in  the  work  of  the  church  no  less  than 
in  other  employment. 

The  efficient  work  of  our  Church  Erection  Society  is  too  well 
known  to  repeat  here.  This  organization  in  the  spirit  of  fraternity 
is  the  avenue  through  which  the  aggregate  of  thousands  of  small 
gifts  fall  upon  the  single  spot  where  it  is  most  needed.  It  is  the 
many  able  (able  because  they  are  many)  helping  the  needy  few, 
upon  the  principle  of  endowment.  Helping  others  to  help  them¬ 
selves  has  the  warrant  of  divine  example. 

Resolved ,  1.  That  we  commend  the  present  management  of  our 
Church  Erection  Society  as  aggressive,  careful,  and  efficient. 

2.  That  we  accept  the  proposition  of  the  Church  Erection 
Board  in  substituting  an  offering  for  Church  Erection  on  the 
basis  of  ten  cents  per  capita,  -instead  of  the  parsonage  offering 
authorized  by  the  General  Conference,  to  be  taken  on  or  about 
Easter  Sunday,  abolishing  the  assessment  for  General  Church 
Erection,  the  pastors  to  forward  said  offering  to  the  office  of  the 
General  Secretary  at  Dayton,  Ohio,  receipt  of  which  to  be  ac¬ 
knowledged  on  Church  Erection  page  of  Telescope. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

E.  Boley,  Committee. 

Discussion  by  Rev.  W.  A.  Sechrist,  Field  Secretary  of  the  Gen¬ 
eral  Church  Erection  Societv. 

Report  approved. 

Report  on  subject  of  Foreign  Missions  was  presented  in  a  paper 
by  S.  E.  Long. 

Report  of  Committee  on  Foreign  Missions  reported  their  work 
through  a  paper  presented  by  W.-  L.  Perkins. 


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REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  FOREIGN  MISSIONS. 

We,  the  Committee  on  Foreign  Missions,  ask  to  submit  the  fol¬ 
lowing  report: 

The  field  of  missions  is  world-wide.  Jesus,  in  explaining  his 
parable,  said,  “The  field  is  the  world.”  “Go  ye  into  all  the  world” 
was  among  the  last  words  of  his  earth  life  as  he  gave  to  his  dis¬ 
ciples  the  solemn  commission  of  evangelizing  men.  Any  less  con¬ 
ception  of  the  breadth  and  meaning  of  our  opportunities  shows 
not  only  narrowness  of  vision,  but  a  sad  lack  of  soul-passion  and 
disobedience  to  our  Captain’s  orders  as  well.  When  a  church 
ceases  to  be  missionary  she  ceases  to  be  evangelistic,  and  when 
she  ceases  to  he  evangelistic’ she  ceases  to  be  evangelical.  Owing  to 
the  emphasis  given  to  this  subject  at  our  last  session  of  Conference, 
and  inasmuch  as  Secretary  S.  S.  Hough  had  sent  to  each  pastor 
of  the  Conference  a  personal  appeal  for  this  important  interest, 
and  believing  that  each  pastor  has  had  thorough  explanation  as  to 
the  method  of  supporting  this  interest ;  namely,  by  free-will  offer¬ 
ings  rather  than  assessments,  we  have  deemed  it  sufficient  as  a 
committee  to  trust  to  the  faithfulness  of  the  pastors  and  the  lib¬ 
erality  of  the  people  without  further  expenditure  of  time  or  money, 
for  a  liberal  increase  above  last  year's  report.  However,  we  do 
submit  these  simple  resolutions : 

1.  That  we  heartily  commend  the  attitude  of  our  literature; 
namely,  the  Telescope,  the  Watchword,  Woman's  Evangel,  and  the 
Missionary  Advance,  on  this  vital  interest,  which  means  so  much 
to  us  as  a  Church  in  the  future  and  which  lies  so  near  the  heart 
of  the  Christ;  and  that  each  pastor  put  forth  an  extraordinary 
effort  to  increase  the  circulation  -of  said  periodicals. 

2.  That  each  pastor  preach  at  least  once  a  year,  and  oftener  if 
necessary,  on  the  subject,  “Our  Foreign  Work,”  and  that  he  give 
every  member  of  his  charge  an  opportunity  to  contribute. 

3.  In  view  of  the  open  doors  and  the  unprecedented  opportunities 
to  herald  the  glad  gospel  of  Jesus  Christ  to  the  ends  of  the  world, 
we  as  a  Conference  pray  the  Lord  of  the  harvest  to  put  hands  on 
our  boys  and  girls  for  the  ministry  of  the  Cross,  whether  at  home 
or  abroad.  Furthermore,  since  this  quadrennium  is  so  largely 
given  to  home  missions  in  our  American  cities,  that  we  keep  on 
guard  as  to  our  responsibility  to  the  isles  of  the  sea. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

S.  E.  Long, 

R.  Griffin, 

W.  L.  Perkins, 
Committee. 

The  subject  of  Foreign  Missions  was  very  ably  discussed  and 
clearly  presented  by  Hr.  S.  S.  Hough,  General  Secretary  of  the 


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Foreign  Missionary  Society. 

He  made  it 

very  clear  what  should 

be  the  vision  of  and  plan  for  the 

Church  for  the  evangelization 

of  the  world.  He  presented 

a  clear 

outline  and  plan  for  wonder- 

fully  increasing  onr  offerings 

for  foreign  missions. 

Reports  were  approved. 

- 

REPORT  OF  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY 

TREASURER. 

The  report  of  receipts  for 

the  Foreign 

Missionary  Society  by 

charges,  giving  the  average  per  member  for  the  past 

year,  is  as 

follows : 

• 

— Lower  Wabash, 

$1,111.29. 

Charge. 

Amount. 

Per  Mem. 

Ashmore  . 

.  .  $21  10 

$0  09 

A vena  . 

. .  -7  50 

04 

Beecher  City  . 

Black  Hawk . . . 

. .  10  65 

03 

Birds  .  . . . 

8  00 

04 

Bluford  . 

6  10 

02 

Browns  . 

2  00 

01 

Clarksburg  . 

. .  12  70 

07 

Casey . 

. .  66  35 

43 

Casey  Circuit  . 

.  .  19  22 

12 

Center  Point  . 

. .  12  50 

03 

Clay  City . 

. .  50  00 

15 

Calhoun . 

5  75 

04 

Edge  wood . 

1  50 

01 

Elora  . 

2  00 

06 

Elora  Circuit . 

Galton  . ' . 

. .  10  00 

'  13 

Greenup . 

.  .  11  19 

09 

Island  Grove  . 

. .  12  54 

07 

Ina . 

. .  5  00 

11 

Loogootee  . 

• 

. .  21  00 

13 

Lewis . 

Marshall  . . 

1  65 

01 

Mt.  Zion  . 

. .  35  00 

13 

Mt.  Vernon  . 

. .  7  50 

08 

Martinsville . 

Newman  . 

, .  23  50 

24 

Newr  Goshen  . 

. .  25  00 

08 

New  Hebron  . 

. .  135  03 

44 

Oblong . 

25  00 

12 

Olney  . 

, .  00  78 

23 

Olney  Circuit  . 

. .  10  00 

05 

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Conference,  Proceedings 


Paris  . 

.  7  75 

03 

Prairieton . 

.  17  50 

07 

Parkersburg  . 

.  55  50 

25 

Bedmon . 

.  24  50 

10 

Bobinson . 

.  33  50 

23 

Sumner  . . 

.  18  15 

06 

St.  Prancisville . 

.  100  00 

22 

Toledo  . 

.  4  15 

02 

Terre  Haute,  First  .  . .  . 

.......  10  50 

03 

Terre  Haute,  Second  .  . 

.  11  70 

05 

Terre  Haute,  Third  .  . . 

.  5  00 

04 

Terre  Haute,  Fourth  .  . 

Vermilion . . 

.  9  73 

05 

Verge  n  nes . 

.  11  75 

04 

Vienna  . 

Westfield . 

.  180  00 

94 

Westfield  Circuit  . 

Yale . 

.  16  00 

05 

Unclassified  . 

Average  per  member 

.  2  00  . 

for  Conference,  10  cents. 

S.  O.  Stoltz,  Treasurer. 

On  motion,  Bevs.  S.  E.  Long, 
reelected  a  Conference  Committee 

R. 

on 

Griffin,  W.  L.  Perkins 
Foreign  Missions. 

were 

Beport  of  Conference 

Treasurer  presented  by  S.  O.  Stoltz. 

Re- 

port  approved. 


REPORT  OF  CONFERENCE  TREASURER. 


Receipts. 

For  Home  Missions . $1,649  39 

For  Semicentennial  Fund .  717  73 

For  Foreign  Missions .  760  58 

For  Church  Erection  .  285  75 

For  Sunday-School  General  Fund . .  131  90 

For  Bishop’s  salary .  356  55 

For  Preachers7  Aid  .  242  60 

For  Beneficiary  Education .  80  50 

For  Union  Biblical  Seminary . . .  160  40 

For  Westfield  College  .  368  30 

For  Publishing  Fund  .  54  95 

For  Bible  cause  .  30  41 

For  Parsonage  Erection  .  11  76 

For  special  for  Westfield  College .  25  00 


Total  receipts 


$4,875  82 


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Disbursements. 

Paid  J.  C.  Fowler,  Missionary  Treasurer  .  . .  $2,367  12 
Paid  S.  S.  Hough,  Foreign  Missionary  Sec’y  760  58 
Paid  A.  D.  Markley,  Con.  Ch.  Erec.  Treas. .  .  142  87 


Paid  L.  O.  Miller .  527  44 

Paid  Bishop*  G.  M.  Mathews .  325  00 

Paid  S.  Mills,  Preachers’  Aid  Treasurer  .  . .  242  60 
Paid  L.  H.  Cooley,  for  Westfield  College  .  . .  393  30 

Paid  American  Bible  Society  .  30  -41 

Paid  W.  R.  Funk .  44  00 

Balance . .......  42  50 


Total  disbursements  and  balance .  $4,875  82 


S.  O.  Stoltz,  Conference  Treasurer. 

» 

Report  on  Education  taken  and  approved. 

Benediction  by  Dr.  H.  F.  Roop. 


FOURTH  DAY— AFTERNOON  SESSION. 

Bishop  Mathews  in  the  chair. 

After  a  brief  season  of  devotion,  Conference  proceeded  to  regu¬ 
lar  business. 

Miss  Delaney  (colored),  returned  missionary  from  British  Cen¬ 
tral  Africa  and  member- of  the  Baptist  Church,  was  introduced 
to  Conference  and  gave  some  very  encouraging  remarks  in  refer¬ 
ence  to  mission  work  in  Africa. 

Report  of  committee  representing  lay  delegates  read  and  ap¬ 
proved. 


REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  FROM  LAY  DELEGATES. 

Resolved ,  1.  That  the  minimum  salary  be  $500  for  undivided 
service. 

2.  That  all  pastors  whose  salaries  exceed  $500  be  asked  to  con¬ 
tribute  one  per  cent,  of  their  salaries,  or  such  portion  of  one  per 
cent,  as  is  needed  to  assist  places  which  cannot  possibly  raise  the 
minimum  of  $500. 

3.  That  the  educational  and  spiritual  requirements  for  admis¬ 
sion  to  the  Annual  Conference  be  strictly  enforced. 

4.  That  assistance  be  given  only  to  those  charges  which  shall 

increase  the  amount  they  raise  for  pastor  at  least  ten  per  cent,  over 
last  year.  John  A.  Trout,  Chairman. 

C.  E.  Bigelow,  Secretary. 


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Report  approved. 

On  motion  it  was  decided  that  in  carrying  out  the  provisions 
as  outlined  in  the  laymen’s  paper  regarding  minimum  salary  for 
pastors,  that  the  one  per  cent,  from  pastors  receiving  over  $500 
salary  be  collected  quarterly  by  the  presiding  elder  and  paid  to 
the  proper  pastors  receiving  less  than  $500. 

Memorial  services  in  behalf  of  Brothers  R.  Clark  and  J.  Dickens 
were  held,  beginning  at  2 :  00  p.m.,  J.  L.  Brandenburg  acting  as 
chairman. 

Rev.  Win.  Givens  spoke  in  behalf  of  the  life  and  labors  of  Rev. 
R.  Clark,  with  whom  he  had  been  intimately  associated  many 
years  in  church  work. 

Rev.  W.  E.  Anderson  spoke  in  behalf  of  the  life  and  labors  of 
J.  Dickens. 

In  these  two  addresses  many  beautiful  incidents  were  presented 
concerning  these  noble,  self-sacrificing  lives. 

Brother  J.  B.  Connett  spoke  in  behalf  of  Brother  Ferguson,  a 
quarterly  conference  preacher  wTho  had  traveled  on  one  of  the 
charges  last  year. 

These  exercises  closed  by  another  touching  song  by  the  Con¬ 
ference  Quartet. 

Report  of  Conference  Branch  Missionary  Treasurer  was  pre¬ 
sented  by  J.  C.  Fowler.  Report  approved. 

REPORT  OF  BRANCH  MISSIONARY  TREASURER. 

Your  Branch  Treasurer  would  submit  the  following  report: 


Receipts. 

Cash  on  hand  at  the  beginning  of  the  year .  $84  81 

Received  from  all  sources  since  Aug.  31,  1906  .  1,917  11 

Disbursements. 

Paid  to  Parent  Board,  to  pastors  on  notes,  interest,  and 

incidentals  .  $1,833  05 


Balance  in  treasury .  $84  06 

Respectfully  submitted, 


J.  C.  Fowler,  Treasurer. 

On  motion,  Brother  J.  C.  Fowler  was  reelected  Branch  Mission¬ 
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Report  of  Committee  on  Y.  P.  C.  U.  was  presented  in  a  paper 
by  N.  E.  Royer.  Report  approved. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  Y.  P.  C.  U. 

We  recognize  the  Young  People’s  societies  of  our  land  as  one 
of  the  strongest  departments  of  church  work  and  an  important 
factor  in  bringing  about  the  desired  results;  and  we  recognize  the 
Young  People’s  Christian  Union  of  our  own  Church  as  one  of  its 
most  important  departments  of  church  work  in  training  of  the 
young  and  instilling  new  life  and  energy  into  the  entire  Church, 
and  as  a  mighty  power  in  the  hand  of  God  for  the  overthrow  of 
sin. 

We  believe  the  real  province  of  the  young  people’s  society  is 
to  bring  young  people  to  Christ  and  to  direct  and  train  them  in 
Christian  activity. 

We  are  much  encouraged  with  the  rapid  growth  of  our  young 
people’s  societies  and  work.  We  now  have  more  than  two  thou¬ 
sand  societies  and  eighty-two  thousand  members,  yet  there  are 
many  things  lacking  in  this  great  department  that  keep  it  from 
being  what  it  ought  to  be. 

The  last  biennial  convention  urged  for  development  and  better 
equipment  in  the  local  societies. 

Second,  we  believe  there  should  be  renewed  attention  given  to 
the  development  of  the  Christian  life  of  the  societies,  to  the  study 
of  the  Bible  and  prayer,  for  back  of  all  and  underneath  of  all  true 
endeavor  for  God  must  be  a  love  for  and  knowledge  of  his  Word. 

Every  Christian  should  apply  to  himself  or  herself  the  words 
of  Paul  to  Timothy,  “ Study  to  show  thyself  approved  unto  God,  a 
workman  that  needeth  not  to  be  ashamed,  rightly  dividing  the 
word  of  truth.” 

Third,  we  rejoice  that  as  a  denomination  we  take  the  front  rank 
in  the  study  of  missions,  our  own  branch  standing  in  the  front 
rank  of  this  great  movement. 

Our  branch  is  now  divided  into  two  fields — home  and  foreign 
missions,  with  two  superintendents,  Miss  Bula  Inlow,  of  Paris, 
Illinois,  for  foreign  missions,  and  Miss  Yerra  Barker,  of  Oblong, 
Illinois,  for  home  missions.  We  believe  this  to  be  a  great  move¬ 
ment  for  success. 

We  have  paid  this  year  for  the  support  of  Mrs.  Bean  in  Canton, 
China,  $102.31,  and  we  now  have  on  hand  $154.02  for  West  Terre 
Haute. 

We  should  see  that  every  society  takes  the  anniversary  offering. 
As  these  offerings  are  devoted  to  some  general  missionary  enter¬ 
prise,  it  should  command  the  cooperation  of  all  the  societies.  We 
insist  upon  our  young  people  lending  a  helping  hand  to  Chris- 


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tianize  the  foreigner  who  comes  to  our  shores.  It  is  a  patriotic  as 
well  as  a  religious  obligation.  They  are  coming  in  such  vast  num¬ 
bers  that  many  believe  that  unless  they  are  evangelized  our  blood- 
bought  institutions  are  imperiled.  As  a  Church  we  have  hitherto 
done  very  little  definite  work  for  aliens  in  our  land. 

Fourth,  we  would  urge  upon  the  branch  officers  for  the  coming 
year  the  most  thorough  supervision  of  the  young  people’s  work. 
Not  one  society  should  be  allowed  to  die,  and  surely  a  number  of 
new  societies  may  be  organized. 

Resolved ,  1.  That  we,  as  pastors  and  lay  delegates  assembled 
in  this  Conference  session,  pledge  our  hearty  support  to  the  Y.  P. 
C.  U.  on  our  various  fields  of  labor. 

2.  That  we  will  endeavor  to  interest  and  secure  the  assistance 
of  the  entire  membership  of  our  Church  in  the  promotion  of  this 
work,  and  in  this  way  endeavor  to  make  the  year  to  come  the  best 
in  the  history  of  our  society.  Respectfully  submitted, 

N.  E.  Royer,  Committee. 

Report  of  Committee  on  the  Home  was  presented  by  W.  It. 
Muncie.  Discussed  by  Rev.  Wm.  Givens,  who  spoke  beautifully 
of  the  ideal  Christian  home  and  its  influence  and  power  for  good. 
Report  approved. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  OX  CHRISTIAN  HOME. 

The  home  is  a  sacred  institution,  sanctified  by  the  Lord  himself 
at  the  beginning  of  the  life  of  man  in  the  formation  of  the  first 
home  and  safeguarded  by  the  instinct  for  home  in  man’s  normal 
condition  and  the  giving  of  rules  defining  the  relations,  attitude, 
and  the  duties  of  its  different  members.  The  character  of  the  home 
determines  man’s  condition  socially,  religiously,  and  nationally, 
for  home  training  largely  molds  the  character  for  membership  in 
the  community,  church,  or  state.  All  the  germs  of  nobility  of 
character,  such  as  truthfulness,  purity,  honesty,  reverence,  and 
respect  for  law,  have  their  planting  and  largely  their  development 
in  the  good  home;  while  the  ungodly  home  is  the  hotbed  of  all 
that  is  vicious,  ignoble,  and  degrading.  The  welfare  of  society, 
the  safety  of  state,  the  attainment  of  national  greatness,  and  the 
power  of  the  church  depend  upon  the  proper  regulation  and  purity 
of  the  home. 

Three  gigantic  evils  threaten  the  safety  of  our  American  home 
in  the  present  day. 

1.  Lax  laws  on  divorce  and  lax  legislation  on  divorce  have 
largely  destroyed  the  sanctity  of  the  marriage  relation  in  the 
minds  of  many,  so  that  this  sacred  relation  is  sought  and  entered 
from  the  motive  of  lust,  financial  gain,  social  position,  and  ease, 


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with  the  result  of  reaping'  bitter  disappointment,  unhappy  homes, 
and  often  ruined  lives.  From  this  lax  legislation  come  ‘those  low 
ideas  of  the  marital  relation  discussed  under  the  titles,  “Contract 
and  Time  Marriages.77  If  we  would  maintain  the  purity  of  the 
home,  we  must  guard  its  sanctity  by  insisting  that  marriage  be 
held  as  a  sacred  as  well  as  a  civil  institution,  and  that  its  obliga¬ 
tions  and  contracts  are  inviolable  except  on  scriptural  grounds. 

2.  Lax  family  government  is  the  cause  of  many  evils  in  our 
nation.  Want  of  filial  affection,  sinful  self-indulgence,  disobedi¬ 
ence  to  family  and  civil  authority,  contempt  for  sacred  institu¬ 
tions  and  religious  people  are  the  legitimate  results  of  lax  family 
government,  want  of  proper  home  training.  From  these  ill-regu¬ 
lated  homes  come  largely  the  illiterate,  the  pauper,  and  criminal 
element  that  continue  to  hang  as  a  dark  pall  over  our  American 
homes  and  to  threaten  their  happiness  and  security.  We  hold  that 
to  correct  these  evils,  parental  authority  must  be  restored  and 
maintained  on  scriptural  grounds,  and  that  the  training  of  chil¬ 
dren  in  the  formation  of  habits  of  thoughtfulness,  industry,  self- 
control,  and  purity  of  living  be  the  paramount  duty  of  every 
parent. 

3.  The  organized  liquor  traffic  is  one  of  the  worst  enemies  of 
the  American  home.  Wherever  it  thrives  the  homes  are  always 
blighted.  It  saps  the  energies  of  the  manhood  and  womanhood 
of  the  nation,  rendering  them  unfit  physically,  mentally,  and  mor¬ 
ally  to  be  the  parents  and  trainers  of  a  vigorous  and  healthy  off¬ 
spring  and  the  highest  type  of  American  citizenship.  We  hold  it 
to  be  the  duty  of  parents  to  protect  their  offspring  against  the  evils 
and  dangers  of  this  monster  of  iniquity  by  the  giving  of  proper 
instruction  and  that  formation  of  habits  of  total  abstinence  and 
the  influencing  of  legislation  to  banish  this  great  evil  from  our 
beloved  country. 

Through  what  agency  can  these  wrongs  be  righted  and  evils 
he  corrected?  Public  opinion  and  the  secular  press  largely  domi¬ 
nated  by  the  spirit  of  worldliness  can  do  but  little.  It  is  evident 
that  from  legislators  either  influenced  or  controlled  by  a  con¬ 
stituency  uninformed  or  by  combinations  in  spiritual  blindness, 
whose  highest  object  is  selfish  ambition,  sensual  gratification,  or 
personal  gain,  we  can  hope  for  no  initiative  being  taken  in  the 
direction  of  healthful  legislation  on  these  subjects. 

The  public  schools,  handicapped  as  they  often  are  by  political 
combinations  and  an  unhealthy  public  sentiment,  have  done  nobly, 
but  are  unable  to  eradicate  these  evils. 

Manifestly,  then,  the  initiative  in  the  correcting  of  these  wrongs 
must  be  taken  by  the  church,  the  religious  press,  the  pulpit,  and 
the  pew  must  speak  out  with  no  uncertain  voice  concerning  these 
wrongs.  Christianity  must  purify  the  nation  through  the  saneti- 


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fying  of  the  home  and  the  bringing  it  up  to  the  lofty  standard  set 
by  our  b’eloved  Lord,  and  enforced  by  the  teaching  of  his  apos¬ 
tles,  whose  mutual  foundation  is  love  and  forbearance  among  its 
members ;  husbands  love  your  wives  as  Christ  loved  the  church  and  - 
gave  himself  for  it,  wives  submit  yourselves  to  your  husbands  as 
unto  the  Lord.  Children  obey  your  parents  in  the  Lord,  for  this 
is  right,  and  fathers  provoke  not  your  children,  but  bring  them 
up  in  the  nurture  and  admonition  of  the  Lord.  “Train  up  a  child 
in  the  way  in  which  he  should  go,  and  when  he  is  old  he  will  not 
depart  from  it.”  W.  R.  Muncie,  Committee. 

Report  of  Committee  on  Temperance  was  presented  in  a  paper 
by  L.  E.  Miller.  Report  approved. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  TEMPERANCE. 

Nothing  to-day  is  more  destructive  to  the  well-being  of  any  peo¬ 
ple  than  the  organized  liquor  traffic.  Nothing  makes  it  harder 
for  men  and  women  to  fulfill  the  mission  for  which  God  created 
them.  Nothing  undermines  principle,  saps  vitality,  wastes  re¬ 
sources,  and  devastates  homes  more  than  the  drink  habit,  which 
is  the  fearful  heritage  of  nearly  the  whole  civilized  world.  It 
seems  almost  folly  to-day,  in  the  face  of  well-recognized  evils  at¬ 
tendant  upon  intemperance,  to  repreach  old  sermons  and  to  warn 
boys  and  young  men  of  our  country  against  it.  The  repulsive  fel¬ 
lows  who  loll  about  our  streets  in  destitution  tell  a  more  effective 
story  than  any  pen  can  portray.  The  helpless  victim  in  the  home, 
with  leanness,  rags,  and  privations  to  bear,  speaks  sternly  to  all 
who  will  listen.  The  poorhouse,  the  jail,  and  the  asylum  are 
crowded  with  the  helpless  offspring  of  this  accursed  traffic.  On 
every  cell  there  is  a  warning  that  he  who  runs  may  read.  Few 
men  take  the  lives  of  their  fellow-men  unless  their  brain  has  been 
poisoned  by  alcoholic  drink.  They  rise  up  early,  they  tarry  late 
into  the  night  that  they  may  follow  strong  drink  till  wine  inflame 
them.  What  good  can  ever  come  from  this?  What  benefit  to  our 
fellow-men  or  self?  Wliat  can  be  the  result  but  sorrow,  suffering, 
destruction,  and  death  of  body  and  soul?  “The  place  of  the  dead 
hath  enlarged  herself  and  opened  her  mouth  without  measure.” 
What  armies  or  men  march  into  this  open  mouth!  What  homes 
are  lost  in  it!  What  happiness  is  engulfed  by  it!  Therefore,  my 
people  are  gone  into  captivity  because  they  have  no  knowledge. 
Their  glory,  their  multitudes,  their  pomp,  and  he  that  rejoiceth 
shall  descend  into  it.  The  mean  man  shall  be  brought  down  and 
the  mighty  man  shall  be  humbled”  (Isaiah  5:  11-23).  These  words 
were  written  nearly  three  thousand  years  ago.  They  describe  with 
such  precision  and  in  such  detail  the  ravages  of  intemperance  of 
to-day  that  they  seem  to  have  been  written  but  yesterday.  Can  it 


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be  possible  that  the  world  has  been  under  this  curse  so  long  and 
still  tolerates  it?  Never  has  the  liquor  traffic  had  so  strong  a  hold 
on  the  world  as  to-day.  Never  so  well  organized,  never  so  many 
men  employed,  never  so  much  money  invested,  never  so  many  vic¬ 
tims.  If  of  any  it  can  be  said  that  they  draw  iniquity  with  cords 
of  vanity  and  sin  as  it  were  with  a  cart  rope,  it  can  be  said  of 
those  engaged  in  the  liquor  traffic.  Do  they  not  defy  God  and  man  ? 
Who  so  ready  as  they  to  say,  Let  the  counsel  of  the  Holy  One  of 
Israel  draw  nigh  that  we  may  know  it.  How  puffed  up  in  its 
own  conceit,  how  swollen  in  its  pride,  and  exalted  in  its  vanity. 
Do  they  not  call  evil  good  and  good  evil?  How  wise  in  their 
own  eyes  and  prudent  in  their  own  sight.  No  wonder  the 
influence  of  this  traffic  is  so  strongly  entrenched  in  the  civil  in¬ 
stitutions  of  our  land,  that  it  ensnares  municipalities,  controls 
legislatures,  and  commands  votes  enough  to  gain  its  diabolical 
ends.  Politicians  bow  down  to  it  and  men  in  office  fear  it.  Surely 
they  are  mighty  to  drink  wine  and  men  of  strength  to  mingle 
strong  drink,  but  what  after  all  is  their  strength  as  against  God 
whom  they  defy?  Let  us  not  forget  that  the  woe  of  Heaveq  has 
been  pronounced  on  this  wondrous  business  and  upon  all  who  are 
engaged  in  it.  It  may  be  in  great  power  and  spread  itself  like 
a  green  bay  tree,  but  its  doom  is  sealed;  it  shall  be  rooted  out,  and 
that  right  soon.  The  wicked  plotteth  against  the  just  and  gnash- 
eth  upon  him  with  his  teeth.  The  Lord  shall  laugh  at  him,  for  he 
seeth  his  day  is  coming.  The  open  saloon,  which  has  two  hemi¬ 
spheres,  poverty  and  crime,  with  five  constituents  of  idleness,  folly, 
prodigality,  insanity,  and  depravity,  with  plagues  of  disease  and 
corruption,  it  has  the  zone  of  passion  and  dead  affection,  whicn 
an  ocean  of  pain  fed  by  rivers  of  appetite.  With  it  the  tide  of 
despair  with  remorse  and  wrecked  hopes  where  every  good  pur¬ 
pose  dies.  It  also  carries  wuth  it  the  storms  of  grief  and  tempta¬ 
tion,  which  point  away  from  the  plain  of  rectitude,  producing  de¬ 
clining  vigor  and  helpless  insanity.  Its  atmosphere  is  sin,  its 
association  shame,  its  inhabitants  are  slaves,  its  wages  death.  It 
is  the  foster  parent  of  anarchism.  The  enemy  of  the  church,  the 
enemy  of  good  society,  the  enemy  of  good  government,  the  enemy 
of  liberty,  and  the  arch-enemy  of  the  cross  of  Jesus  Christ,  who  is 
the  ideal  and  standard  of  life.  In  the  face  of  all  this  it  behooves 
every  professed  follower  of  Jesus  Christ,  with  all  his  might  and 
power,  to  work,  talk,  preach,  pray,  and  vote  against  the  abominable 
curse,  lest  we  be  among  them  which  justify  the  wicked  for  reward, 
recognizing  that  the  weapons  of  our  warfare  are  not  carnal,  but 
mighty  through  God  to  the  pulling  down  the  strongholds  that 
blight  the  lives  of  so  many  of  our  young  men  and  women,  that 
every  year  sends  a  hundred  thousand  souls  to  a  premature  grave 


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and  a  drunkard’s  hell.  Therefore,  recognizing  the  efficiency  and 
work  of  the  Anti- Saloon  League,  therefore  be  it 

Resolved ,  That  we,  as  a  Conference,  give  it  our  hearty  support. 

L.  E.  Miller,  Committee. 

Report  of  Committee  on  Bible  Cause  was  presented  in  a  paper 
by  C.  A.  Hall.  Report  approved. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  BIBLE  CAUSE. 

In  the  Dresden  gallery  of  royal  gems  is  a  silver  egg.  Touch  a 
spring,  it  opens  disclosing  a  golden  chicken ;  touch  the  chicken,  it 
opens  disclosing  a  crown  studded  with  gems;  touch  the  crown,  it 
opens  disclosing  a  magnificent  ring  which  just  fit  the  prince’s 
finger.  So  it  is  with  the  Bible,  as  we  study  it  we  touch  successive 
springs  disclosing  exhaustless  treasures. 

The  expression  of  the  psalmist,  “Open  thou  mine  eyes  that  I  may 
behold  wondrous  things  out  of  thy  law,”  means  literally  unveil 
my  eyes  so  that  I  may  see  the  wonderful  things  contained  in  thy 
law.  To  the  unveiled  vision  of  the  believer  the  Bible  presents 
ever-increasing  revelations  of  beauty,  richer  and  grander  than  the 
gems  from  any  royal  gallery. 

The  human  mind  delights  in  wondrous  things.  There  certainly 
are  wondrous  things  in  God’s  Word.  Things  challenging  our  ad¬ 
miration,  things  hard  to  understand,  things  overawing  us  with 
sublimity,  things  unfathomable  in  love  and  grace.  There  are  won¬ 
ders  of  God,  of  his  wisdom,  of  his  love,  power,  holiness,  justice, 
goodness,  and  truth.  There  are  wonders  of  man,  of  his  ruin  and 
of  his  rescue.  There  are  wonders  of  redemption.  Oh,  the  depth 
of  the  riches,  both  of  the  wisdom  and  knowledge  of  God.  How 
unsearchable  are  his  judgments;  “his  ways  are  past  finding  out.” 

We  have  read  of  a  little  boy  who  was  born  blind.  An  operation 
was  performed  and  the  light  turned  in  slowly.  One  day  his  mother 
led  him  out  of  doors  and  uncovered  his  eyes.  For  the  first  time 
he  saw  the  sky,  earth,  and  flowers.  “O  mother,”  he  cried,  “why 
didn’t  you  tell  me  it  was  so  beautiful?”  She  burst  into  tears  and 
said,  “I  tried  to  tell  you,  dear,  but  you  could  not  understand.”  So 
it  is  with  the  Bible,  unless  the  spiritual  vision  is  opened  we  can¬ 
not  understand.  The  Bible  is  the  divine  illuminator  of  every  age 
and  has  proven  the  truth  of  “the  entrance  of  thy  words  giveth 
light.’* 

So  we  have  not  outlived  the  Bible  as  some  may  suppose,  but 
receive  the  same  light,  only  more  abundantly,  in  the  present  age- 
Ours  is  a  strenuous  age.  Our  Bible  says,  “Go  forward.”  This  is 
an  age  of  concentration.  We  hear  Paul  say,  “This  one  thing  I  do.” 
Again,  this  is  a  practical  age,  our  Bible  says,  “Quit  ye  like  men.” 
So  we  see  the  Bible  is  a  safe  guide  for  to-day. 


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I  think  the  poet  must  have  felt  he  had  great  confidence  in  this 
old  “Book  divine”  when,  with  his  soul  being  wafted  heavenward, 
he  thought  of  these  lines  in  connection  with  the  Bible : 

“Word  of  the  everlasting  God, 

Will  of  his  glorious  Son, 

Without  thee  how  could  earth  he  trod. 

Or  heaven  itself  be  won  ? 

“Lord,  grant  us  all  a  right  to  learn 
The  wisdom  it  imparts, 

And  to  its  heavenly  teaching  turn 
With  simple,  childlike  hearts.” 

As  the  compass  is  to  the  sailor  so  is  the  Bible  to  the  soul.  It 
points  the  fallen  sinner  to  the  Cross,  tells  the  hungry  of  the  Bread 
of  Life,  points  the  troubled  in  heart  to  the  Father  in  whose  “house 
are  many  mansions,”  speaks  of  “living  waters”  to  the  woman  at 
the  well,  shows  the  great  Father  heart  of  God  in  the  “prodigal 
son,”  paints  a  beautiful  picture  of  heaven,  the  far-away  home  of 
the  soul,  and  closes  with  the  earnest  invitation  that  “whosoever 
will  may  come.”  Is  it  any  wonder  we  can  sing, 

“Beautiful  lamp,  brightly  shine  all  the  way, 

Guiding  the  soul  to  the  mansions  of  day.” 

In  view  of  the  holy  influence  of  the  Bible  upon  the  human  fam¬ 
ily  and  the  greatness  of  its  teaching,  therefore  be  it 

Resolved ,  1.  That  we,  as  ministers,  urge  our  people  to  a  more 
systematic  study  of  the  same. 

2.  That  we  urge  the  need  and  use  of  the  Bible  in  our  Sabbath 
schools  and  young  people’s  meetings. 

3.  That  we  cooperate  with  the  American  Bible  Society  in  its 

noble  and  efficient  work.  Bespectfully  submitted, 

C.  A.  Hall,  Committee. 

Report  of  Committee  on  Home  Missions  presented  by  R.  Griffin, 
standing  committee,  and  by  paper  by  A.  D.  Markley,  representing' 
the  Home  Missions  Committee.  Both  these  papers  were  approved. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  HOME  MISSIONS. 

Behold,  they  come !  Multiplied  thousands  from  all  over  the 
world  are  looking  this  way.  A  million  per  annum  from  every 
kingdom  and  people  upon  the  face  of  the  earth  are  coming  to 
America.  The  peace,  the  liberty,  the  wealth,  and  sometimes  the 
religion  of  the  most  blessed  nation  on  earth  are  attracting  them 
this  way.  Before  they  set  foot  upon  our  soil,  high  above  them 
stands  the  Statue  of  Liberty  holding  forth  the  torch,  flinging  her 


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welcome  light  across  sea  and  land,  while  still  higher  wraves  “Old 
Glory,”  eloquently  saying,  “You  shall  have  protection  from  danger 
in  the  land  of  the  free  and  home  of  the  brave.” 

In  the  county-seat  of  Clay  County,  Indiana,  dwells  the  super¬ 
intendent  of  the  largest  Sunday  school  in  Methodism  and  perhaps 
the  largest  one  west  of  the  Adirondack  Mountains.  He  was  born 
and  reared  in  a  United  Brethren  home.  In  the  same  town  there 
are  many  members  of  worth  in  the  Christian,  Presbyterian,  and 
Methodist  Episcopal  churches  who  were  formerly  United  Brethren. 
Why  this  leak  in  Brazil  and  many  other  towns  and  cities?  An¬ 
swer:  The  want  of  funds  to  establish  a  United  Brethren  church 
in  a  desirable  part  of  the  city  at  the  opportune  time.  Shall  our 
motto  be,  “The  United  Brethren  Church  established  in  every  great 
city  in  the  United  States,”  and  our  effort  to  raise  $50,000  this  year 
for  the  home  missionary  treasury?  Many  of  our  important  points, 
with  a  little  help,  can  stand  abreast  with  other  churches  and  will 
soon  become  self-supporting.  Sixteen  per  cent,  of  the  foreigners 
who  come  to  our  land  go  home  to  live  again.  Shall  we  send  them 
home  with  the  knowledge  of  Christ  and  the  joy  of  his  salvation? 
Nine  out  of  every  ten  of  the  Protestant  churches  in  Italy  have  been 
founded  by  natives  who  came  to  a  Protestant  land,  learned  the 
truth  as  it  is  in  Jesus,  returned  home,  and  established  a  church 
there.  Shall  we  not  “begin  at  Jerusalem”?  The  Missionary  Ad¬ 
vance  quotes  from  Josiah  Strong  the  following:  “He  does  most 
to  Christianize  the  world  and  to  hasten  the  coming  of  the  king¬ 
dom  who  does  most  to  make  thoroughly  Christian  the  United 
States.”'  Our  own  Conference  is  much  hindered  in  her  progress 
by  the  burden  of  an  interest-bearing  mission  debt  approximate  to 
$1,700,  minus  what  is  being  paid  at  this  Conference  session. 

One  more  glance  at  the  field.  Beginning  our  survey  at  the 
Atlantic  Coast,  where  the  great  majority  are  of  foreign  birth,  and 
a  much  greater  number  unchristian,  where  the  language  is  foreign 
and  even  Babel-like,  looking  both  North  and  South  wTe  pass  rap¬ 
idly  over  the  Adirondacks,  across  the  valleys  and  plains,  ascend 
the  snow-capped  Bockies,  and  are  confronted  by  the  mighty  waves 
of  the  Pacific.  Behold,  we  started  where  but  few  knew  God,  we 
passed  great  stretches  of  rural  districts  where  his  truth  is  never 
preached,  and  through  cities,  even  capital  cities,  where  thousands 
are  unchurched  and  where  eternity  bound  thousands  of  souls  cover¬ 
ing  territory  thirteen  blocks  one  way  by  eighteen  blocks  another, 
without  one  church-house.  But,  lo !  the  saloons  are  there  and  cess¬ 
pools  of  vice  without  number.  The  end  of  the  journey  is  like  the 
beginning.  Strange  peoples,  strange  language,  strange  gods,  self¬ 
ishness  and  greed  rampant,  and  we  wonder  that  not  San  Francisco 
only,  but  the  whole  continent  tremble  until  walls  shall  rock  and 
houses  fall  and  flames  devour!  Shall  we  despair?  No! 


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Resolved ,  That  we  will  pray  as  never  before,  “Thy  kingdom 
come,  thy  will  be  done.”  We  will  turn  from  the  dark  picture  and 
look  toward  the  blood-stained  banner  of  King  Jesus,  and  follow 
his  call,  knowing  that,  notwithstanding  the  giant  evils,  we  are 
abundantly  able  to  go  over  and  possess  the  land.  We  will  raise 
all  our  apportionments  in  full.  We  will  recognize  and  encourage 
our  Woman’s  Auxiliary,  the  Sunday  school  for  missions.  We  will 
plan  definitely  to  raise  all  but  the  last  $200  of  the  semicentennial 
fund,  and  thus  become  entitled  to  that  amount  pledged  by  the 
Conference  Branch  Y.  P.  C.  U.,  on  condition  that  we  raise  the 
rest  during  the  coming  Conference  year.  Believing  that  indiffer¬ 
ence  results  from  ]ack  of  knowledge,  we  will  organize  classes  for 
the  study  of  home  missions.  We  will  bring  in  the  tithe  and  help 
to  give  the  light  to  61,000,000  unsaved  at  our  doors  and  try  to  heal 
the  robbed  and  wounded  on  the  Jericho  road. 

Robert  Griffin,  Committee. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  HOME  MISSIONS. 

The  committee  met  early  in  the  year,  and  after  careful  delibera¬ 
tions  decided  to  make  an  especial  effort  to  wipe  out  our  Confer¬ 
ence  mission  debt.  In  years  past,  because  of  the  imperative  demand 
for  mission  work,  the  outlay  for  its  support  exceeded  the  income 
for  that  purpose.  Almost  inevitably  a  considerable  indebtedness 
resulted.  In  late  years  an  effort  has  been  made  with  partial  suc¬ 
cess  by  means  of  a  meagerly  paid  agency  to  wipe  out  this  debt. 
We,  your  committee,  with  the  presiding  elders  as  ex-officio  mem¬ 
bers,  in  session  then  decided  upon  the  plan  of  issuing  circulars  of 
information  and  outlines  and  plans  for  raising  the  money  to  pay 
this  debt  by  one  heroic  effort,  and  thereby  clear  the  way  that  more 
could  be  done  in  the  future  to  the  support  of  mission  work  in  as 
many  as  possible  of  the  numerous  growing  towns  and  country 
places  within  our  territory.  In  these  circulars  and  literature  sent 
out  to  every  pastor  in  the  Conference  we  set  forth  the  plan  of  cele¬ 
brating  the  fiftieth  anniversary  of  our  Conference  and  the  plan 
to  raise  funds  to  pay  this  debt.  In  making  this  appeal  we  urged 
that  it  should  in  no  way  interfere  with  the  raising  of  all  the  regu¬ 
lar  chart  assessments  for  home  and  foreign  mission  work. 

We  recommend  that  whatever  deficiency  remains  of  Conference 
mission  debt  after  all  this  semicentennial  fund  shall  be  collected 
and  applied  shall  be  apportioned  to  the  different  presiding  elder 
districts,  and  that  the  presiding  elders  collect  the  same  at  their 
first  round  of  quarterly  meetings. 

A.  D.  Markley, 

J.  C.  Fowler, 

,  P.  F.  Ketring, 

Committee. 


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Report  of  Committee  on  Elders’  Orders  was  read  and  approved. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  OX  ELDERS*  ORDERS. 

We,  your  Committee  on  Elders*  Orders,  had  before  ns  Rev.  C.  A. 
Hall  and  C.  O.  Myers,  whom  we  find  clear  in  doctrine,  and  we 
recommend  that  they  be  released  from  the  course  of  reading  and 
be  ordained. 

S.  Mills, 

J.  P.  Watson, 
Committee. 

On  motion  it  was  decided  that  locating  the  place  of  holding 
next  Annual  Conference  be  left  in  hands  of  the  presiding  elders. 

Report  of  Committee  on  Elders*  Orders  read  and  approved. 

On  motion,  Rev.  J.  B.  Connett  was  reelected  as  Trustee  of  West- 
field  College  for  three  years. 

On  motion,  S.  E.  Long  was  reelected  as  Sabbath-School  Secre¬ 
tary. 

On  motion,  A.  D.  Markley  was  reelected  as  Recording  Secretary 
for  coming  year. 

L.  H.  Cooley  was  chosen  as  Statistical  Secretary  for  the  coming 
year. 

On  motion,  S.  Mills  was  reelected  as  Branch  Missionary  Secre¬ 
tary. 

Report  of  Committee  on  Finance  presented  by  T.  E).  Spyker. 
Report  approved. 


TO 


REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  BOUNDARY  AND  FINANCE. 


Fields  of  Labor. 

r 

Pres.  Elder’s 
Salary. 

Home 

Missions. 

Bishop’s 

Salary. 

Preachers’ 

Aid  Fund. 

Church 

Erection. 

S.  S.  General 

Fund. 

Union  Biblical 

Seminary. 

Educational 

Beneficiary. 

Westfield 

College. 

Publication 

Fund. 

- -  — — - 

Bible  Cause. 

Gen.  Conf. 

Assessment.  1 

Terre  Haute  Dist.— 

Annapolis . 

$55 

$48 

$10  00 

$8 

$4  00 

$5 

$5 

$3 

$15 

$4  00 

$1  00 

$10 

Black  Hawk . 

65 

50 

10  00 

8 

4  00 

5 

5 

3 

15 

4  00 

1  00 

10 

Center  Point . 

69 

68 

12  50 

9 

7  00 

6 

7 

4 

25 

4  50 

1  00 

14 

Clay  City . 

56 

46 

7  50 

6 

4  00 

4 

5 

2 

15 

3  50 

75 

10 

Lewis . 

65 

60 

10  00 

8 

5  00 

5 

6 

3 

15 

4  00 

1  00 

12 

Marshall . 

24 

24 

5  00 

4 

3  00 

3 

3 

1 

5 

2  00 

•  50 

6 

Mt.  Zion . 

60 

60 

10  00 

8 

5  00 

5 

5 

3 

15 

4  00 

1  00 

12 

New  Goshen  . 

69 

64 

12  00 

8 

6  00 

6 

7 

4 

20 

4  50 

1  00 

14 

Oblong . 

30 

30 

6  00 

0 

3  00 

3 

3 

1 

5 

2  00 

50 

6 

Paris . . 

44 

42 

9  00 

6 

4  00 

4 

5 

2 

10 

4  00 

1  00 

10 

Prairieton . . 

65 

00 

10  00 

8 

5  00 

5 

6 

3 

12 

4  00 

1  00 

12 

Robinson . 

38 

32 

5  00 

3 

1  50 

2 

3 

2 

6 

2  50 

50 

4 

Terre  Haute,  First  Ch.... 

69 

50 

10  00 

8 

6  00 

6 

7 

4 

20 

4  50 

1  00 

14 

Second  Church . 

45 

35 

7  00 

5 

2  50 

3 

4 

2 

10 

3  00 

50 

6 

Third  Church . 

20 

15 

2  00 

2 

1  00 

1 

1 

1 

4 

1  50 

25 

2 

Fourth  Church . 

22 

12 

2  00 

2 

1  00 

1 

1 

1 

4 

1  00 

25 

2 

Vermilion . 

45 

42 

7  50 

6 

4  00 

4 

5 

2 

10 

4  00 

75 

10 

Westfield  Dist.— 

A  vena....* . 

44 

34 

6  50 

5 

3  50 

3 

4 

12 

8 

3  00 

75 

8 

Ashmore . 

45 

40 

7  50 

6 

4  00 

4 

5 

2 

12 

3  50 

75 

10 

Beecher  City . 

30 

24 

3  00 

3 

1  00 

2 

2 

1 

6 

1  50 

50 

2 

Clarksburg . 

42 

38 

6  50 

5 

3  50 

3 

3 

1 

8 

3  00 

50 

4 

Casey  Station . 

56 

48 

10  00 

8 

5  00 

5 

6 

3 

12 

4  00 

1  00 

12 

Casey  Circuit . 

65 

60 

10  00 

8 

5  00 

5 

6 

3 

12 

4  00 

1  00 

12 

Chesterville . 

25 

20 

4  00 

3 

2  00 

1 

2 

1 

5 

2  00 

25 

4 

Galton . 

40 

40 

8  00 

7 

4  00 

4 

4 

2 

10 

3  00 

1  00 

8 

Greenup . 

40 

38 

6  50 

5 

3  00 

3 

3 

1 

8 

2  50 

75 

6 

Island  Grove . 

43 

34 

6  50 

5 

3  00 

3 

3 

o 

O 

8 

2  50 

75 

4 

Loogootee . 

02 

62 

1  00 

8 

5  00 

5 

6 

3 

12 

4  00 

1  00 

10 

Martinsville . . 

64 

65 

10  00 

8 

6  00 

5 

•  6 

4 

15 

4  50 

1  00 

12 

Newman . 

40 

22 

7  00 

4 

2  50 

2 

3 

2 

6 

3  50 

50 

4 

Parkville . 

10 

5 

1  00 

1 

Red  mon . . . 

56 

50 

9  00 

6 

4  00 

4 

6 

3 

15 

4  00 

75 

8 

Toledo . . 

52 

50 

7  50 

6 

4  00 

4 

5 

2 

12 

3  50 

75 

8 

Westfield . 

69 

61 

12  50 

6 

6  00 

6 

7 

4 

16 

4  50 

1  00 

12 

Westfield  Circuit . 

56 

40 

8  00 

6 

4  00 

4 

5 

2 

15 

3  50 

• 

75 

8 

Olney  District  - 

Birds . 

45 

42 

7  50 

6 

4  00 

4 

5 

2 

10 

3  50 

75 

8 

Bluford  . 

56 

50 

8  00 

7 

5  00 

5 

6 

3 

12 

3  50 

75 

10 

Browns . 

56 

44 

6  00 

6 

4  00 

4 

5 

2 

10 

3  50 

75 

8 

Calhoun . 

43 

34 

6  00 

4 

3  50 

3 

3 

2 

8 

2  50 

75 

6 

Edgewood . 

43 

38 

7  00 

5 

3  50 

3 

3 

2 

6 

2  50 

75 

8 

3 

Flora  Mission . 

30 

28 

3  00 

3 

2  00 

2 

2 

2 

7 

1  50 

50 

Flora  Circuit . 

56 

52 

9  00 

8 

5  00 

5 

5 

3 

11 

4  50 

1  00 

10 

Mt.  Vernon . 

44 

50 

6  00 

5 

4  00 

3 

4 

2 

8 

2  50 

75 

6 

New  Hebron . 

56 

50 

8  00 

6 

4  00 

5 

6 

Q 

O 

15 

3  50 

1  00 

8 

Oak  Grove . 

10 

5 

1  00 

1 

Olney  . 

56 

45 

8  00 

6 

4  00 

4 

5 

3 

10 

3  50 

75 

8 

Olney  Circuit  . 

56 

44 

7  50 

6 

4  00 

4 

5 

9 

<■ 

12 

3  50 

75 

8 

Parkersburg . 

64 

60 

10  00 

8 

5  00 

5 

6 

3 

12 

4  50 

1  00 

10 

St  Francis vi lie . 

75 

70 

12  50 

10 

6  00 

7 

8 

4 

20 

4  50 

1  00 

12 

Sumner . 

70 

64 

12  00 

8 

6  00 

5 

7 

4 

16 

4  00 

1  00 

12 

Vergennes . 

56 

44 

7  50 

6 

4  00 

4 

5 

2 

15 

3  50 

75 

8 

Vienna . 

25 

25 

3  00 

3 

2 

3 

1 

10 

8 

Yale . 

65 

60 

10  00 

8 

5  00 

5 

6 

• 

Q 

O 

15 

4  50 

75 

10 

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Supplementary  report  of  Committee  on  Finance  relating  to  item 
concerning  provision  for  raising  funds  for  Home  Conference 
Church  Erection  Society.  Report  approved. 

SUPPLEMENTARY  REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  FINANCE. 

We  recommend  that  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  Church 
Erection  be  approved  and  that  an  assessment  be  made  to  the 
charges  for  Conference  Church  Erection  equaling  one-half  of  our 
assessment  for  last  year.  We  recommend  that  the  Sunday  schools 
be  asked  to  pay  the  General  Sunday-school  assessment  out  of  the 
local  Sunday-school  treasury. 

We  recommend  that  any  surplus  funds  collected  on  any  of  the 
assessments  be  applied  on  the  deficit  on  the  Publication  Fund. 

T.  D.  Spyker,  Secretary. 

Committee  on  Distribution  of  Souvenir  Conference  Minutes 
reported,  and  report  approved. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  DISTRIBUTION  OF  SOUVENIR  MINUTES. 

In  order  to  distribute  equitably  the  Semicentennial  Minutes,  we 
recommend  that  it  be  ascertained  how  many  persons  have  given 
one  dollar  or  more  to  either  or  both  the  Semicentennial  Fund  and 
the  general  benevolences;  and,  without  additional  cost  to  them, 
one  copy  of  Minutes  be  furnished  each.  That,  in  addition,  there 
be  printed  500  copies  and  sold  at  one  dollar  per  copy,  less  the 
amount  any  purchaser  has  paid  within  the  Conference  year  to 
either  the  Semicentennial  Fund  or  Conference  assessments. 

D.  R.  Seneff, 

J.  B.  CONNETT, 

J.  A.  Hawkins, 

J.  C.  Fowler, 

Committee. 

On  motion  it  was  decided  that  the  Recording  Secretary,  presid¬ 
ing  elder  of  Terre  Haute  District,  and  pastors  of  Terre  Haute 
First  and  Second  United  Brethren  churches  constitute  a  committee 
to  secure  the  publication  of  Minutes. 

A  resolution  concerning  Parkville  class  was  presented  by  D.  R* 
Seneff.  Resolution  and  plan  proposed  were  approved. 

RESOLUTION. 

Whereas,  Parkville  class  is  remote  from  other  charges  in  our 
Conference  and  is  much  nearer  to  a  charge  in  the  Upper  Wabash 
Conference, 


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Resolved ,  That  we  respectfully  request  that  conference  either 
to  give  us  of  their  territory,  including  Pesotum,  to  be  operated  by 
us  in  connection  with  Parkville,  or  accept  from  us  and  attach  to 
their  conference  said  Parkville, — there  is  a  small  church-house 
and  an  organization  of  forty  members, — together  with  other  por¬ 
tions  of  what  once  was  Union  Circuit,  except  Chesterville. 

D.  R.  Seneff, 

T.  D.  Spyker. 

On  motion  it  was  decided  that  the  presiding  elder  of  Olney  Dis¬ 
trict,  J.  A.  Smith,  and  S.  Mills  constitute  a  committee  to  dispose 
of  Metropolis  church. 

A  paper  in  reference  to  membership  in  Conference  Church 
Erection  Society  was  presented  by  D.  R.  Seneff.  Paper  adopted. 

MEMBERSHIP  IN  CONFERENCE  CHURCH  ERECTION  SOCIETY. 

Whereas,  Our  Conference  Church  Erection  Society  is  defective 
in  its  operation  as  to  the  permanence  of  its  membership,  and,  as 
a  result,  is  an  important  source  of  income  from  membership  fees ; 
and,  whereas,  by  the  new  arrangement  of  a  specified  assessment  for 
Conference  Church  Erection,  pastors  are  brought  into  a  nearer 
relation  with  the  Society,  therefore, 

Resolved ,  That  we  instruct  the  presiding  elders  each  to  secure,  if 
possible,  all  pastors  and  preachers  on  their  districts  as  members  of 
the  Society,  with  a  view  to  making,  at  our  next  Conference  session, 
membership  in  the  Society  an  accompaniment  of  membership  in 
the  Conference.  That  this  resolution  be  accepted  by  the  Society 
as  notice  of  change  needed  in  constitution  and  by-laws  to  harmon¬ 
ize  herewith. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

D.  R.  Seneff, 

J.  A.  Hawkins. 

Report  of  Auditing  Committee  read.  Report  approved. 

REPORT  OF  AUDITING  COMMITTEE. 

We,  the  Auditing  Committee,  having  examined  the  books  of 
J.  C.  Fowler,  Branch  Missionary  Treasurer;  A.  D.  Markley,  Church 
Erection  Treasurer,  and  S.  O.  Stoltz,  Conference  Treasurer,  find 
the  same  to  be  correct. 

John  A.  Trout, 
Edward  Boley, 

John  Mason, 

Committee- 

Report  of  Committee  on  Resolutions.  Report  approved. 


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REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  RESOLUTIONS. 

The  Church. 

“Christ  also  loved  the  church,  and  gave  himself  for  it;  that  he 
might  sanctify  and  cleanse  it  with  the  washing  of  water  by  the 
word,  that  he  might  present  it  to  himself  a  glorious  church;  not 
having  spot,  or  wrinkle,  or  any  such  thing;  but  that  it  should  be 
holy  and  without  blemish.”  Therefore,  be  it 

Resolved ,  That  we,  as  ministers  of  the  gospel,  adhere  strictly  to 
the  Confession  of  Faith  of  the  Church  of  the  United  Brethren  in 
Christ,  as  a  branch  of  the  church  of  Christ,  and  that  we  put  forth 
extra  effort  to  extend  her  borders. 

The  Sabbath. 

God  says,  “Remember  the  Sabbath  day  to  keep  it  holy.”  There¬ 
fore,  be  it 

Resolved ,  That  we,  as  watchmen,  cry  out  against  all  manner  of 
Sabbath  desecrations,  including  excursions,  baseball,  visiting,  Sun¬ 
day  travel,  etc.  and  as  we  ministers  are  to  be  “read  and  known  of 
all  men,”  let  us  set  a  strict  example  of  Sabbath  observance. 

Tobacco. 

“Then  will  I  sprinkle  clean  water  upon  you,  and  ye  shall  be 
clean;  from  all  your  filthiness,  and  from  all  your  idols,  will  I 
cleanse  you,”  for  “what  agreement  hath  the  temple  of  God  with 
idols?  For  ye  are  the  temple  of  the  living  God.”  “Wherefore 
come  out  from  among  them,  and  be  ye  separate,  saith  the  Lord, 
and  touch  not  the  unclean  thing,  and  I  will  receive  you.”  There¬ 
fore,  be  it 

Resolved ,  That  the  use  of  tobacco  is  not  only  unclean,  but  un¬ 
christian.  “For  they  chew  the  cud,  but  divide  not  the  hoof;  there¬ 
fore  they  are  unclean  unto  you”  (Deut.  14:  7). 

Intemperance. 

The  curse  of  intemperance  is  one  of  the  worst  evils  the  church 
has  to  encounter  in  the  present  age.  From  every  quarter  and  upon 
all  sides  we  see  the  effects  of  this  monster  evil  ;  and,  whereas,  we 
hear  on  all  sides  the  Macedonian  cry,  “Come  over  and  help  us,” 
be  it  .  * 

Resolved ,  That  we  lend  our  heartiest  support  to  the  Anti-Saloon 
League  in  earnest  endeavor  to  rid  our  land  of  this  awful  monster. 
And  be  it  further 

Resolved ,  That  this  Conference  observe  one  Lord's  day  during 
the  Conference  year  as  Anti-Saloon  League  Day,  and  that  an  offer¬ 
ing  be  taken  on  this  day  for  the  purpose  of  assisting  in  the  tem¬ 
perance  cause. 

Thanks. 

Resolved ,  That  we  tender  our  thanks  to  Revs.  S.  E.  Long,  P.  F. 
Ketring,  J.  L.  Brandenburg,  and  T.  J.  Ritchie,  for  their  untiring 


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efforts  in  providing  for  our  happiness  and  comfort  during  our  visit 
in  Terre  Haute.  Also,  to  the  kind  people  of  Terre  Haute,  who 
have  opened  their  doors  to  the  Conference  and  so  hospitably  enter¬ 
tained  all.  To  the  pastors  of  the  many  churches  for  their  Chris¬ 
tian  greeting  and  the  spirit  of  unity  manifest  in  opening  their 
churches  and  inviting  us  into  their  pulpits.  We  further  wish  to 
thank  the  different  publishing  interests  of  the  city  for  the  interest 
they  manifested  in  our  different  Conference  business  sessions. 

We  wish  to  thank  Bishop  Mathews  for  his  wise  counsel,  firm  but 
gentle  spirit,  and  words  of  helpfulness  and  cheer  in  all  the  delib¬ 
erations  of  the  Conference. 

We  wish,  further,  to  thank  the  general  officers,  or  their  represen¬ 
tatives,  who  have  come  into  our  midst  and  have  contributed  largely 
to  the  interest  of  the  Conference. 

M.  L.  Watson,  Committee. 

Standing  Committees  for  following  year  announced. 

On  motion  it  was  decided  that  in  securing  and  making  cuts  of 
preachers  living  and  dead  the  plan  as  outlined  by  committee  be 
adhered  to.  Motion  approved. 

Report  of  Statistical  Secretary. 

On  motion  it  was  decided  that  the  Recording  Secretary  be  paid 
the  sum  of  $30  for  his  services,  the  Conference  Treasurer  $20  for 
his  services,  and  the  Statistical  Secretary  be  given  $10  for  his 
services,  said  amounts  to  be  raised  on  Sunday  in  a  public  free¬ 
will  offering. 

Minutes  read  and  approved. 

Conference  voted  to  hold  final  adjournment  until  Sunday  after 
services  and  reading  of  appointments  of  preachers  to  charges. 

Committee  on  Elders’  Orders  reported  as  follows: 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  ELDERS’  ORDERS. 

We,  your  committee,  find  that  C.  A.  Hall  and  C.  O.  Myers,  hav¬ 
ing  completed  the  prescribed  course  of  study,  and  that  -they  are 
sound  in  doctrine  and  in  harmony  with  the  principles  and  doc¬ 
trines  of  our  Church,  recommend  that  they  pass  to  elders’  orders. 

Report  approved  and  the  brethren  given  elders’  orders. 

REPORT  OF  STATIONING  COMMITTEE. 

Terre  Haute  District — John  A.  Hawkins,  Presiding  Elder. 

Annapolis — N.  Foutz. 

Blackhawk — A.  D.  Markley. 


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Center  Point — M.  W.  Smeltzer. 

Clay  City — To  be  supplied. 

Lewis — J.  L.  Brandenburg. 

Marshall — Bobert  Griffin. 

Mt.  Zion — Viola  Elliott. 

New  Goshen — T.  J.  Bichey. 

Oblong — T.  D.  Spyker. 

Paris — J.  C.  Fowler. 

Prairieton — C.  W.  Bauman. 

Bobinson — W.  H.  Halberstadt. 

Terre  Haute,  First — S.  E.  Long. 

Terre  Haute,  Second — P.  F.  Ketring. 

Terre  Haute,  Third — To  be  supplied. 

Terre  Haute,  Fourth — To  be  supplied. 

Vermilion — W.  B.  Muncie. 

Westfield  District — D.  B.  Seneff,  Presiding  Elder. 
Avena — T.  H.  Decker. 

Ashmore — To  be  supplied. 

Beecher  City — B.  J.  Nash. 

Clarksburg — Omer  and  Ona  Albert. 

Chesterville — F.  H.  King. 

Casey  Circuit — W.  C.  Harbert. 

Casey — W.  L.  Perkins. 

Galton — N.  E.  Boyer. 

Greenup — Walter  Hall. 

Island  Grove — G.  W.  Padrick. 

Loogootee — J.  L.  Pellum. 

Martinsville — H.  S.  Beese. 

Newman — To  be  supplied. 

Parkville — To  be  supplied. 

Bedmon — L.  E.  Miller. 

Toledo — C.  W.  Perkins. 

Westfield — J.  B.  Showers. 

Westfield  Circuit — G.  W.  Beid. 

•Olney  District — J.  B.  Connett,  Presiding  Elder. 
Birds — W.  O.  Haycock. 

Bluford — O.  J.  Bogard. 

Browns — Elizabeth  Thomson. 

Calhoun — L.  C.  Maple. 

Edgewood — Harvey  Bogard. 

Flora  Mission — W.  A.  Bandy. 

Flora  Circuit — H.  J.  Musselman. 

Mt.  Vernon — J.  A.  Bell. 

New  Hebron — S.  O.  Stoltz. 


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Oak  Grove — Win.  Burns. 

Olney — J.  T.  McCreery. 

Olney  Circuit — G.  W.  Ball. 
Parkersburg — I.  S.  Mclver. 

St.  Francisville — E.  M.  Pierson. 
Sumner — C.  A.  Hall. 

Vergennes — C.  O.  Myers. 

Vienna — Thomas  P.  Griffith. 
Yale — M.  L.  Watson. 


B.  F.  Daugherty,  M.A.,  President  of  Westfield  College. 
L.  H.  Cooley,  Professor  in  Westfield  College. 

B.  C.  Hayworth,  Professor  in  Westfield  College. 

H.  W.  Broadstone,  Conference  Evangelist. 

W.  L.  Duncan,  Student  in  Union  Biblical  Seminary. 

G.  L.  Stine,  Student  in  Union  Biblical  Seminary. 

J.  A.  Reiniger,  Student  in  Union  Biblical  Seminary. 


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MISSIONARY  CONTRIBUTIONS. 


OLNEY  DISTRICT. 

BIRDS  CIRCUIT— W.  A.  Bandy,  Pastor. 

Birds  Class. — F.  D.  Fitch,  $2 ;  W.  R.  Seitzinger,  C.  E.  Gibson,  Dora 
Fitch,  Ellen  Rash,  each,  $1 ;  Martha  Ford,  25  cents ;  Collection,  15 
cents  ;  Sunday  school,  $1.50.  Total,  $7.90. 

Union  Class. — John  Simons,  Elijah  Wesley,  Thos.  Wesley,  Bert  Wes¬ 
ley,  Elmer  Wesley,  John  E.  Wesley,  Harry  Simons,  W.  F.  Lankston, 
each,  $1 ;  Chas.  Parker,  50  cents ;  Collection,  $1.70.  Total,  $10.20. 

Otterbein  Class.- — N.  Seitzinger,  50  cents  ;  Josiah  Conrad,  $2.50 ;  A. 
M.  Highsmith,  Wm.  Seitzinger,  each,.  $1 ;  Mrs.  A.  M.  Highsmith,  50 
cents  ;  Mrs.  J.  Conrad,  Mrs.  N.  Seitzinger,  Dora  Borden,  Vina  Seitzinger, 
Lora  Seitzinger,  each,  25  cents ;  Michael  Seitzinger,  20  cents ;  Martha 
Seitzinger,  25  cents.  Total,  $7.20. 

East  Pinkstaff  Class. — Freeman  Miller,  $1.50 ;  Chas.  Pinkstaff.  Geo. 
Miller,  each,  50  cents  ;  Mrs.  Chas.  Pinkstaff,  25  cents  ;  Ella  Pinkstaff,  $1. 
Total,  $3.75.  Grand  total,  $29.05.  xApplied  on  missions,  $12 ;  Other 
claims,  $17.05. 

BLUFORD  CIRCUIT— M.  L.  Watson,  Pastor. 

Oakdale  Class. — R.  S.  Young,  Edward  Holmes,  each,  $5 ;  Wm.  Part¬ 
ridge,  Ira  Partridge,  Frank  Case,  Brother  Jameson,  each,  $1 ;  Mrs.  Ira 
Partridge,  $1.50 ;  Mrs.  Wm.  Partridge,  50  cents.  Total,  $16. 

Bluford  Class  Y.  P.  C.  U. — Walter  Wood,  Gar  Barton,  J.  A.  Smith, 
Gus  Patterson,  Rosier  Russell,  Nellie  Clark,  Joe  Echols,  Earl  Brown, 
each,  $1 ;  B.  G.  Wood,  $5 ;  Clark  Davidson,  $1 ;  J.  P.  Watson,  Sister 
Smith.  Bertha  Smith,  Stella  Crask,  Amos  Lane,  Tom  Wilson,  Ben  Miller, 
each,  50  cents;  Jess  Pepple,  25  cents;  Belle  Shirley,  35  cents;  A.  A. 
Wood,  50  cents;  W.  IT.  Barton,  25  cents;  James  McCord,  $1;  Miss  Mc¬ 
Cord,  Laura  Blythe,  each,  50  cents.  Total,  $20.85. 

Laird  Class. — Lon  Lamar,  $5 ;  Lafe  Carpenter,  Olive  Jarred,  each, 
$2 ; Albert  Shull,  Sadie  Overbay,  each,  $1 ;  Sister  Webber,  Katie  Ihmels, 
each,  50  cents.  Total,  $12.  Grand  total,  $48.85.  Applied  on  foriegn 
missions,  $6.10;  the  rest  on  other  claims. 

BLUFORD  CHARGE— M.  L.  Watson,  Pastor.' 

J.  T.  Echols,  R.  S.  Young,  J.  E.  McCord,  W.  T.  Wooden,  each,  $1 : 
Geo.  F.  Clark,  $2.50  ;  Nora  Young,  Ira  Partridge,  Geo.  A.  Billups,  Laura 
A.  Blythe,  each,  $1 ;  Lennie  Partridge,  Mrs.  W.  T.  Sumner,  each.  25 
cents;  Mrs.  G.  F.  Clark,  50  cents;  James  McDonald,  Rosier  Russell, 
Claud  Marsh,  W.  A.  Patterson,  each,  25  cents  ;  G.  A.  Barton,  50  cents ; 
Theodocia  Davis,  Martha  Witters,  each,  25  cents ;  Rev.  J.  Coffman,  M. 
E.  Coffman,  J.  R.  Z.  Coffman,  W.  S.  Partridge,  each,  $1 ;  Effie  Partridge, 
25  cents ;  B.  F.  Witters,  E.  A.  Carson,  ,J.  II.  Huffstuttler,  each,  $1  ; 
Rev.  B.  G.  Woods,  $5;  J.  W.  Barton,  25  cents;  Tennie  Partridge,  Lizzie 
Davidson,  each,  $1 ;  A.  A.  Wood,  50  cents. 


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BROWNS  CIRCUIT— W.  O.  and  Ona  Albert,  Pastors. 

Joseph  Litherland,  $5;  Mrs.  Nancy  Stoltz,  in  behalf  of  family,  $5; 
Carl  Stoltz,  B.  F.  Seibert,  Mrs.  Joshua  Litherland,  each,  $2 ;  Elmira 
Stoltz,  L.  J.  Miller,  John  Wilcox,  Sr.,  Dale  Case,  Hazel  Stoltz,  L.  E. 
Marx,  each,  $1 ;  Susan  Byerly,  Wm.  Stoltz,  Nellie  Stoltz,  Mathias 
Curchey,  each,  50  cents ;  Minnie  Strine,  Anna  Seibert,  each,  25  cents ; 
Pleasant  Grove  Sunday  school,  $1.10.  Mills  Prairie  Sunday  school — 
Will  Lankford,  Tama  Lankford,  each,  50  cents ;  Oscar  Swartzbaugh, 
Fannie  Brake,  each,  25  cents ;  Ada  Swartzbaugli,  Lawney  Swartzbaugh, 
each',  10  cents;  Walter  Swartzbaugh,  Ella  Harden.  Maud  Harden,  Fern 
Grove,  each,  5  cents ;  Libby  Lopp,  $1.  Total,  $30.  Applied  on  assess¬ 
ments,  $28 ;  foreign  missions,  $2. 

CALHOUN  CIRCUIT— O.  J.  Bogard,  Pastor. 

Centenary  Class. — Infant  class,  $8.63 ;  C’rissie  Brian,  Grace  Ely,  Lettie 
Brian,  Harriot  Wright,  Elsie  Atkins,  Marie  Brian,  Irene  Brian,  Edith 
Brian,  Stellie  Wright,  Iona  Brian,  Ralph  Brian,  Clarence  Knepper.  Nellie 
Hassler,  Nellie  Brian,  Frank  Fiscus,  each,  25  cents ;  Bell  Brian,  $5 ; 
Jacob  Brian,  Mrs.  Snyder,  Libbie  Berry,  Clarence  Atkins,  Henry  Hillis, 
each,  $1 ;  Silas  Bell,  Amelia  Brian,  Lillie  Atkins,  each,  50  cents ;  Jane 
Jones,  25  cents ;  Public  collection,  65  cents. 

Otterbein  Class. — Harley  Atkins,  Oral  Berry,  Jennie  Leist,  each,  $1 ; 
John  Byran,  50  cents ;  Rose  Atkins,  Jessie  Mattoon,  each,  25  cents. 

Calhoun  Class. — Dan  Ely,  J.  S.  Kimmel,  each,  $1. 

Elbow  Class. — Nelson  Montgomery,  Lizzie  Tomson,  each,  $1 ;  Louisa 
Bolhander,  Viola  Hull,  David  Ransy,  Sabillie  Wilson,  G.  W.  Bolhander, 
each,  50  cents ;  Sarah  Steward,  Tillie  Wilson,  Arbia  Bowlby.  Lizzie 

Howe,  Florence  - ,  each,  25  cents ;  Edwin  Howe,  W.  Steward, 

each,  10  cents. 

FLORA  CIRCUIT— W.  O.  Haycock,  Pastor. 

Harmony  Class. — J.  O.  Snell  and  wife,  W.  H.  Goudy,  Mrs.  Ed.  Shupe, 
each,  $3 ;  John  Cassiday,  $2 ;  John  Babcock,  Edna  Cassiday,  Pearley 
Bailor,  Mrs.  W.  H.  Goudy,  Mrs.  Rena  Kneff,  Ed.  Shupe,  Mrs.  A.  Price, 
each,  $1 ;  W.  Chambers,  Wm.  Chaney,  Selia  Davis,  L.  Stanford,  Icie  B. 
Kneff,  May  Babcock,  Mrs.  J.  R.  Babcock,  Sumner  Snell,  Mrs.  Burrel, 
Dessie  Haycock,  each,  50  cents ;  Ruth  Haycock,  Edith  Haycock,  each,  25 
cents ;  Milo  Gowdy,  50  cents ;  Wm.  Bay,  $3.  Total,  $27. 

Woodlawn  Class. — Henry  Fetherly,  Clara  Fetlierly,  N.  C.  Howe, 
Rillie  Howe,  Emery  Loeffel,  M.  E.  Loeffel,  Mabel  Loeffel,  Wm.  Tinkler, 
Arthur  Beldon,  each,  $1 ;  Norman  Waring,  50  cents.  Total,  $9.50. 

Bethel  Class. — Alex.  Robinson  and  wife,  $4 ;  Elias  Canble,  $1 ;  David 
Bailor,  25  cents.  Total,  $5.25. 

Liberty  Class. — Thomas  Koons,  Homer  Van  Winkle,  Mr.  Chandler, 
Lula  Burges,  Maggie  Koons,  each,  $1 ;  Julia  VanWinkle,  David  Van 
Winkle,  Wm.  Windle,  Ben  Koons,  Malinda  Koons,  each,  50  cents ;  Mary 
Koons,  25  cents ;  Otto  Windle,  15  cents ;  Mary  VanWinkle,  50  cents ; 
Offering,  $1.25.  Total,  $9.66. 

Mt.  Zion  Class. — M.  B.  Lewis,  Sarah  Gill,  each,  $2 ;  Harry  Smith, 
Wm.  Tipton,  Robert  Kitley,  Joe  Loveland,  Oliver  Hough,  each,  $1 ; 

Offering,  $2.32.  Total,  $11.32.  Grand  total,  $59.73. 

\ 

FLORA  STATION— J.  H.  Kneff,  Pastor. 

M.  O.  Cullison,  $5;  Y.  P.  C.  U.,  $3;  R.  C.  Welsh,  Albert  Brown, 
Rev.  John  Kneff,  W.  O.  Thomson,  each,  $2 ;  Minnie  Denbow,  Ruella 
Askew,  each.  $1 ;  B.  F.  Dewees,  $1.25 ;  Curt  Gilliland,  Matilda  Cox, 


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Ladies’  Aid,  Nellie  Pourchot,  May  McQueen,  Etta  Brown,  R.  F.  Cullison, 
Lora  Kearney,  each,  $1 ;  Maggie  Murray,  T.  P.  Griffith,  Will  Chaney, 
David  Cox,  Clara  Oliver,  each,  50  cents ;  Martha  Weaver,  25  cents. 

MT.  VERNON  STATION— J.  A.  Bell,  Pastor. 

IT.  Coleman,  Thos.  Howe,  each,  $5 ;  W.  T.  Lively,  $3 ;  S.  N.  Ragan, 
W.  W.  White,  each,  $2 ;  Virgil  Bell,  Elvira  Book,  Raymond  Brock,  M. 
Lively,  Mrs.  A.  B.  Monday,  Wm.  Mayfield,  Mrs.  C.  W.  Case,  Noah 
Douthet,  Mrs.  Mayfield,  Lula  Mayfield,  Harriet  White,  Mary  Doty,  Stella 
Gordon,  Oma  Marshall.  Flora  Clark,  Mrs.  Doty,  Bertie  Marshall,  Ethel 
Mayfield,  Chas.  Mitchell,  Lawrence  Ellis,  L.  S.  Wood,  Richard  Monday, 
each,  $1 ;  Joy  Wood,  Clyde  White,  Gladys  White,  Bessie  Brock,  each, 
25  cents  ;  Sunday  school,  .$10.  Total,  $50.  On  other  assessments,  $35. 
Grand  total,  $85. 

NEW  HEBRON  CIRCUIT— S.  O.  Stoltz,  Pastor. 

C.  L.  Ducommun  and  wife,  $25  ;  J.  W.  Dennis  and  wife,  $20 ;  Hardins- 
ville  Sunday  school,  $15 ;  Zion  Sunday  school,  $14 ;  D.  W.  Richart,  S.  O. 
Stoltz,  J.  P.  Martin  and  wife,  W.  B.  Adams  and  family,  each,  $10 ;  Ruth 
Miller,  T.  P.  Mulvane  and  wife,  G.  B.  Waggoner  and  wife,  Charles 
Martin  and  wife,  Emma  Steward,  John  Shire,  J.  W.  Baldwin.  Wm. 
Weirick  and  family,  O.  P.  Mann  and  wife,  Pearl  Chapel  Sunday  school, 
Walter  Ducommun,  Susan  Tohil,  Levi  McColpin,  Priscilla  Weirick,  each, 
$5 ;  John  McColpin  and  wife,  $4 ;  John  Crampton,  $3.50 ;  Malinda  Wil¬ 
son,  W.  C.  Wilson,  J.  L.  Riker  and  wife,  J.  W.  Walker,  each,  $3 ;  G.  L. 
Good  and  wife,  $2.50;  H.  IL.  Maxwell,  $2.25 ;  Frank  Stewart,  Charles 
McColpin  and  wife,  Ira  Renchen  and  wife,  M.  L.  Frye  and  wife,  D.  A. 
Maxwell  and  wife,  John  Buck,  J.  W.  Inbodin,  Livonna  Bascom,  Phoebe 
Sparks,  John  Malcolm  and  wife,  E.  H.  Whittaker,  Mary  Kurtz,  Elizabeth 
Kennedy,  Frank  VanWinkle  and  wife,  John  Weirick,  each,  $2 ;  George 
Heck  and  wife,  Ulysses  Walters,  Homer  Inbodin  and  wife,  John  Wall 
and  wife,  each,  $1.50 ;  Union  Center  Sunday  school,  $1.26 ;  Burl  Miller, 
Nera  McColpin.  Ola  McColpin,.  Velma  McColpin,  Stella  Martin,  Lela 
Martin,  Cecil  Martin,  Otto  Weirick,  J.  T.  Fritz,  Charles  Leeds  and  wife, 
B.  F.  Milam,  Caroline  Eagleton,  Mabel  Eagleton,  Oto  Eagleton,  Clinton 
Eagleton,  Joseph  Wampler  and  wife,  Andrew  White  and  wife,  Lola 
Wilkinson,  Opal  Wilkinson,  Claudia  Maxwell,  Josie  Brown,  Philip  Miller, 
Chester  Miller,  W.  F.  Richards,  Mrs.  Stewart,  Catherine  Bussart, 
Robert  Mitchell,  E.  A.  Henderson,  Emma  Reinoehl,  Henry  Simnods, 
Etta  Lorance,  A.'  J.  Crumb,  Frank  Richart,  Chloe  Richart,  S.  S.  Reinoehl, 
Lucy  Prior,  M.  C.  Stagner,  F.  E.  McColpin,  G.  A.  McColpin,  Stella 
Stewart,  M.  W.  Purcell,  Jesse  Culver,  Ora  V.  Culver,  W.  E.  Mitchell, 
Sarah  Johnson,  Joseph  Prior,  Etta  Good,  W.  T.  Wall,  Ulysses  Inbodin 
and  son,  Ira  Inbodin  and  wife,  Mary  A.  Inbodin,  Cora  Siler,  each,  $1 ; 
Delia  Miller,  Clara  Miller,  Daisy  Waggoner,  Myrtle  Richart,  Mary  E. 
Waggoner,  W.  T.  Padgett,  Lizzie  Van  Horn,  Ethel  Fritz,  Oma  McColpin, 
J.  A.  Mikeworth,  Charles  Rich,  W.  R.  Wall,  T.  R.  McKee,  Simon 
Weirick,  Lucy  Richart,  Della  Richart,  Elizabeth  Walter,  Charles  Gees- 
man,  Fannie  Simonds,  Narcissus  Crumb,  Florence  Sears,  Letha  Frye, 
Inez  Frye,  C.  T.  Stewart,  F.  P.  Wall,  II.  T.  Wall,  Harriet  McCarty, 
Frank  Newman,  Wm.  Ducommun,  Sherman  Sparks,  Alta  Dennis,  Susie 
Garrard,  Ann  Frye,  Mary  A.  Henderson,  each,  50  cents Lawrence  Mul¬ 
vane,  Maude  Mulvane,  Lucile  Mulvane,  Ora  Edwin  Mulvane,  Cash,  Lizzie 
Mitchell,  Roy  Mikeworth,  Ernest  Saunders,  Edith  Gatton,  Mattie  Shire, 
Lula  Wampler,  Clifford  Wampler,  Ethel  Weirick,  Grace  Weirick,  Jane 
Weirick,  Pearl  White,  Anna  Richart,  Golden  Richart,  John  White, 
Sarah  Plough,  Frank  Maxwell,  Jessie  Kennedy,  Frank  Kennedy,  Silvia 


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Geesman,  Ira  Stanley,  Fred  Henderson,  Ella  Frost,  Catherine  Ducorn- 
mun,  Jackie  VanWinkle,  Nina  Meckstroth,  Maude  Weirick,  Wm.  Ros- 
borough,  Phidilla  Geesman,  Earl  Buck,  Effie  Walker,  Harry  Walker, 
George  Walker,  Dora  Ducommun,  each,  25  cents;  Emerson  Heck,  20 
cents ;  Fred  Renchen,  Ralph  Renchen,  75  cents ;  Wark  and  Alcorn,  $10 ; 
Margaret  Ann  Wilson,  50  cents ;  Gladys  Heck,  Hazel  Heck,  Clarence 
Heck,  Simon  Wampler,  Junia  Wampler,  Oscar  White,  Eunice  Lorance, 
Luther  Lorance,  Med.  G.  Lorance,  Walter  Lorance,  Imo  Lorance,  Rosa 
Parker,  each,  10  cents.  Collections,  $23.90 ;  Fay  Richart,  Pearl  Ilock- 
man,  Hazel  Richart,  Faith  Richart,  Olive  Kennedy,  each,  5  cents;  Emma 
Mitchell,  50  cents ;  Francis  Mitchell,  Iva  Vinsel,  Cleveland  Darnold, 
David  Johnson,  Clyde  Wesley,  Ausie  Jewell,  Lavina  Johnson,  each,  25 
cents ;  J.  D.  Highsmith,  Claude  R.  Williams,  each,  $1.  Total,  $365.81. 
Paid  to  home  missions,  $44 ;  On  conference  claims,  $51.75 ;  To  Semi- 
Centennial  fund,  $135.03  ;  To  foreign  missions,  $135.03.  Total,  $365.81. 

OLNEY  CIRCUIT— G.  W.  Ball,  Pastor. 

Wynoose  Class. — Rev.  S.  T.  Bourne,  $10 ;  Mrs.  A.  Bourne,  Mrs. 
Maude  Ball,  each,  $2;  Rev.  E.  J.  Brown,  Rev.  H.  D.  Bourne,  James  M. 
Armstrong,  S.  Bourne,  Nellie  Ritter,  G.  W.  Ash,  W.  C.  Bourne,  Mrs. 
C.  A.  Binix,  J.  W.  Seneff,  Mrs.  J.  W.  Seneff,  Mrs.  Lizzie  Holmes,  each, 
$1 ;  O.  P.  Bourne.  $1.50 ;  J.  H.  Packard,  Glen  Bourne,  Gladys  Bourne, 
each,  10  cents ;  Roella  Armstrong,  Clifford  Ritter,  Beulah  Ritter,  L. 
Stanfield,  Malinda  Truitt,  Fannie  Miller,  Alice  Jones,  Minnie  Frost,  W. 
J.  Taylor,  W.  H.  Bennix.  Louvina  Taylor,  S.  E.  Brooks,  each,  25  cents ; 
C.  L.  .Ritter,  J.  H.  Taylor,  Edw.  Brown,  Homer  Davis,  Maude  Wells, 
John  Larmer,  Leo  Padgett,  Moses  Taylor,  Ella  Taylor,  each,  50  cents. 
Total,  $34.25. 

Pleasantview  Class. — John  Hawkins,  $2.25;  G.  W.  Ball,  $2;  Mrs. 
Amelia  Taylor,  $2.50;  Harry  Shan,  $1.25;  James  Dugan,  Lillie  Haw¬ 
kins,  Morris  Taylor,  C.  T.  Montgomery,  Isa  Montgomery,  H.  N.  Alvord, 
Mrs.  H.  N.  Alvord,  each,  $1 ;  John  Sonner,  Mrs.  Levi  Sonner,  H.  O. 
Hawkins,  Ida  Rule,  Thurman  Decker,  Samuel  Shan,  Burl  Ring,  Gracie 
Shan,  Lenie  Totten,  Sallie  Dugan,  each,  50  cents ;  Hattie  Hawkins,  Fred 
Hawkins,  Millie  Taylor,  Nellie  Taylor,  Dessie  Taylor,  Wilber  Hawkins, 
Anthony  Seessengood,  Lula  Ring,  each,  25  cents;  Collection,  $1.55. 
Total,  $23.78. 

Union  Class. — G.  W.  Ball,  Mattie  Poff,  Mart  Poff,  John  Lucas.  Alice 
Lucas,  each,  $1 ;  Mrs.  Minna  Bowers,  G.  W.  Wheeler,  each,  50  cents ; 
Mae  ■  Wingert,  25  cents ;  Rev.  E.  Boley  and  wife,  $1.50.  Total,  $7.75. 
Collection,  $5.50.  Grand  total,  $72.75.  Thirty-nine  dollars  applied  on 
missions,  the  balance  to  conference  claims. 

OLNEY  STATION— J.  T.  McCreery,  Pastor. 

C.  C.  Rose,  $10;  C.  Heindselman.  Jas.  Hicks,  J.  R.  Schaeffer,  G.  R. 
Liston  and  wife,  S.  Shook,  Samuel  Howe,  E.  R.  Ensor,  N.  B.  Rose  and 
wife,  J.  T.  McCreery  and  family,  each,  $5 ;  Wm.  Berry,  H.  Coen.  Geo. 
Pliggins,  Joseph  Berry,  each,  $3 ;  J.  O.  Ensor,  Wm.  Seeley.  Mrs.  Barre, 
Wm.  Tredway,  Ralph  Berry,  Maggie  Hartz,  John  Hicks,  Glen  Taylor, 
Mrs.  Ella  Buckles,  M.  T.  Adamson,  each,  $2 ;  Mrs.  IT.  Coen,  Wm.  Belk, 
Mary  Myers,  Floy  Taylor,  Mrs.  Lydia  West,  Mrs.  L.  Flemming,  Dora 
Kertze,  Mrs.  J.  Cope,  Ruth  Schaeffer,  Rev.  M.  Kester,  Phillip  West, 
Alpha  Berry,  W.  B.  Daubs,  Moody  Taylor,  Mrs.  Steffy,  Eva  Farris,  Glen 
Rose,  Mrs.  Loretta  Armsey,  Chas.  Bonestead.  Mrs.  Bonestead,  each,  $1 ; 
Sarah  Green,  Bessie  Ward,  Beulah  Shook,  Mrs.  John  ITerrih,  Minnie 
Kidd,  Chas.  West,  Jas.  Hart,  John  Cazel,  each,  50  cents;  Junior  1".  P. 


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C.  U.,  $8 ;  Sunday  school,  $30.47 ;  Public  collection,  $2.41 ;  To  conference 
home  missions,  $14.25.  Total,  $166.13. 

PARKERSBURG  CIRCUIT — Mrs.  H.  J.  Musselman,  Pastor. 

J.  T.  Lambert,  $7 ;  Martha  Lambert,  $6.50 ;  Hannah  Lambert,  75 
cents ;  Howard  Lambert,  5  cents ;  Fred  Lambert,  Ben  Gather,  Martha 
Gather,  Anna  Gather,  each,  25  cents ;  Everett  Shipley,  $1.25 ;  Ross  Cole, 
50  cents ;  George  Koertge,  $2 ;  Alma  Koertge,  $1 ;  C.  L.  Walden,  50 
cents ;  Lucinda  Walden,  $1  ;  Eli  Weisner,  Gertie  Weisner,  each,  25  cents  ; 
Hayse  Chamberlin,  $1 ;  Lloyd  Chamberlain,  25  cents ;  Ed.  Chamberlain, 
Clinton  McYrey,  E’d.  Lynch,  Emma  B.  Ulrich,  each,  $1;  Nancy  Bedoine, 
50  cents ;  Lizzie  Arnold,  $1 ;  Mrs.  H.  H.  Williams,  50  cents  ;  Elsie  Woods, 
10  cents ;  George  Woods,  5  cents  ;  Lucy  Dodds,  50  cents ;  Wm.  Ulrich, 
Wm.  Matthes,  each,  $1;  Mrs.  Tomlanson,  50  cents;  Chas.  Wright,  $1 ; 
Mrs.  Chas.  Wright,  Jersey  Chamberlin,  Maggie  Smith,  each,  50  cents; 
Minnie  Woods,  25  cents ;  Henry  Markman  and  wife,  $1 ;  Mrs.  Gype, 
Mother  Fields,  Mary  Markman,  Jane  Kinkade,  Gertrude  Garrett,  Mary 
Walker,  John  Markman,  Lora  Crewell,  Sarah  Fields,  each,  25  cents; 
Russell  Harrison,  Samuel  Snively,  each,  $2 ;  Fred  Peters  and  wife,  $5 ; 
.tienry  Peters,  $3 ;  Emma  Dean,  Mary  Peters,  Emma  Reeves,  each,  $1 ; 
Alice  Buxton,  $2 ;  J.  T.  Peters,  $1 ;  Edna  Peters,  Maria  Peters,  Gertrude 
Peters,  Earl  Hyde,  each,  25  cents  ;  Lucy  Taylor,  Mary  Warmeth,  each, 
$1.50 ;  Wm.  Taylor,  $1.50 ;  George  Taylor,  25  cents ;  Mary  Taylor,  75 
cents;  Lizzie  Taylor,  Letha  Taylor,  Maria  Taylor,  Wallace  Warmeth, 
each,  25  cents ;  Fannie  Peters,  David  Greathouse,  each,  50  cents ;  Wm. 
Byford,  $2  ;  Lena  Byford,  Ada  Byford,  Martha  Byford,  each,  25  cents ; 
Hattie  Hoffman,  50  cents ;  Effie  Hoffman,  25  cents ;  Grant  Hoffman, 
$1.25 ;  Archie  Taylor,  50  cents ;  Jane  Greathouse,  $2 ;  Willie  Brown, 
50  cents ;  Emma  Brown,  Thomas  Byford,  each,  $1 ;  Pernie  Peters,  Alva 
Peters,  each,  25  cents ;  Elsie  Peters,  10  cents  ;  Nellie  Peters,  25  cents ; 
Flattie  Peters,  Mary  Brown,  Edward  Fields,  each,  50  cents ;  Peter 
Rose,  $3 ;  Emma  Rose,  $5  ;  Emily  Snively,  Ida  Snively,  each,  50  cents ; 
Oil  Rose  and  wife,  $5 ;  Mary  E.  Ogden,  25  cents ;  Sarah  Olbin,  $2 ; 
Lavina  Compton,  30  cents ;  J.  F.  Reynolds,  50  cents  ;  James  Black,  $1 ; 
Rev.  Boley,  James  Nettleton,  each,  25  cents ;  Basket  collection,  $3.27 ; 
M.  T.  Walden,  $2 ;  Martha  Walden,  50  cents ;  Ruth  Walden,  Florence 
Walden,  each,  25  cents ;  Allen  Walden,  Ottis  Walden,  each,  5  cents ; 
Eva  Lynch,  25  cents ;  Lavina  Markman,  Ed.  Smith,  each,  $1 ;  Bertha 
Leidiker,  Fred  Markman,  Henry  Markman,  each,  50  cents ;  Elizabeth 
Thomson,  $1.50 ;  Mattie  Denny.  25  cents ;  Elmer  Vanarsdall.  Sarah  Har¬ 
rison,  each,  50  cents ;  Mary  Schrouder,  $1  ;  Elizabeth  Black,  $2 ;  Dora 
Barker,  50  cents ;  Ethel  Fisher,  25  cents  ;  Laura  Garrett,  $1 ;  Mary  A. 
Vanarsdall,  25  cents;  Charles  Huchel,  $1;  Elbert  Garrett,  50  cents; 
Enoch  Taylor,  $2  ;  Mrs.  H.  J.  Musselman,  $4.50.  Total  for  home  mis¬ 
sions  and  beneficiaries,  $121.47.  Applied  on  home  missions,  $60.47  ;  on 
beneficiaries,  $61.  Collected  for  foreign  missions,  $55.50. 

ST.  FRANCISVILLE  CIRCUIT— E.  M.  Pierson,  Pastor. 

St.  Francisville  Class. — E.  M.  Pierson,  $23;  J.  M.  England,  $12;  Wm. 
Highsmith,  $7 ;  Y.  P.  C.  U.  Society,  $5 ;  Junior  Society,  $15 ;  Sunday 
school.  85 ;  Wm.  Cosra'burn,  C.  L.  Stephenson,  each,  $5 ;  Jonathan  Lither- 
land,  $10 ;  Tobias  Ramsey,  $6 ;  Mary  A.  Barmus,  $5 ;  Weaver  Pierson, 
Myrtle  Pierson,  each,  $1.50 ;  George  Highsmith,  $3 ;  C.  C.  Ackman, 
$2.50 ;  J.  R.  Buckhanan,  $1 ;  James  Ryan,  50  cents  ;  Emmet  McElfresh, 
$3.50 ;  Rollie  Grey,  $2 ;  John  Berry  hill  and  wife.  $2.50 :  N.  J.  Pepple, 
$1 ;  John  Cluxton,  $3  ;  Edward  Boltd,  50  cents ;  Elmer  Diens,  75  cents ; 
G.  T.  Houts,  $1.50 ;  John  Barber,  50  cents  ;  J.  D.  Peck,  $1 ;  Emanuel 


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Wcolf,  David  Dean,  Carl  England,  each,  50  cents ;  H.  R.  Warded,  Guy 
Jones,  Fern  Stoltz,  W.  J.  Bittman,  each,  $1 ;  W.  D.  Nappier,  50  cents ; 
Wm.  Kolehouse,  $1 ;  L.  A.  Winkles,  Chas.  Dean,  John  Ramsey,  each,  25 
cents;  Pearl  Stoltz,  $1;  Nancy  Hughs,  50  cents;  Clara  Highsmith,  $1 ; 
Ogle  Highsmith,  Olan  Highsmith,  each,  25  cents ;  Dr.  A.  T.  Able,  50 
cents ;  Pearl  Prout,  Nellie  Ramsey,  Constant  Diens,  each,  25  cents ;  Andy 
Stiner,  50  cents ;  General  collection,  $7.25 ;  Mrs.  Greyson,  50  cents ; 
Woman’s  Missionary  Society,  $57.25.  Total,  $201.75. 

Sand  Barrens  Class. — Sunday  school,  $5 ;  Joseph  Jett,  $16 ;  Edgar 
Sibert,  $10 ;  R.  L.  Shroyer,  $3 ;  Henry  Stoltz,  $8 ;  John  Hoh,  $3 ; 
Frank  Hovermale,  $11;  Wm.  Bye,  $7;  Hettie  Stoltz,  $1.50;  Daniel  Hay¬ 
cock,  $3 ;  Mrs.  J.  B.  Jett,  $1 ;  J.  L.  Jett,  $2  ;  Jennie  Sibert,  $1 :  Rilla 
Hovermale,  Allen  Sibert,  each,  $2 ;  Mary  A.  Haycock,  $1.50 ;  Robert 
Hoh,  Ellen  Hoh,  each,  50  cents ;  Mrs.  John  Hoh,  $1 ;  Lyda  Schroyer, 
25  cents;  John  Hawf,  Jacob  Vanwey,  each,  $1;  Mrs.  Vanwey,  Wm.  Lith- 
erland,  each,  50  cents;  Chas.  Vanwey,  $1;  A.  Schafer,  $7;  Charley 
Hovermale,  $10 ;  James  Bye,  $3.50 ;  Ivol  Hawkins,  $2 ;  Maggie  Bye, 
Carrie  Lockman,  each,  25  cents ;  Eva  Bye,  50  cents ;  Buren  Highsmith, 
E.  H.  Litherland,  John  Highsmith,  Mrs.  B.  Highsmith,  each,  $1 ;  S.  K. 
Buckhanan,  Cleo  Vanwey,  Hannah  Schafer,  each,  50  cents ;  Lewis  Hover¬ 
male,  Florence  Ghere,  each,  25  cents  ;  Della  Murray,  Ellsworth  Vanwey, 
Oral  Highsmith,  Tom  Perkins,  each,  $1 ;  Mrs.  S.  K.  Buckhanan,  50 
cents;  Esea  Perkins,  $1;  Ada  Breen,  25  cents:  Emma  Highsmith,  $5; 
Delphia  Ghere,  Flattie  Perkins,  each,  $1 ;  C.  C.  Lockman,  50  cents ;  Lula 
Hovermale,  $11 ;  Perry  Vanwey,  $10 ;  J.  H.  Smith,  50  cents  ;  E.  M.  Pier¬ 
son,  $10 ;  General  collection,  $5.42.  Total,  $162.92. 

Ackman  Class. — Harvey  Brunson,  L.  C.  Maples,  each,  $1  ;  Dr.  J.  H. 
Penner,  $2 ;  F.  M.  Ackman,  $2.50 ;  Mrs.  John  Ackman,  $2 ;  Charley 
Hovermale,  $1;  Elmer  Brunson,  $2;  Perry  Vanwey,  $1;  Arthur  Akin, 
$2;  Warren  Ackman,  $1.25;  Rebecca  Brunson,  $2 ;  Roll  Ackman,  $1.25; 
Alice  Ryon,  Mrs.  Dr.  Penner,  Eva  Ackman,  Mrs.  Lyman  Ackman,  C.  C. 
Ackman,  Mrs.  Perry  Vanwey,  Mrs.  L.  C.  Maples,  each,  50  cents;  Sarah 
Akin,  75  cents ;  Mrs.  Sumane.  50  cents ;  Parris  Steward.  75  cents ;  Lotta 
Ryan,  $1.25 ;  Anna  Belle  Akin,  50  cents ;  Guy  Richie,  Henry  Lewis, 
each,  25  cents;  A.  FI.  Ackman,  50  cents;  Lyman  Ackman,  $1.50;  E’ias 
Richey,  $2 ;  Emma  Richie,  $1 ;  Hannah  Brunson,  $3 ;  Sunday  school, 
$5 ;  Clara  Brunson,  $1 ;  Clara  Critchfield,  $1.50 ;  W.  H.  Belcher.  50 
cents ;  Knoell  Richey,  Harley  Richardson,  Sallie  Steward,  Cyrus 
Belcher,  each,  25  cents ;  E.  M.  Pierson,  J.  W.  Ackman,  each,  $1  ;  Charles 
Brunson,  30  cents ;  A  Friend,  45  cents ;  Mrs.  F.  M.  Ackman,  50  cents  ; 
Clarence  Brunson,  25  cents ;  S.  A.  Ackman,  50  cents  ;  General  collection,. 
$3.25.  Total,  $51. 

Adams  Corner  Class. — Andrew  Reiber,  $16;  J.  H.  Veighman,  $15; 
L.  A.  Sandlin,  $11  ;  Sunday  school,  $5.60 :  Mary  Arnold,  $2 ;  Wm.  Sho- 
walter,  $6;  Ona  Schafer,  $1.50;  Rosa  Mullenax,  75  cents:  Laura  Sand¬ 
lin,  $1.50;  Wm.  Hauf,  $1.25;  Frank  Weeden,  $2;  Isaiah  Peachey,  50 
cents ;  Cate  Showalter,  75  cents ;  Edward  Elkins,  50  cents ;  John 
Dean,  Chas.  Macer,  each,  $1.50 ;  Wm.  Stihvell,  25  cents :  Etta  King, 
$1.50;  Dwight  L.  King,  C.  D.  Herington,  each,  $1;  Adam  Schafer.  $1.50; 
Lyman  Mullinax,  50  cents;  Hola  Tallie.  Alma  Dean,  Winona  Dean, 
each,  25  cents  ;  Fannie  Buckhanan,  Mrs.  L.  A.  Sandlin,  each,  50  cer  ts ; 
J.  W.  Buckhanan,  Lee  Whitaker,  each,  $1  ;  Irma  Taylor,  25  cents ; 
George  Goodhart,  50  cents ;  Thomas  Scharf,  25  cents ;  Chas.  Arnold, 
J.  G.  Seigers,  each,  $1 ;  Lola  Armstrong,  50  cents ;  Sarah  Hauf,  Lyda 
Dean.  each.  25  cents  ;  General  collection,  $3.25.  Total,  $84.10. 

Patton  Class. — Wm.  Lingleson,  $2;  Sarah  Lingleson.  $1.50;  Ada 
Schafer,  Orange  Buckhanan,  each.  $1;  Chas.  Lingleson,  50  cents;  Ed¬ 
ward  Gerard,  Mary  Lingleson,  each,  25  cents  ;  Lizzie  Schafer,  50  cents  ; 


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J.  F.  Stucker,  John  Ishem,  H.  Buckhanan,  Nancy  Goodman,  James 
Schafer,  Leta  Buckhanan,  Amy  Wilson,  Sarah  Ishem,  Mary  Buckhanan, 
Martha  Lingleson,  Verna  Showalter,  each,  25  cents;  General  collection, 
$5.50.  Total,  $15.25.  Grand  total,  $515.02.  Applied  oh  missions, 
$325.25  ;  balance  on  other  interests. 

SUMNER  CIRCUIT— C.  A.  Hall,  Pastor. 

Sumner  Class. — C.  A.  Hall,  E.  M.  Piper,  Dr.  S.  A.  Houchen  and  wife, 
H.  A.  Stout  and  wife,  J.  W.  Vangilder  and  wife,  Sumner  Sunday  school 
each,  $5 ;  W.  M.  A.,  $8 ;  H.  M.  Pepple,  $3  ;  Wm.  Travis,  Henry  Stoltz, 
C.  D.  Roberts,  Sankie  Piper,  Jacob  Carmony,  R.  A.  Sivert,  J.  W.  Eason. 
Wilson  Prout  and  wife,  Gertrude  Cunningham,  Wm.  Schuder,  each,  $1 ; 
Chas.  Staninger,  $1.50 ;  David  Combs,  Callie  Jones,  Flora  Eason,  Sarah 
Eason,  L.  J.  Bowman,  Stella  Sloan,  Piper  Bros.,  A.  H.  Piper,  Sarah 
Vanatta,  each,  50  cents:  Susan  Weber,  Minnie  Petty,  Alice  Burgett, 
Ada  Jones,  Fannie  Combs,  E.  T.  Robinson,  Chas.  Combs,  Nellie  Piper, 
Nettie  Piper,  each,  25  cents ;  Myrtle  Piper,  35  cents ;  E.  S.  Sumner,  L. 
N.  Phillips,  Chaddie  Roberts,  each,  25  cents ;  Y.  P.  C.  U.  Anniversary 
offering,  $1.  Total,  $53.35.  Semi-Centennial  offering,  $39.10.  Grand 
total,  $205.90.  Applied  on  missions,  $142.89 ;  all  other  claims  full. 

Prairie  Chapel  Class. — O.  W.  Wagner,  $5 ;  J.  F.  Stine,  $2 ;  Earl  Case, 
Edward  Petty,  P.  O.  Petty,  Pernie  Stine,  Pearl  Stine,  G.  L.  Petty, 
Prairie  Chapel  Sunday  school,  each,  $1 ;  J.  C.  Case,  Talmage  Petty, 
David  McKelfresh,  Mrs.  McKelfresh,  Carl  Case,  F.  D.  McKelfresh,  each, 
50  cents;  Sister  Alsey,  Sister  Walters,  Ida  Alsey,  Grace  Aisey,  Florence 
Case,  Geo.  Baltzell,  Orson  Lathrop,  Nancy  Palmer,  each,  25  cents ;  Sister 
Cochran,  15  cents ;  Y.  P.  C.  U.  Anniversary  offering,  $1.43.  Total, 
$20.58. 

Pleasant  Hill  Class. — D.  P.  Stoltz,  $G ;  I.  Iv.  Vanatta,  $5 ;  Sarah  Mc- 
Nece,  $4  ;  Geo..  McNece,  $2 ;  Pleasant  Hill  Sunday  school,  $2.80 ;  Wm. 
Vangilder,  Oris  Pepple,  each,  $1.25 ;  G.  W.  Westall,  Mabel  McNece, 
each,  $1 ;  Mary  Vangilder,  75  cents  ;  Joe  Martin,  Christine  Martin,  Carl 
Stoltz,  Grace  Stoltz,  Elma  Stoltz,  Wm.  Smith,  H.  S.  Piper,  M.  L.  Moudy, 
W.  A.  Hutchison,  Jessie  McNece,  each,  50  cents;  Ellis  Stoltz,  Loy  Judy, 
Cleveland  Bowen,  Cora  McNece,  Dessie  Stoltz,  Warren  Ivlingler,  Carrie 
Stoltz.  Jane  Stoltz,  each,  25  cents;  Y.  P.  C.  U.  Anniversary  offering, 
$1.  Total,  $23.05. 

Fairview  Class. — Fairview  Sunday  school.  $5  ;  Birthday  offering.  $3  ; 
Children’s  Day  offering,  Harry  Lathrop,  Willie  Lathrop,  Effie  Eshelman, 
John  Greenly,  Frank  Hazel,  each,  $2 ;  Sherman  Robins,  Nettie  Lathrop, 
Vird  Jones,  Geo.  Lappin,  Geo.  Lathrop,  Chas.  Robins,  W.  C.  Robins, 
Mrs.  W.  C.  Robins,  Wm.  Irwin,  each,  $1 ;  J.  D.  Bowers,  50  cents ;  Anabel 
Lappin,  Linna  Lappin,  Leo  Lappin,  Brother  Wilson,  Sister  Greenly, 
each,  25  cents ;  Maisie  Lappin,  Chas.  Lappin,  each,  10  cents ;  Roy  Green¬ 
ly,  15  cents  ;  Myrtle  Greenly,  10  cents ;  Y.  P.  C.  IT.  Anniversary  offering, 
$1.15.  Total,  $32.60. 

Union  Chapel  Class.- — J.  R.  King,  Union  Chapel  Sunday  school,  each, 
$5;  A.  L.  Caudle,  $2;  Jessie  Douglass,  Geo.  J.  Stoltz,  C.  E.  Harper, 
Ferd  McKelfresh,  Mrs.  Ferd  McKelfresh,  .T.  B.  Klingler,  each,  $1 ;  John 
Fyffe,  D.  F.  Klingler,  Odis  Klingler,  C.  IT.  Caudle,  L.  F.  Caudle,  E.  J. 
Griggs,  F.  D.  McKelfresh.  Evana  Willie,  Mrs.  .Tamima  Piper,  Maud 
Piper,  J.  II.  Piper,  Edward  Fyffe,  Wm.  Heath,  Oran  Klingler,  Brother 
Ashbaugh,  each,  50  cents;  Jennie  McKelfresh,  E.  P.  Bower,  Emerson 
Caudle,  Ethel  Caudle,  Mollie  Klingler,  Pearl  Klingler,  Ethel  Douglass, 
Mrs.  Dollie  Pepple,  Bell  Claycomb,  each,  25  cents ;  Hester  Bower,  20 
cents;  Mary  Bower,  Lizzie  Bower,  each,  10  cents;  Y.  P.  C.  U.  (West 
Terre  Haute  mission),  $7.32;  Y.  P.  C.  U.  Anniversary  offering,  $1.75. 


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Total,  $37.22.  Semi-Centennial  fund,  $39.50.  Grand  total,  $205.90. 
Applied  on  missions,  $142.89 ;  all  other  claims  full. 

Semi-Centennial  Fund. — H.  O.  Stout,  E.  M.  Piper,  H.  M.  Pepple,  each, 
$5 ;  Mabel  McNece,  Frank  Stout,  each,  $2.50 ;  Myrtle  Piper,  Cora  Mc¬ 
Nece,  Bell  Petty,  Mollie  McNece,  Gertrude  Cunningham,  Bert  Westall, 
Wm.  Vangilder,  Amelia  Stoltz,  Oris  Pepple,  John  Stoltz,  G.  W.  Westall, 
Maud  E.  Piper,  each,  $1 ;  Susan  Webber,  Alice  Angle,  Mary  Vangilder, 
Caroline  Hutchinson,  Jennie  Moudy,  R.  P.  Petty,  Carl  Stoltz,  Nellie 
Stout,  Estella  Atkins,  each,  50  cents ;  Minnie  Petty,  Ethel  Saunders, 
Jessie  McNece,  Teressa  Westall,  Daisy  McNece,  Gracie  Stoltz,  Maud 
Hutchison,  Otis  Thorn,  Lefa  Hutchison,  Susan  Thorn,  Mrs.  John  Cul¬ 
bertson,  each,  25  cents.  Total,  $39.50. 


VERGENNES  CIRCUIT— C.  O.  Myers,  Pastor., 

Vengennes  Class. — Sunday  school,  $5 ;  C.  O.  Myers,  $1 :  William 
Quigley,  $2;  W.  J.  Perry,  $1.50 ; -Maggie  Perry,  Mervin  Perry,  each,  50 
cents;  A.  B.  Perry,  Ida  Perry,  James  R.  Perry,  G.  W.  Perry,  Joe  Rosen- 
burger,  J.  G.  Quillman,  each,  $1 ;  A.  J.  Hill,  Sarah  Carlisle,  Lyman  Per¬ 
kins,  Lula  Rosenburger,  Mrs.  Miller,  each,  50  cents ;  Frank  Tuthill, 
Holland  Perry,  John  Tuthill,  Orren  Mayfield,  Perry  Reese,  J.  B.  Reese, 
G.  Woodward,  Effie  Perkins,  Lulu  Perkins,  Rev.  J.  M.  Perkins,  each,  25 
cents ;  Bert  Cox,  10  cents ;  Richard  Cox,  Frank  Hughes,  Roy  Hughes, 
each,  25  cents.  Total,  $22.35. 

Mt.  Zion  Class. — Noah  Johnson,  Jacob  Schimpf,  Ottie  Schimpf,  each, 
50  cents ;  Lena  Schimpf,  Kate  Schimpf,  Lulu  Schimpf,  Annie  Schimpf, 
Annie  Pugh,  Jane  Johnson,  Bastian  Schimpf,  Sebastian  Schimpf,  Adam 
Schimpf,  Henry  Schimpf,  Vesta  Schimpf,  Lizzie  Schimpf,  each,  25  cents. 
Total,  $4.75. 

Chapel  Class. — Mollie  Betz,  Clara  Betz,  Mrs.  C.  B.  Jacobs.  Anna 
Jacobs,  Etta  Jacobs,  Nellie  Jacobs,  H.  H.  Hanson,  each,  25  cents;  Rev. 
C.  A.  Jacobs,  $1.  Total,  $2.75. 

Oakgrove  Class. — James  Holliday,  $1 ;  Sister  Holliday,  25  cents ; 
Luther  Walters,  Ed.  Holliday,  each,  $1 ;  Lewis  Crawshaw,  Warren 
Wisely,  John  Flowers,  Jeff  Heap,  each,  50  cents ;  Mrs.  Luther  Walters, 
25  cents ;  Roy  Holliday,  George  Holliday,  Wilson  Fox,  each,  50  cents  ; 
W.  D.  Reese,  Sister  Lidica,  each,  25  cents ;  E.  M.  Spangler,  A.  J.  Sulli¬ 
van,  each,  50  cents ;  Ezra  Heap,  25  cents.  Total,  $8.55.  Grand  total, 
$41.90.  Pub.  fund,  $3.50;  foreign  missions,  $11.75;  balance  applied  on 
conference  claims. 

YALE  CIRCUIT— I.  S.  McIver,  Pastor. 

Yale  Class. — W.  A.  Gifford  and  wife,  I.  S.  McIver  and  wife,  each,  $5 ; 
Frank  Snearly  and  wife,  $2 ;  A.  W.  Chapman  and  wife,  Albert  Nebergall 
and  wife,  Clay  Lewis  and  wife,  P.  D.  Perisho  and  wife,  each,  $1 ;  Bell 
Welker,  50  cents ;  B.  F.  Monroney,  25  cents ;  Public  collection,  $2.25. 
Total,  $19. 

Cummins  Class. — Thomas  Kibler  and  wife,  $8 ;  W.  T.  Kibler  and  wife, 
$6 ;  Frank  Mitchell  and  wife,  Thos.  Lambert  and  wife,  Wilbert  McCoy 
and  wife,  each,  $2.50 ;  Charles  Hammer,  $2 ;  Charles  Cook  and  wife,  Fred 
Chapman,  Earl  Collins,  Carrie  Byerly,  Rebecca  J.  Shuey,  Emma  Cum¬ 
mins,  each,  $1 ;  R.  S.  Hunt  and  wife,  $2 ;  S.  J.  Kibler  and  wife,  $1 ; 
Bettie  Williams,  Rena  Finney,  James  Cummins,  Homer  Cummins,  Otto 
Stiffal,  each,  50  cents ;  Vernie  Kibler,  Opal  Kibler,  Winnie  Flocken,  each, 
25  cents.  Total,  $35.75. 

Plainsfield  Class. — Rev.  E.  O.  Cummins  and  wife,  $5 ;  S.  S.  White  and 
wife.  J.  F.  Cummins  and  wife,  each,  $2.50 ;  John  H.  Brooks  and  wife, 
$3.50;  Marion  Kibler  and  wife,  $1.25;  Dora  Scott  and  wife,  $1.50; 


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Washington  Kibler  and  wife,  $1 ;  John  Byrd  and  wife,  $1.25;  John 
Spencer  and  wife,  L.  O.  Fink,  each,  50  cents ;  Effie  Cowger,  Mrs.  Winter,. 
Oral  Kibler,  Lina  Sprague,  Effie  Lewis,  Neoma  Lewis,  Harry  Fink,  each, 
25  cents ;  Lewis  Kibler,  5  cents ;  Public  collection,  $1.  Total,  $22.30. 

Otterbein  Class. — Geo.  E.  Snearly  and  wife,  $5  ;  William  Layman  and 
wTife,  $7 ;  S.  S.  Farley  and  wife,  $5 ;  Miriam  Sheckle,  $2 ;  Henry  Gifford 
and  wife,  $1 ;  Emery  Gifford  and  wife,  $1.50 ;  Nellie  Murry,  J.  A.  Davis 
and  wife,  B.  L.  Burch  and  wife,  each,  $1;  Allen  Jared,  $1.50;  Della 
Farley,  50  cents  ;  O.  T.  Gifford,  $1 ;  P.  J.  Chapman,  Wilbert  Gifford  and 
wife,  each,  50  cents ;  Public  collection,  $12.45.  Total,  $40.95.  Grand 
total,  $118. 

Centennial  Fund. — Wilbert  McCoy,  W.  T.  Kibler,  S.  T.  Whalen,  Geo. 
E.  Snearly,  B.  E.  Finney,  Clyde  Collins,  Lydia  A.  Kibler,  Thos.  Kibler, 
Catherine  Kibler,  Isabel  Kibler,  Mattie  Shontz,  each,  $1 ;  Lillie  Kibler, 
A.  Kibler,  Charles  Cook,  H.  J.  Williams,  Thomas  Lambert,  Mollie  Lam¬ 
bert,  each,  50  cents ;  Harry  McCoy,  F.  S.  McCoy,  Fay  Kibler,  Ollie 
Kibler,  each,  25  cents.  Total,  $15. 


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TERRE  HAUTE  DISTRICT. 

BLACK  HAWK  CIRCUIT— N.  Fouts,  Pastor. 

(For  conference  collection.) 

Oak  Hill  Class.— W.  M.  Clingerman,  $12;  J.  Moseman,  $3;  R.  Jeffers, 
J.  Tucker,  E.  Fox,  W.  Thompson,  each,  $1 ;  C.  Plonk,  $5 ;  M.  Moseman, 
L.  Fox,  N.  Joslin,  C.  Joslin,  D,  Walles,  each,  50  cents ;  C.  Moseman, 
W.  Trimmer,  each,  25  cents;  W.  Turner,  5  cents;  J.  Turner,  $1. 

North  Union  Class. — W.  W.  Pengo,  $3.75 ;  J.  Rester,  J.  W.  Miller, 
L.  Baum,  L.  Rector,  F.  L.  Dunham,  T.  Rector,  C.  Thomas,  each,  $1 ; 
Mrs.  H.  L.  Dunham,  $1.50;  Mrs.  J.  W.  Miller,  50  cents;  M.  Vest,  M. 

hPP  po  r*li  9^  PP11 

Black  Hawk  Class. — E.  G.  and  E.  Singhurse,  $2 ;  L.  Miller,  T. 
Tryon,  each,  $1;  W.  M.  Miller,  J.  Long,.  Mrs.  W.  M.  Miller,  W.  M.  . 
Dinton,  each,  50  cents  ;  J.  H.  Tryon,  R.  Cottem,  W.  M.  Parker,  J.  H. 
Huffman,  and  G.  Toale,  each,  25  cents. 

Shady  Grove  Class. — E.  Copeland,  >$2 ;  F.  Peters,  J.  Peters,  E.  Well¬ 
man,  each,  $1;  G,  Johnson,  R.  Larew,  each,  50  cents;  Mrs.  E.  Wellman, 
F.  Johnson,  and  A.  Myers,  each,  25  cents. 

Centerpoint  Class. — Jane  James,  Lizzie  Sands,  Chas.  Stenerwald, 
Maggie  Parker,  Basil  Butt,  each,  25  cents ;  A  Friend,  25  cents ;  Public 
Collection,  $7.59.  Total,  $57.59. 

Semicentennial  Fund. — Dan  Brewer,  Christ  Caylor,  P.  L.  Lancet, 
=each,  $1 ;  Flo  Wilson,  Ellen  Waggoner,  Geo.  Ealy,  each,  50  cents ; 
Elizabeth  Reynolds,  James  Jones,  Sylvia  Thomas,  Elizabeth  Ambros, 
Robt.  Kerr,  Myrtle  DeBrewler,  Susan  Brewer,  each,  25  cents.  Total, 
$6.25. 

Y.  P.  C.  U.  special  for  missions,  $8.05. 

Grand  total,  $71.89. 

Foreign  missions  for  the  circuit,  $12.50. 

Grand  total  for  all  purposes,  $209.45. 

Home  missions,  $89.60. 

Semicentennial  fund,  $21.85. 

CENTER  POINT  CIRCUIT— R.  Griffin,  Pastor. 

(Union  Semi-centennial  Fund  continued.) 

Cynthia  Scharff,  Will  Scharff,  W.  Jones,  Lola  Jones,  L.  E.  Rissler, 
Bessie  Scharff,  Calvin  Helton,  Mary  Jones,  Cathern  Scharff,  and  Erson 
Bolin,  each,  25  cents ;  Guy  Wristler,  Emma  Helton,  each,  5  cents  ;  Mary 
Carter,  25  cents.  Total,  $3.35. 

Y.  P.  C.  U.  special  for  missions,  $3. 

Grand  total,  $43.91. 

Union  Class. — Fred  Emmert  and  wife,  $2 ;  Hanna  Fisher  and  wife, 
Emaline  McCollough,  Wm.  PJerrigo,  Bessie  Scharff,  Essie  Whittington, 
Silas  Wagner  and  wife,  Will  Scharff  and  wife,  Will  Seiglin  and  wife, 
Cynthia  Scharff,  Erson  Bolin,  Philip  Fishaber,  Tillie  Johnston,  Robert 
Griffin,  Jno.  T.  Elliott,  Clarence  Brown,  Lewis  McCollough,  and  Jane 
Johnson,  each,  $1 ;  Ezra  Dalrymple,  Doctor  Muncie,  Sallie  Perrigo, 
Gilbert  McCollough,  Thos.  Froschaur,  Wm.  Fisher,  Elmer  Whittington, 
Lydia  Fritz,  Jactob  Heck,  Ewald  Wagner,  Frank  Howald,  Jas.  Daniels, 
A.  J.  Wolf,  Grace  Froschaur,  Chas.  Pollum,  each,  50  cents ;  Emma 
Heltan,  45  cents ;  Kenneth  Chumby,  40  cents ;  Mammie  Rikard,  Mary 
Dalrymple,  Clem  Rissler,  Consuello  Scharff,  Bessie  Seiglin,  Ed.  Daniels, 


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Christena  Knox,  Jeannette  Knox,  Roll  Daniels,  and  Hester  Benell,  each, 
25  cents  ;  Vina  Whittington,  25  cents ;  Public  Collection,  $4.56.  Total, 
$34.66. 

Semicentennial  Fund,  Wm.  Seiglin,  50  cents. 

Prairie  City  Class. — Derrick  Target,  M.  W.  Perkins,  Allen  Emmert, 
Wm.  Redemberger,  Robt.  Griffin,  each,  $2;  Otto  Wright,  Thompson 
Zenor,  Levi  Binders,  Ed.  Nolty,  J.  A.  Trout,  Chancey  Perkins,  J. 
Barnet,  Roe  Barnet,  W.  J.  Hooker,  and  Wm.  Zenor,  each,  $1 ;  Geo. 
Redenberger,  Dan  Wright,  Nellie  Trout,  Jno.  Redenberger,  Valley  Trout, 
Howard  Target,  Laura  Hooker,  Pollie  Stoops,  Sarah  Target,  Henry 
Sinders,  and  Coon  Redenberger,  each,  50  cents ;  Mertie  Hooker,  25  cents ; 
Public  Collection,  $1.25.  Total,  $27. 

Semicentennial  Fund. — Jno.  Willen  and  wife,  Philip  Redenberger,  R. 
Wright,  Will  Redenberger,  and  Allen  Emmert,  each,  $1 ;  Jno.  Reden¬ 
berger,  Wm.  Zenor,  each,  50  cents;  Ed.  Nolte,  Jno.  Romas,  William 
Buc-klew,  and  Mary  Trout,  each,  25  cents.  Total,  $7. 

Sunday  school,  special  for  missions,  $3.65. 

Grand  total,  $37.65. 

Mt.  Carmel  Class. — Geo.  Moon  and  wife,  $3 ;  M.  T.  Buskirk,  $2 ; 
Jno.  Moon,  $1.50;  Ed.  Killion,  W.  J.  Dressier,  E.  O.  Hicks,  Rosa 
Krack,  Leo  Moon  and  wife,  O,  P.  Moon  and  wife,  Wm.  Helton  and 
wife,  Robt.  Griffin,  Jas.  Hepler  and  wife,  Ramie  Stinson  and  wife, 
Geo.  Kellum,  J.  P.  Kellum,  and  Geo.  Snyder,  each,  $1 ;  Harley  Lassell, 
H.  F.  Naylor,  Charley  Moon,  G.  H.  Burkhart  and  G.  C.  Milligan,  each, 
50  cents ;  Otis  Moon,  35  cents ;  Henry  Boyce,  Tracy  Krack,  Earnest 
Fisher,  and  Bert  Campbell,  each,  25  cents ;  Public  Collection,  $3.61 ; 
Sunday  school,  for  missions,  $4.29.  Total,  $31.25. 

Semicentennial  Fund. — Lewis  Leachman,  A.  R.  Ivlingerman  and  wife 
each,  $1 ;  J.  T.  Moon,  50  cents ;  Geo.  Moon,  Cassie  Moon,  Roy  Moon, 
Geo.  Snyder,  G.  Burkhart,  M.  T.  Buskirk,  Wm.  Helton,  H.  C.  Boyce, 
Harley  Lassell,  O.  P.  Moon,  and  Ed.  Killion,  each,  25  cents.  Total, 
$5.25. 

Y.  P.  C.  U.,  special  for  home  missions,  $7. 

Grand  total,  $43.50. 

Centerpoint  Class. — Rev.  Wm.  Givens,  $5 ;  P.  L.  Lancett,  Geo.  Ealy 
and  wife,  Lula  Griffin,  Sade  Brown,  Robert  Griffin,  each,  $2 ;  Dan 
Brewer,  R.  W.  James,  C.  O.  Reutchler,  Lydia  Huff,  W.  D.  Shaffer, 
Floe  Wilson,  Will  Zenor,  Ella  Perry,  W.  O.  Nation,  Jno.  Dierdorf, 
Eliza  Pearce,  Calvin  Presswell,  Rache  Mace,  Oscar  Burk,  R.  L.  Ken¬ 
nedy  and  wife,  Rev.  Jno.  Hicks,  Rev.  B.  F.  Moon,  and  Jno.  Lytle,  each, 
$1 :  A.  B.  Moon,  Elizabeth  Reynolds,  Susan  Brewer,  Wm.  Moor  and 
wife,  Jno.  Heffner,  Anna  Ealy,  Ora  Ealy,  Emma  Ealy,  Julian  J.  Ury, 
A.  J.  Sommers,  Mrs.  Ed.  Burkhart,  B.  A.  Reutchler,  Joe  Dierdorf, 
W.  C.  Smith,  Jacob  Geltz,  Osa  Butt,  Jno.  Philips,  Ed.  Mayrose,  Robt. 
Stewart,  Mary  Boyce,  Griffith  Howells,  Myrtle  DeBrewler,  David  May- 
rose,  Sarah  Stenerwald,  each,  50  cents;  Berth  Butt,  Verna  Dunagon, 
Isaac  Mitchel,  Jno.  Renbeck,  Lizzie  Shaffer.  James  D.  Jones,  Jane 
Reynolds,  Jno.  Moor,  Eliza  Killion,  Susan  Dunegon,  Thos.  Reynolds, 
Cassie  Sands,  Sylvia  Thomas,  Alice  Hawkins. 

CLAY  CITY  CIRCUIT— J.  A.  Robinson,  Pastor. 

Clay  City. — Geo.  W.  Baumgartner,  $9;*  Isaac  Markley,  $8.50;  Jacob 
Schlegel  and  wife,  Grover  C.  Kilmer,  each,  $5 ;  Mrs.  John  Weber,  $3.11 ; 
Cartharine  Warner,  C.  C.  Rhodes,  each,  $3;  Leslie  Cooprider,  $2.60; 
Mern  McCullough.  $2.50;  Adam  Crawl,  $2.10;  Alice  Moyer,  W.  E. 
Malsom,  Mrs.  J.  T.  Jones,  each,  $2 ;  Emma  Cook,  W.  S.  Moyer,  Chas. 
Knox,  each,  $1.50 ;  Henry  Clymer,  Catharine  Clymer,  each,  $1.25 ; 
Cora  Lonser,  $1.10 ;  Sadie  Church,  Rev.  Wm.  Malsom,  C.  R.  Weber, 


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Isaac  Wetz,  George  White,  each,  $1 ;  Elizabeth  Jones,  75  cents  ;  Matilda 
Smith,  56  cents ;  Mary  Middlemas,  Effie  Everett,  Gertrude  Correll,  Mrs. 
.Berl  Griffith,  Fred  Meyer,  Jessie  Willen,  eaph,  50  cents;  Enoch  Morris, 
Ruth  Burger,  Mary  Burger,  Mrs.  Levi  Mishler,  Grover  White,  Mary 
White,  Mrs.  Jake  White,  each,  25  cents ;  Alice  Hardin,  20  cents ;  Ma- 
linda  Miller,  60  cents ;  W.  M.  A.,  $15.25 ;  Y.  P.  C.  U.,  $3.  Total, 
$88.02. 

Connelly  Chapel. — Mary  Seymore,  Kate  Robinson,  each,  $4;  John 
Brown,  Clara  Brown,  Glenn  Luther,  Cephus  Cooprider,  each,  $2 ;  Allen 
Hyatt,  $1.50;  John  Brough,  Lydia  J.  Brough,  each,  $1;  Wesley  Copp- 
rider,  Arney  Cooprider,  Mary  A.  Lawson,  each,  50  cents ;  Catharine 
Bence,  47  cents ;  Mary  Brough,  Georgia  Robinson,  Gladys  Robinson, 
Ivah  Robinson,  each,  40  cents ;  Laura  Cooprider,  36  cents ;  Mary  Miller, 
35  cents ;  Alfred  Roush,  25  cents ;  Y.  P.  C.  U.,  $5.25.  Total,  $29.28. 

Saline  City. — George  Aldendorf,  $8 ;  Mary  J.  Brown,  $7 ;  Ida  AJden- 
dorf,  Katie  Aldendorf,  Homer  Huffman,  Henrietta  Waters,  each,  $5.20 ; 
Jossie  Modesitt,  $5 ;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wm.  Schoppenhorst,  D.  M.  Barn¬ 
hart,  H.  F.  Weber,  Chas.  F.  Stuart,  each,  $4;  Lizzie  Warner,  $3.70; 
Tillie  Meyer,  H.  H.  Longenecker,  each,  $3;  Lewis  Aldendorf,  $2.60; 
Roll  Barnhart,  G.  H.  Wellman,  Minnie  Pahr,  Dena  Weber,  Richard 
Meyer,  Leonard  Mattox,  Charley  Mattox,  Ruth  Bryant,  N.  E.  Wilson, 
Glenn  Barnhart,  George  Meyer,  Vivian  Barnhart,  Fay  Glass,  Roy  Long, 
each,  $2 ;  John  A.  Hutchens,  Gertrude  Hutchens,  each,  $1.85 ;  Mrs. 
Alba  Long,  Mrs.  John  M.  Stuart,  Lewis  Unger,  Hiram  Gilbert,  each, 
$1 ;  Mrs.  Lem  Glass,  80  cents ;  Lulu  Longenecker  French,  Sylvia  Long, 
Nellie  Long,  each,  25  cents ;  Helen  Gilbert,  5  cents ;  Y.  P.  C.  U.,  $8.83  ; 
Sunday  school,  $1.00.  Total,  $116.23. 

Special  collection  on  circuit,  -$2-55. 

Grand  total,  $236.08. 

Applied  on  home  missions  and  other  conference  claims,  $97.75 ;  Y.  P. 

C.  U.,  for  West  Terre  Haute,  $17.08 ;  Other  special  missions,  $6 ; 
Foreign  missions,  $65.25 ;  Conference  mission  debt,  $50. 

Nyes  Chapel. — Delilah  Brinett,  50  cents ;  Thirsy  Wood,  Carrie  Pierce, 
Mary  Heck,  Hattie  Bridwell,  each,  25  cents ;  Grover  Williams,  10  cents ; 
Collection,  $2.50.  -  . 

Briley  Chapel. — Gilbert  Liston,  $1.50 ;  Rev.  A.  Shidler,  H.  Watkins, 

D.  Cress,  each,  $1 ;  Marsh  Dalgrom,  Joanna  Brown,  Edward  Watkins, 
Wilson  Boush,  Frank  and  Sarah  Lainning,  each,  50  cents ;  Alga  Dal¬ 
grom,  40  cents ;  Cassie  Hostettle,  35  cents ;  Mrs.  Otta  Sidler,  Kate 
Stewart,  Roy  Phegley,  Lula  Lyons,  John  Bolinger,  Nancy  Forman, 
Curtis  Shidler,  Nies  Dalgrom,  Rufus  Brush,  each,  25  cents ;  Mattie 
Brush*  10  cents ;  Lena  Bolinger,  15  cents ;  Collection  for  foreign  mis¬ 
sion,  $1. 

Oak  Grove. — Collection,  90  cents. 

Coalmount. — Nancy  Harris,  60  cents ;  J.  Black,  50  cents ;  J.  Crane, 
25  cents. 


LEWIS  CIRCUIT. — Viola  Elliott,  Pastor. 

Lewis  Class. — Eli  Richey,  Rev.  Viola  Elliott,  Philip  Fritz,  Charles 
Pierson,  Doctor  Givens,  Sophia  Gehman,  each,  $1 ;  Rev.  W.  H.  Elliott, 
EHa  King,  Wm.  Woodrow,  M.  E.  St.  John,  Rachel  Fritz,  Marie  Elliott, 
Flossie  Elliott,  E.  Kemery,  each,  50  cents ;  W.  D.  Criss,  L.  Kemery, 
M.  Mahaffy,  E.  Herr,  J.  Mahaffy,  C.  W.  Boston,  O.  Bush,  Ed.  Stock, 
Pat  Stephens,  W.  H.  Criss,  Goldie  Morris,  J.  Lucas,  Joseph  Earey,  J. 
Richey,  B.  Reed,  Lela  Powel,  Effie  Mahan,  Ralph  Brown,  C.  Boston, 
O.  Powel,  J.  Boston,  M.  Pierson,  Maude  Spear,  each,  25  cents ;  Nily 
Bryan,  50  cents ;  E.  Reed,  60  cents ;  Mrs.  Gosnel  J.  Woodrow,  Della 
Lawrence,  T.  Liston,  each,  10  cents. 


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MARSHALL  CIRCUIT— W.  R.  Muncie,  Pastor. 

Marshall  Class. — George  Fridenberger,  $25 ;  Joseph  Steward,  $9 ;  W. 
R.  Muncie,  $3 ;  Levi  Plats,  Sarah  Rudy,  and  Jacob  Metz,  $2  each ; 
Thomas  Atwood  and  Frank  Chickadonz,  $1.50  each  ;  A.  E.  Poffinburger, 
$1.25;  Wm.  Hammerly  and  wife,  $4;  Michael  Hondrich  and  wife,  $3.50;* 
Sam  Smith,  Geo.  Mason,  Sarah  Friedenberger,  Flora  Coffman,  Sam 
Tingley,  Rebecca  Slusser,  Sarah  Scott,  D.  D.  Doll,  Kirk  Arford,  Nora 
Bennett,  $1  each ;  Jacob  Scott,  Katie  Riley,  II.  L.  Metz,  Caroline 
Anacher,  Mr.  Anderson,  Samantha  Dover,  Daisy  Friedenberger,  50 
cents  each ;  Mary  Mocraft,  Elva  Heal,  25  cents  each ;  Eliza  Johnson, 
15  cents ;  John  Smithley,  10  cents ;  Public  collection,  $2.02.  Total, 
$70.37. 

Centenary  Class. — Abie  Hondrich  and  wife,  $10 ;  Ben  Bierbam  and 
wife,  $6.50;  Ed.  Freidenberger  and  wife,  $6;  Henry  Bierbam  and  wife, 
$5 ;  Forest  Smith  and  wife,  $3 ;  Garrett  Burkett  and  wife ;  P.  F.  Inlow 
and  wife,  $2  each ;  W.  H.  Washburn  and  wife,  $3 ;  Wm.  Washburn 
and  wife,  $1.75 ;  Maurice  McCarthy  and  wife,  $3  ;  E.  K.  Arford,  Mary 
Stover,  Jessie  Young,  George  Mason,  George  Bierbam,  Beulah  Inlow, 
$1  each ;  W.  R.  Muncie,  $2 ;  W.  S.  Padgett,  Belle  McCarty,  Garrett 
Burkett,  Andrew  Irvin,  50  cents ;  George  Burkett,  $1 ;  Alvan  Smith 
and  wife,  $1.50 ;  Mrs.  J.  W.  lroung,  Eva  Hondrich,  Lizzie  Eckel,  Bessie 
Vaugn,  Selma  Bierbam,  Belva  Hondrich,  Frank  Austin,  Harry  Bier¬ 
bam,  Ralph  Bierbam,  Ruth  Washburn,  Mrs.  Vaughn,  25  cents  each; 
Harry  Bierbam,  Emmett  Vaughn,  Ralph  Bierbam,  Stella  Ervin,  Ruth 
Washburn,  Selma  Bierbam,  Belva  Hondrich,  Bessie  Vaughn,  Frank 
Austin,  10  cents  each  ;  Sabbath  school,  $2  ;  Public  collection,  $6.  Total, 
$66.75. 

Grace  Chapel  Class. — George  Kile  and  wife,  $3 ;  Mike  Moore  and 
wife,  $2.50;  John  Bierbam  and  wife,  $2.25;  Charles  Williams  and  wife, 
Mollie  Casteel,  John  Eitel  and  wife,  $1.50  each  ;  Frank  Moore,  Charles 
Eitel,  Elizabeth  Kuhns,  Daniel  Neff,  W.  R.  Peck,  $1  each  ;  Reno  Slus¬ 
ser  and  wife,  $2 ;  Mary  Stover,  John  E.  Clouse,  Christina  Dietz,  Mrs. 
Ross  Steward.  Clara  Neff,  Orman  Eitel,  Clarine  Eitel,  Ruth  Eitel, 
Edith  Eitel,  Sarah  Brown,  Anna  Kile,  Tillie  Kile,  Hosea  Irvin,  25 
cents  each ;  Amelia  ‘Renner,-  $1 ;  Ruth  Moore,  Vernie  Moore,  Edgar 
Williams,  Cecile  Moore,  Maggie  Neff,  10  cents  each  ;  Annie  Rahill,  Nora 
Baumisbarger,  Sol  Kramer,  Nannie  Klenert,  D.  L.  Arbogast,  50  cents 
each ;  John  Amacher,  5  cents ;  Public  collection,  $5.40.  Total,  $32.20. 

Collected  of  other  persons,  $13.28. 

Grand  total,  $182.25. 

Applied  to  missions,  foreign,  $35 ;  home,  $50 ;  Semicentennial  Fund, 
$40 ;  Balace  to  conference  claims. 


MT.  ZION  CIRCUIT— T.  Walters,  Pastor. 

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Mt.  Zion  Class. — Rube  Schiele  and  wife,  $12 ;  Otis  Royer  and  wife, 
Frank  Schafer  and  wife,  each,  $6 ;  Israel  Schafer,  $2.50 ;  T.  Walters 
and  wife,  AVm.  Lieclity,  Wm.  Schafer  and  wife,  each,  $2;  Sam  Fisher, 
$1.50;  G.  W.  Baumgardner,  $1;  David  Royer  and  wife,  $3;  W.  J. 
Schiele,  J.  W.  Moyer,  John  Bolin,  Brother  Schafer,  Sr.,  S.  A.  Perrig, 
Willie  Walters,  D.  Schiele,  each,  $1 ;  B.  G.  and  R.  Firm,  $3 ;  Correl 
&  Co.,  $1;  Lithe  Markley,  75  cents;  Delitha  Cooprider,  Jake  Markley, 
Mr.  Hayden,  A  Friend,  Clara  Light,  Pierce  Harbaugh,  Charles  Shaw- 
aker,  Ben  Watson,  H.  Immanuel,  C.  Robinson,  each,  50  cents ;  John 
Long,  Mary  Royer,  George  Kaiser,  each,  25  cents ;  C.  Fealer,  40  cents ; 
Friends,  15  cents  ;  M.  B.  Roush,  25  cents.  Total,  $56.30. 

Otterbein  Class. — Peter  Maybaugh  and  wife,  $5 ;  John  Stephens,  $2.50 ; 
Eliza  Stephens,  $2 ;  Martin  Kitch,  $1.75  ;  Sarah  Oberholtzer,  50  cents ; 


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Z.  W.  Kitcli,  35  cents;  J.  Powell,  A.  J.  Stephens,  Mr.  Williams,  W. 
Oberholtzer,  J.  Stevens,  25  cents;  Carrie  Smith,  35  cents;  Howard 
Woodbein,  25  cents;  L.  Funk,  C.  Griffith,  Wm.  Maybaugh,  Artie 
Stephens,  each,  10  cents  ;  Unknown,  45  cents ;  Ross  Stephens,  5  cents ; 
Louisa  Maybaugh,  Ida  Maybaugh,  Sophia  Maybaugh,  Charlie  Kitcli, 
each,  25  cents ;  J.  J.  Royer,  50  cents.  Total,  $15.90. 

Union  Class. — Brother  Buel  and  wife,  Brother  Swalley  and  wife,  each, 
$1 ;  A.  G.  Kertchner,  Till  Huber,  J.  T.  Schroer,  Frank  Huber,  each,  50 
cents ;  Enos  Schroer,  I.  O.  Barnhart,  Marshall  Price.  Anna  Long,  M. 
H.  Huber,  each,  25  cents;  Bishop,  $1.01.  Total,  $6.20. 

Girard  Class. — Brother  and  Sister  Slieese,  $1  ;  Emmet  Sheese  and 
wife,  50  cents ;  Martha  Sheese,  Samuel  Norman,  each,  25  cents ;  Earl 
Sheese,  10  cents ;  Clarence  Elroy  Sheese,  E.  Grover  Sheese,  each,  5  cents. 
Total,  $2.20. 

Home  missions,  $22;  Foreign  missions,  $20.  Balance  on  other  Church 
interests,  including  presiding  elder’s  deficiency. 

Grand  total,  $80.00. 


NEW  GOSHEN  CIRCUIT— A.  I).  Markley,  Pastor. 

* 

I.  D.  Andrews  and  wife.  Martha  Barbon,  each,  $5;  R.  W.  Hay,  $3; 
Geo.  Haymaker,  Mollie  Bolton,  I).  P.  Koonee.  Marion  Shores,  each,  $1 ; 
Eliza  Whitesell,  Cora  Barbour,  Bessie  Minnick,  Eliza  Koonee,  Victor 
Brown,  Carl  Brown,  Lucy  Brown,  Bruce  Hay,  Valora  Hay,  Earl  Hay, 
each,  50  cents;  .las.  Popham,  Ella  Popham,  Hattie  Whitlock,  Sadie 
Haymaker,  Arthur  Hay,  Hersehel  Hay,  Simeon  Strole,  Jessie  Strole, 
Cora  Whitesell,  Pansy  Bryant,  Caroline  Martin,  Nancy  Jackson,  Emma 
Kibby,  Ivah  Rhyan,  Mary  Welch,  Osie  Brindley,  Maurice  Brindley,  each, 
25  cents ;  Vlara  Vermillion,  $1  ;  Ola  Whitesell,  10  cents.  Total,  $27.45. 

Rose  Hill  Class. — Marion  Whitesell,  W.  Wright  and  wife,  each,  $5 ; 
Lucinda  Tritt,  Orlie  Whitesell,  Jos.  Hickman,  .Tas.  Smith,  each,  $2 ; 
Maliala  Fuqua,  $1.50;  Jas.  Popham,  Grace  Whitesell.  F.  O.  Bandy, 
Jas.  Jones,  Frank  Whitesell,  Geo.  Vermillion,  Frank  Fuqua,  each,  $1  ; 
Theo.  Robinson,  I).  A.  Spotts,  .T.  A.  Ewing.  Neva  Bandy,  Laura  Mc¬ 
Adams,  Jane  Todd,  Mollie  McCarty,  Jennie  Vermillion,  Anna  Popham, 
Lula  Smith,  Art  Hickman,  Wm.  Piker,  Lou  Tritt,  Maggie  Tritt,  each, 
50  cents ;  Lyaa  Pikes,  Laura  Rhyan,  Thirza  Foltz.  Waldo  Haymaker, 
Anna  Haymaker,  C.  II.  Holdaway,  Sr.,  Harvey  Iloldaway,  each,  25 
cents ;  Elsie  Humphrey,  5  cents.  Total.  $35.30. 

Bethlehem  Class. — Laura  Rhyan,  $2.25 ;  Floyd  Foltz.  $2.50 ;  Thirza 
Foltz,  $1.65;  Noah  Hedges,  C.  C.  Hedges.  Levi  Wright,  Jr.,  and  wife, 
Milton  Rhyan,  Sylvanus  Rhyan,  W.  C.  Rhyan,  each,  $1 ;  Enoch  Ilise, 
F.  M.  Wright,  Warren  Wright,  Henry  Spears,  Ray  Foltz.  Gorney  Foltz, 
Etta  Rhyan,  Grace  Shew,  each,  50  cents ;  Sarah  Rhyan,  75  cents ;  David 
Stone,  Levi  Wright,  Sr.,  Everett  Shew.  Martin  Shew,  Robt.  Foltz, 
Philander  Wright,  Ann  Shew,  Lizzie  Shew,  Nettie  Barnhart,  Ina  Hedges, 
Mrs.  Ilise,  Ralph  ltippy,  Kate  Foltz,  Beulah  Foltz,  Emma  Webster, 
Mary  Zetta  Webster,  Edward  Shew,  Delbert  Curtis,  Maud  Curtis,  each, 
25  cents;  Tlios.  Eaton.  Albert  Shew.  H.  C.  Hedges,  Parmelia  Tennis, 
each,  10  cents;  Alma  Shew,  15  cents.  Total.  $22.55. 

New  Vermilion  Class. — M.  D.  Sites,  Chas.  Iloldaway,  each,  $2;  Henry 
Whitesell,  Sarah  Langhead,  each,  $1 ;  Tlios.  Vermillion,  $1 ;  Tlios.  Hood, 
Jane  Hood,  each,  50  cents;  Mary  E.  Smith.  75  cents;  A.  Ilussong, 
Amanda  Vermillion,  (’has.  Whitesell,  Fannie  Whitesell,  each,  25  cents; 
Hazel  Sites.  10  cents;  A.  D.  Marklev.  $3.  V.  P.  C.  U.,  $1.25.  Total, 
$12.85. 

Total,  $98.50. 

Semicentennial  Fund,  $30.00 

Total  for  all,  $128.50. 


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Semicentennial  Fund. — D.  P.  Koonce,  Amy  Minnich,  each,  $1 ;  Emma 
Webster,  Caroline  Martin,  Clara  Christeson,  Sadie  Haymaker,  Maggie 
Medaugh,  Cora  Whitesell,  Garney  Foltz,  Robt.  Foltz,  Bessie  Strole, 
Lucy  Brown,  Myrtle  Groves,  Hester  Hansell,  Ivah  Rhyan,  Jas.  Webster, 
Jno.  Groves,  each,  50  cents ;  Laura  Rhyan,  Edward  Strole,  Ora  Strole, 
Mrs.  E.  Dyer,  Lillie  Wright,  Thirza  Foltz,  R.  W.  Hay,  Ollie  Welker, 
Carrie  Strole,  Frank  Whitesell,  Geo.  Haymaker,  Louise  Rhyan,  Nora 
C.  Rhyan,  Isaac  Kibby,  Nancy  Jackson,  Wm.  Richardson,  Matilda  Shir¬ 
ley,  A.  D.  Markley,  each,  $1 ;  Ina  Hedges,  Bessie  Minnick,  Elijah  White¬ 
sell,  each,  50  cents ;  Elsie  Humphrey,  Ella  Popham,  each,  25  cents ; 
Chas.  Wrench,  50  cents.  Grand  total,  $30.00. 

OBLONG  CIRCUIT— W.  H.  Halberstadt,  Pastor. 

Mr.  Heckard,  $1 ;  Arthur  Heck,  $2 ;  Christ  Shire,  Geo.  Zeigler,  Isaac 
Dedrick,  Leslie  Cortelyou,  Bethel  Jones,  each,  $5 ;  Henry  Freeman, 
Rachel  Zeigler,  each,  $ 3 ;  Mrs.  Muchmore,  Mr.  Seihrs,  Thomas  Hook, 
Mrs.  Cortelyou,  Chas.  Bottenfield,  Alice  Purrine,  each,  $2 ;  Versa  Barker, 
Mr.  Jake  Shire,  Zella  Bottenfield,  Mrs.  Robt.  Purrine,  Mr.  LaFever, 
each,  $1 ;  Mrs.  Dennie,  Mary  Kirts,  Mrs.  Freeman,  Lydia  Price,  Mrs. 
Jennings,  Mrs.  Dedrick,  Golda  Price,  Belva  Buck,  each,  50  cents;  Mrs. 
Walls,  Mrs.  McNight,  each,  25  cents ;  Mrs.  Grieves,  Mr.  Stroll,  each, 
10  cents ;  Unknown,  $2.55.  Total,  $58.25. 

To  presiding  elder,  $12.55  ;  Home  missions,  $25 ;  Other  claims,  $21.50. 

PARIS  STATION— J.  C.  Fowler,  Pastor. 

H.  T.  Brubaker  and  wife,  G.  Bomgardner  and  wife,  each,  $25 ;  J.  C. 
Fowler  and  wife,  J.  W.  Purcell  and  wife,  each,  $10 ;  J.  R.  Whitsel  and 
wife,  Ray  Noonan  and  wife,  J.  A.  Patterson  and  wife,  W.  D.  Hender¬ 
son  and  wife,  P.  F.  Enlow  and  wife,  Charles  Grant  and  wife,  Steve  D. 
Frazier,  John  Bomgardner  and  wife,  each,  $5 ;  Bessie  R.  Klingler,  Grace 
Muncie,  Edna  Mason,  Susie  Reel,  Carrie  Showalter,  David  Trine,  Mrs. 
David  Trine,  Howard  Muncie,  Albert  Black,  Nancy  Stotts,  J.  R.  Snider, 
William  Jones,  Lettie  Jones,  Allen-  Roberts,  Charles  Bush,  Mr.  W.  H. 
Wiglin,  Foss  Horn,  Lewis  Horn,  Mrs.  Will  Deavers,  each,  $1 ;  Allen 
Brubaker,  75  cents ;  William  Bierman,  Rosa  Ross,  Cassie  Smoot,  Wil¬ 
liam  Gahle,  Gertrude  Johnson,  Dr.  H.  S.  Garber,  Susanna  Clark,  Eliza¬ 
beth  Propst,  each,  50  cents :  Maggie  Trott,  Lillian  Thornton,  Virginia 
Huston,  Lloyd  Lamasters,  A.  Friend,  each,  25  cents ;  Sunday  school, 
$8.  Total  for  all  purposes,  $143.00 ;  Applied  on  conference  assessment, 
$42.00.  Balance  on  other  conference  claims  and  local  interests.  All 
assessments  full. 

PRAIRIETON  CIRCUIT— C.  W.  Bauman,  Pastor. 

Alice  Harlan,  $11 ;  Sattie  S.  Hull,  $12 ;  T.  A.  Hayworth,  $7 ;  Wm. 
Mays  and  wife,  $6.50 ;  Seth  Clark,  C.  W.  Bauman,  each,  $5 ;  Nancy 
Stout,  S.  C.  Collins,  Samantha  Collins,  Cora  McCoskey,  each,  $4 ;  Sadie 
Harlan,  Wm.  Sapington,  each,  $2.50;  Georgia  Hull,  Emanuel  Clark, 
Emma  Clark,  Cornelius  Allbee  and  wife,  each,  2 ;  Stella  Wellman,  John 
Higenbothan,  Mollie  Norris,  George  Stout,  each,  $1.50;  W.  J.  Stout, 
$1.25 ;  Mary  Sullivan,  Henry  Wilson,  Clarence  Pounds,  Olfine  Pounds, 
Lethia  Rynerson,  Belle  Clark,  Owen  Bates,  Mrs.  Cullens,  A  Friend, 
Elmer  Clozier,  Jesse  Clark,  each,  $1 ;  Flora  Clark,  $1.50 ;  Cyrus  Lane, 
Mariah  Wellman,  Charles  Harlan,  each,  $1 ;  Ernest  Boyll,  $1.25 ;  Edith 
Robinson,  Clara  Norris  Herbert  Clark,  Paul  Norris,  Wm.  Shelten, 
Charles  Adams,  Lew  Hayworth,  Effie  Milan,  Sam  Hayworth,  W.  Houghs, 
Bertha  Whiteman,  Alice  'Blockson,  Mary  Hoggett,  each,  50  cents ;  Fred 
Houser,  40  cents ;  Bert  Miles,  Mrs.  Moore,  Jennie  Kruzan,  George 


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Higginbothan,  Edna  Higginbotham,  Nancy  Higginbothan,  Ethel  Nelson, 
Edna  Nelson,  Leona  Eldridge,  Mary  F.  Hayworth,  Minerva  Hayworth, 
Lillie  Algood,  Thomas  Algood,  Decker  Boyll,  Frank  Nelson,  Ollie  Hull, 
H.  O.  Balf,  Elsie  Miller,  Virgil  Lane,  Anna  Harrison,  Dr.  Mason,  Albert 
Harrison,  Sarah  Clark,  J.  W.  Johnson,  W.  A.  Hamilton,  Ben  Wells, 
Robie  Morris,  R.  L.  Smith,  Bernice  McClure,  Howard  Wellman,  Berlista 
Kerchevil,  John  Hoggett,  Evra  Manuel,  Sam  Orcutt,  John  Blockson, 
Mary  Boyll,  May  Hayworth,  each,  25  cents ;  Lena  Hayworth,  50  cents  ; 
Free-will  offering,  $31.71-  Woman’s  Missionary  Local,  $4 ;  Farmers 
Chapel  Sunday  school,  $5.  Total,  $161.50.  Home  missions,  $60;  For¬ 
eign  missions,  $17.50 ;  Semicentennial  Fund,  $25.  Balance  on  chart 
collection. 

ROBINSON  CHARGE— W.  H.  Halberstadt,  Pastor. 

Phillip  McGovern,  $10 ;  W.  H.  Halberstadt,  $12 ;  Wm.  Powel,  Peter 
Smith,  each,  $6 ;  Frank  Dennis,  M.  Price,  Sabbath  school,  each,  $5 ; 
Rev.  Connett  and  wife,  $3.50 ;  Y.  P.  C.  U.,  Henry  Eagleton,  Jas.  Smiley 
and  wife,  each,  $3 ;  Mrs.  Bussard,  Jerry  Roberts,  Mrs.  Peter  Smith, 
Miss  Dale  Springer,  Lewis  Kendall,  Mrs.  Stella  Watts,  each,  $2;  Mrs. 
Hamilton,  Isaac  Brown,  each,  $1.50 ;  Rev.  Wm.  Phillips,  Rosa  Mann, 
Virgil  Pleasant,  Mrs.  Wm.  Burr,  Wm.  Roberts,  Jas.  Stultz,  Mrs.  Chil¬ 
dress,  Mrs.  Bartemaes,  Mrs.  Turner  Mrs.  Wymin,  Mrs.  Thomson,  Lirne 
Kendall,  Grace  McColpin,  Mrs.  Sprankle,  Mrs.  Vanetta,  Mr.  Lenhart, 
each,  $1;  Mrs.  Potter,  Leo  Vanetta,  Mrs.  Lake,  each,  50  cents;  Mrs. 
Jas.  Stultz,  Mrs.  Parker,  each,  25  cents.  Total,  $94.50.  Applied  on 
foreign  missions,  $33.50 ;  Home  missions,  $40.  Balance  applied  on  other 
conference  claims — $21. 

TERRE  HAUTE,  FIRST  CHURCH— S.  E.  Long,  Pastor. 

S.  E.  Long  and  wife,  $10 ;  Ellen  Armstrong,  Otis  Powell  and  wife, 
II.  Gruelich  and  wife,  each,  $5 ;  Charles  Slusser  and  wife,  $7 ;  H. 
Brewer  and  wife,  E.  Brewer  and  wife,  J.  Egnew  and  wife,  and  May 
Trogden,  each,  $3  ;  R.  C.  Ashley  and  wife,  Anna  Hollwell,  Minnie  Booth, 
Mrs.  T.  E.  Ropp,  Ed.  Slusser,  L.  H.  Long  and  wife,  each,  $2 ;  Saidee 
Hillis,  $1.50 ;  W.  E.  Williams,  Mrs.  W.  E.  Williams,  Marshall  Williams, 
Mrs.  A.  O.  Shepherd,  John  Swan  and  wife,  Wm.  Loyd  and  wife,  D. 
T.  Whitesell,  Wm.  R.  Sparks,  Mrs.  W.  R.  Sparks,  A.  S.  King  and 
wife,  Edward  Wellman,  Tra  Wellman,  Lawrence  Drake  and  wife,  Mrs. 
A.  E.  Freeman,  Frank  Page, .  J.  N.  Penner  and  wife,  Hattie  McKee, 
Kate  Kinser,  Ida  M.  Johnson,  F.  M.  Martin,  T.  H.  King  and  wife, 
Sadie  Grimes,  Frank  Reagin,  and  Kate  Geiger,  each,  $1 ;  Elizabeth 
Page,  75  cents ;  J.  W.  Samuels,  Louisa  Lowe,  Sadie  Lunstrum,  Cora 
Jordan,  D.  W.  Wallace,  Caroline  Everhart,  Laura  Hardy,  and  John 
Benson,  each,  50  cents ;  Kathryn  Slusser,  Alice  Whitesell,  Cammie 
Whitesell,  and  Hattie  Whitesell,  each,  25  cents.  Woman’s  Missionary 
Association,  $21.35 ;  Young  People’s  Christian  Union,  $34.08 ;  Sunday 
school,  $37.50;  Junior  Y.  P.  C.  U. ;  Other  collections,  $100.08.  Totals: 
Home  missions,  $154.60  ;  Foreign  missions,  $57.82.  Total  for  missions, 
$212.42.  Conference  claims,  $72.50.  Grand  total,  $284.92. 

TERRE  HAUTE,  SECOND  CHURCH— P.  F.  Ketring,  Pastor. 

Charles  Wilson,  Ladies’  Aid,  C.  V.  Dorsey  and  wife,  P..  F.  Ketring 
and  wife,  Jacob  Nation,  Peter  Detrich  and  wife,  and  Ira  D.  Andrews, 
each,  $5 ;  R.  C.  Detrick  and  Wm.  Detrick,  each,  $3 ;  Andy  Lashbrook,, 
J.  M.  Curtis,  Sam  Nation,  G.  W.  McCracken,  Thomas  Bell,  R.  L.  Be  vis,. 
C.  B.  Chappelle,  John  Hensely,  J.  P.  Walker,  Herbert  Lashbrook,  Ger¬ 
trude  Hartman,  and  William  Hall,  each,  $2 ;  Jesse  Ballard,  $2.50 ;  Ella 


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Lashbrook,  Dollie  Detrick,  Mary  Curtis,  Ina  Hogue,  .T.  G.  Dorsey,  Har¬ 
ley  Hell,  Ella  Bell,  .Tames  Newton,  Oran  Brammer,  John  Haycock, 
Malissa  Minnick,  George  Minnick,  Rev.  H.  W.  Broadstone,  Edna  Retry, 
and  Sarah  Fortune,  each,  $1 ;  Jennie  Evans  and  Margarette  Newton, 
each.  50  cents ;  Bessie  Broadstone,  25  cents.  Total,  .$83.75. 


TERRE  HAUTE,  FOURTH  CHURCH— J.  L.  Brandenburg,  Pastor. 

Rev.  T.  IT.  Grounds,  Howard  Wilson,  J.  S.  Brandenburg,  each,  $5; 
Fourth  U.  B.  Church,  .$0;  West  Terre  Haute  Sunday  school,  $5;  Mrs. 
Lola  Wheeldon,  $2;  James  Spencer,  $1.50;  William  Jensin,  Miss  Cora 
Ilale,  Rev.  G.  C.  Smith,  each,  $1  ;  Miss  Etta  Glascoe,  William  Fulk, 
Claton  Lutes.  Mrs.  Mary  Lutes,  Taylor  Dunn,  .Airs.  Lena  Lutes,  each, 
50  cents ;  Aliss  Lena  Boliliolz,  25  cents.  Total,  $35.75. 


ArERAIILION  CLASS— AT.  W.  Smeltzer,  Pastor. 

•T.  A.  Hornberger,  C.  R.  AVright,  each,  $10 ;  AT.  W.  Smeltzer,  $4 ;  Ivy 
AVilkin,  Sallie  Sheets,  each,  $2;  Geo.  Cassell,  Lizzie  Sheets,  each,  $1.50; 
Jefferson  Dodd,  $1.25 ;  Ola  Dustimer.  Airs.  J.  II.  Lochenour,  Phene 
Vansickle,  Bertha  Hornberger,  Ollie  Sonders,  Andrew  Farnam,  Harry 
Sheets,  AVilliam  Givens,  each,  $1 ;  ATaggie  Bolsey,  Rennie  Newcomb, 
Luella  Jordan,  Lydia  Jordan,  Lundy  Ford,  Geo.  Givens,  David  Alason. 
Andrew  York,  each,  50  cents ;  Grace  Alartin,  Aliranda  Aliller,  David 
Coffman.  Alary  Tweedy,  ATaggie  Newcomb,  each,  25  cents ;  Collection, 
$6.55.  Total,  $52.05.  For  foreign  missions,  $8.47. 

Prairie  Chapel  Class. — Frank  Runyan,  $5 ;  Tessa  Wade,  $2 ;  Susie 
Whitesell,  $1.25;  Elbert  AVright,  Monroe  Glick,  each,  $1;  Lewis  Alorris, 
Cora  Morris,  each,  75  cents ;  AArm.  ATontgomery,  55  cents ;  Gertrude 
AVright,  Bruce  Furgeson,  each.  50  cents ;  Mr.  Terry,  Air.  ATontgomery, 
each,  25  cents;  Sue  Furgeson,  20  cents ;’  Samuel  AAreldon,  10  cents;  Noble 
Furgeson,  5  cents ;  Collection,  $2.42.  Total,  $16.57.  Collection,  for 
foreign  missions,  $1.26;  Alary  Glick,  for  foreign  missions,  $1.  Grand 
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WESTFIELD  DISTRICT. 

ASHMORE  CIRCUIT— IT.  S.  Reese,  Pastor. 

Z.  II.  Byard  and  wife,  $2.50  ;  II.  S.  Reese  and  wife,  $2 ;  Grant  Chil¬ 
dress,  $1.50 ;  Matthew  Brown,  Inez  Brown,  Elliot  Corbin,  John  lteplogle, 
My  rtle  Adkins,  Nan  Brown,  Fred  Temple,'  E.  S.  Weaver  and  wife,  Eliza¬ 
beth  Walker,  each,  $1  ;  Philip  Kaw,  II.  F.  Duckworth,  John  Steward, 
Glenn  Talbert,  Ayla  Beirch,  Clyde  Josserane,  Moliie  Courtney,  Ella 
Courtney,  Elizabeth  Couble,  Grace  Steward,  J.  F.  Thomason,  Victoria 
Walters,  each,  50  cents  ;  Lillie  Minner,  Minnie  Minner,  Ethel  Byard, 
Ment  Woodfall,  Jennie  Courtney,  Nellie  Woodworth,  T.  Griggs,  Hiram 
Weaver,  each,  25  cents ;  Moliie  Bradley,  Heber  Lalferty,  each,  $1  ;  Wm. 
Weaver  and  wife,  $2 ;  J.  R.  Furgeson,  Gordin  Kimbal,  R.  W.  Lawman, 
Ervin  Courtney,  J.  T.  Lamnan,  Flora  Courtney,  each,  $1 ;  Wm.  Fisher 
and  wife,  $2;  Wm.  Minner,  James  Temple,  Walter  Hall,  each,  $1;  Col¬ 
lections,  $34.15.  Total,  $74.15.  Applied  on  missions,  $23 ;  balance  on 
other  claims. 

Semi-Centennial  Fund. — Moliie  Bradley,  Heber  Lafferty,  Wm.  Weaver, 
Susan  Weaver,  J.  R.  Ferguson,  Gordon  Kimball,  R.  IT.  Lamman,  Ervin 
Courtney,  J.  T.  Lamman,  Flora  Courtney,  Wm.  Fishner  and  wife,  Wm. 
Minner.  James  Temple,  Walter  Hall,  each,  $1 ;  Bluford  Rosebraugh 
and  wife,  $2.  Total,  $15. 

A  VENA  CIRCUIT — R.  J.  Nash,  Pastor. 

Locust  Grove  Class. — R.  J.  Nash,  Jemima  Deal,  each,  $1  ;  Charlie 
Storm,  Fred  Eagleton,  Evaline  Ashburn,  each,  50  cents  ;  David  Stanford, 
30  cents  ;  Geo.  Davis,  Andrew  Watson,  Harvey  Daniels,  Charlie  Watson, 
Ben  Smith,  Alice  Hobbs,  Margie  Dial,  Robert  Haskett,  each,  25  cents ; 
Mabel  Hicks,  5  cents;  Public  collection,  $7.10;  Sunday  school,  $1.85; 
Mabel  Hicks  and  Mamie  Hissong,  $2  ;  for  foreign  missions,  $7.50 ;  par¬ 
sonage  erection,  $3.50 ;  Children’s  Day,  $3.10  ;  Semi-Centennial,  $8. 

Avena  Class. — R.  J.  Nash,  Oscar  Kepner,  Lizzie  Roberts,  each,  $1 ; 
Rev.  W.  E.  Anderson,  Will  Heldenbrand,  Ella  Heldenbrand,  Jacob  Kep¬ 
ner,  each,  50  cents  ;  A.  M.  Hart,  62  cents ;  Julia  Hart,  37  cents ;  Nelson 
Smith,  25  cents;  W.  O.  Harner.  10  cents;  Kate  Dickens,  50  cents; 
Public  collection,  $4.75.  Total,  $11.59. 

Mt.  Carmel  Class. — Geo.  Carson,  $2.25;  R.  J.  Nash,  Charles  Padon, 
each,  $1 ;  Belle  Crowder,  25  cents ;  G.  W.  Grandfield,  Philip  Mikesell  and 
wife,  each,  $1;  Jacob  Miller,  75  cents;  Sidney  Vance,  T.  ,T.  Sefton,  Clara 
Turner,  C.  B.  Turner,  Winnie  Sefton,  Vina  Carson,  Mary  Miller,  Ora 
Mikesell.  Electa  Cheney,  John  Miller,  each,  50  cents;  Katie  Flowers,  Jeff 
Cain,  Mabel  Cain,  Maude  Hollingsead,  each,  25  cents ;  Pheba  Goldsbor- 
ough,  50  cents;  James  Wilson.  John  Hagan,  Mary  Hagan,  J.  L.  Carson, 
Emma  Ilout,  Caddie  Beal,  each,  25  cents ;  Barbara  Sefton,  10  cents ;  G. 
L.  Wright,  25  cents;  Sunday  school,  $2.49;  Public  collection,  $10.34. 
Total,  $28.43. 

Semi-Centennial  Fund. — Rev.  It.  J.  Nash,  John  W.  Nash,  Belle  Crow¬ 
der,  C.  B.  Turner.  Perry  Davis,  C.  II.  Paden,  each,  $1  ;  Ora  Pasley, 
Minnie  Sefton,  each,  50  cents;  Julia  Hart,  A.  M.  Hart,  Clara  Turner, 
Maud  Hollingsworth,  each,  25  cents.  Total,  $8. 


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BEECHER  CITY  CIRCUIT— G.  W.  Padrick,  Pastor. 

Beecher  City  Class. — Ruby  Saunders,  Sallie  Richards,  each,  $1 ; 
Charles  Robbins,  Nannie  Robbins,  Adison  Harris,  Mrs.  W.  II.  Sweezy, 
Laura  Brooks,  each,  50  cents ;  William  Sweezy,  20  cents ;  Clyde  Sweezy, 
Essie  Sweezy,  Clarence  Devore,  William  Gillmore,  William  Spring,  each, 
25  cents ;  D.  H.  Sweezy  and  wife,  $2 ;  Walter  Hogge,  Mamie  Hogge, 
Wilfred  Temperly,  Winnie  Eoote,  Charles  Larimore,  Abigail  Allgood, 
Nancy  Olinger,  Lewis  Olinger,  Orvill  Maxfield,  Benton  Tipsword,  .Tames 
Edson,  Rollie  Bartlett,  J.  N.  Richards,  Allie  Warner,  Lizzie  Thompson, 
Scott  Conner,  Mattie  Slifer,  W.  S.  Hancock,  George  Hancock.  Etta 
Alsop,  Louis  Kitson,  each,  25  cents.  Total,  $13.20. 

Holland  Class. — William  Hubbertt,  Cyrus  Giles,  Charley  Bullman, 
Mary  E.  Barcht,  Sadie  Lowe,  each,  50  cents  ;  Nettie  Diel,  Jossie  Giles, 
Bessie  Flernkin,  Flaurance  Giles,  Mary  Barcht.  Lillie  Rudisel,  Effie 
Hubbertt,  Ida  Workman,  Loyd  Musser,  D.  H.  Stone,  Mr.  Dial,  George 
Davis,  Emma  Hancock,  Harvey  Cox,  Frank  Ponsler,  Edith  Ponsler,  Cora 
Musser,  Alice  Musser,  Nettie  Stone,  Edith  Hubbertt,  Victoria  Cutler, 
Emma  Hubbertt,  Nora  Henderson,  Mary  Hubbertt,  each,  25  cents ;  Emma 
Cook,  50  cents  ;  Gurtie  Cook,  Lott  Cutler,  each,  25  cents.  Total,  $9.50. 

Fancher  Class. — G.  W.  Padrick,  Charles  Bird,  W.  B.  Lantz,  Sharlott 
Lantz,  each,  $1 ;  Fannie  Simonds,  Cleo  Deil,  Lottie  Whitrock,  Lizzie 
Bird,  each,  50  cents ;  Sarah  Marsh,  Amelia  Michael,  Amelia  Anguenett, 
Frank  Anguenett,  William  Fancher,  Susan  Fancher,  Cecil  Vanderpool, 
Jessie  Middleton,  Floyd  Golliger,  Ralph  Golliger,  Laura  Vanderpool, 
Mary  Whitrock,  Elizabeth  Casstevens,  Mari  ah  Casstevens,  Cora  Whit¬ 
rock,  Geneva  Casstevens,  Ethel  Carrel,  Margie  Carrel,  Mary  Terwillisrer, 
Willie  Mars,  Ella  Mars,  Margaret  Hollie,  each,  25  cents ;  Joel  Hollie, 
20  cents ;  Emma  Buffinmyer,  Oscar  Hopkins,  Henry  Hopkins,  Lillian 
Grifeth,  William  Chappelear,  Benjamin  Grifeth,  Nora  Endsley,  Charley 
Lewis,  Ruth  Helton,  Charley  Helton,  John  Steward,  Phoebe  Helton, 
Walter  Helton,  Martha  Marsh,  each,  25  cents;  Henry  Clareson,  50  cents; 
Cecil  Lantz,  Ross  Ragin,  Edna  Summers,  Bertha  Clareson,  Maud 
Sculla,  Millie  Steele,  Della  Steele,  Ruby  Steele,  Howard  Marsh,  Sher¬ 
man  Goff,  W.  M.  Marsh,  Al.  Buffinmyer,  each,  25  cents.  Total,  $18.50. 
Grand  total,  $41.20.  Twenty-four  dollars  for  home  missions ;  balance 
to  be  applied  on  conference  claims. 

Semi-Centennial  Fund. — Mary  Sweezy,  H.  D.  Sweezy,  William 
Sweezy,  Mary  Barscht,  each,  $1 ;  W.  J.  Bailer,  C.  W.  Sweezy,  each.  25 
cents;  Bertha  Ponsler,  50  cents;  Charles  Bird,  $1.  Total,  $6. 

CASEY  CIRCUIT— J.  Cougill,  Pastor. 

Washington  Class. — Bruse  Bower,  R.  Richardson  and  wife,  ,T.  Cougill 
and  wife,  each,  $5;  Rachel  Chrisler,  Jennie  Collins,  Sarah  Shiver,  Sarah 
Bower,  each,  $1 ;  Fred  Chrisler,  Rolley  Davis,  Mrs.  Foracre,  Daisy  Sharp, 
each,  50  cents ;  Dick  Mullen,  Logan  Morgan,  Burk  Collins,  Lizzie 
Shiver,  Addie  Perry,  Lizzie  Bower,  Lillie  Bower,  Ada  Moore,  each  25 
cents;  Collection  on  home  mission  debt,  $3;  Collection,  $1.10.  Total, 
$27.10. 

Longpoint  Class. — William  Chrisler  and  wife,  $5 ;  J.  Cougill  and  wife, 
$5;  W.  II.  Arney  and  wife,  $2;  Everet  Chrisler,  John  Hutton,  Fannie 
Miller,  Ance  Chrisler,  David  Chrisler,  Kate  Chrisler,  Millie  How,  Ella 
Kilbern,  Mrs.  Daisy  Owens,  Wm.  Miller,  each,  50  cents ;  Mollie  Grisom, 
Lodica  Schriver,  Golda  Lacey,  Ora  Hayworth,  Leo  Grisom,  each,  — . 
Total,  $21.75. 

Olive  Class. — Amos  Roberts,  $10 ;  James  Bell,  G.  W.  Huffman,  each, 
$5 ;  J.  Cougill  and  wife,  $5 ;  Muriel  Roberts,  Marie  Roberts,  Thomas 
Bell,  Otis  Roberts,  each,  $1 ;  F.  T.  Gore,  $2 ;  Ella  Roberts,  Jennie  Sulli¬ 
van,  Emma  Roberts,  James  Davis,  Carl  Zimberland,  Bert  Swim1,  each,  50 


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cents ;  Vina  Kitchen,  Maggie  Bell,  Lena  Johnson,  Wm.  Kitchen,  Otto 
Alentharp,  Ada  Alentharp,  Sarah  Davis,  Mary  Shadby,  Ferb  Lathrop, 
each,  25  cents;  J.  R.  Johnson,  $2;  Zona  Bell,  10  cents;  Ella  Swim,  50 
cents ;  Collection,  $3.39 ;  Collected  on  home  mission  debt.  $5.  Total, 
$47.25. 

Pleasant  Valley  Class. — Etta  Neeley,  $7 ;  J.  Cougill  and  wife,  $5;  C. 
C.  Orms'by,  $3;  Sarah  Ormsby,  C.  IJ.  Neeley,  J.  S.  Watts,  Fannie  Look, 
each,  $2 ;  W.  S.  Shuey,  C.  F.  Shores,  J.  L.  Mattoon,  W.  O.  Cougill,  E. 
A.  Ormsby,  Lanson  Moore,  M.  Conkle,  each  $1 ;  Anna  Bush,  E.  E. 
Watts,  Rebecca  Conkle,  Pearl  Reeder,  Zeta  Moore,  Martha  Smith,  G.  C. 
Walker,  Rosa  Walker,  May  Ormsby,  Lena  Ormsby,  Ethel  Shuey,  Ida 
Havens,  Dorsey  Delp,  Olive  Neeley,  Charles  Smith,  Elsie  Bates,  Ace 
Williams,  Harry  Henderson,  Arthur  Reeder,  Dolly  Shores.  Walter  Cou¬ 
gill,  each,  25  cents ;  Ben  Moore,  Nerva  Shuey,  Walter  Miller,  C.  Mor¬ 
rison,  Edna  Neeley,  Clara  Neeley,  Esther  Norval,  Harry  Shuey,  each, 
75  cents;  Glo  Neeley,  Fay  Neeley,  Mildred  Neeley,  each,  10  cents;  Letha 
Neeley,  15  cents ;  Lorene  Neeley,  Ruth  Williams,  Guy  Morrison,  Guy 
Smith,  each,  5  cents;  Emmet  Havens,  25  cents;  Collection,  $10.88;  Mrs. 
Anna  Rush,  25  cents.  Total,  $51.23.  Grand  total,  $146.33.  Applied  on 
missions,  $79.22 ;  on  home  mission  debt,  $8 ;  balance  on  other  claims. 

CASEY  STATION— W.  L.  Perkins,  Pastor. 

Henry  David  and  wife,  $15 ;  Rev.  J.  B.  Norviel,  $10 ;  C.  C.  Fancher, 
$7 ;  W.  J.  David,  Mrs.  Dr.  Stoltz,  Mrs.  S.  Crampton,  J.  J.  Neeley,  W. 

L.  Perkins  and  wife,  each,  $5 ;  O.  E.  Fancher,  J.  L.  Main,  each,  $3 ; 
Cash  offering,  $3.35 ;  Mrs.  Mary  Girard,  D.  R.  Fancher,  Mattie  Turner, 
Mathias  Gossett,  Taylor  Emerick,  Mrs.  Salome  Gossett,  each,  $2 ;  B. 
Hudleston,  $5 ;  T.  Gore,  S.  S.  Yanaway,  Mrs.  L.  F.  Miller,  Mrs.  M.  Kil- 
lion,  Mrs.  Lizzie  Fawley,  M.  McGinnis,  Mrs.  Dr.  Phelps,  Fred  Chrystler, 
A.  L.  Chrystler,  Sue  Gossett,  L.  F.  Miller,  W.  P.  Fancher,  Bertie 
Fancher,  Richard  Shores,  Frank  Strockabine,  T.  C.  Phillips,  Mrs.  Nettie 
Strockbine  A  friend,  each  $1 ;  Richard  Fetters,  Mrs.  Emma  Harmon, 
Mrs.  R.  Bennett,  Sarah  E.  Lee,  Mrs.  Ion  Hayes,  Mrs.  Mary  Orr,  S.  B. 
Yanaway,  Mrs.  V.  Middleton,  Fannie  Dishmore,  Mrs.  F.  M.  Pate,  Mrs. 
E.  J.  McCoy,  Eva  McCoy,  each,  50  cents ;  Mrs.  J.  W.  Brewer,  25  cents. 
Total,  107.60.  Applied  on  conference  claims,  $107 ;  paid  on  Semi-Cen¬ 
tennial  Fund,  $1.60 ;  collected  for  foreign  missions,  $54.10.  Grand 
total,  $162.70. 

CHESTERVILLE  CHARGE— F.  IJ.  King,  Pastor. 

Mrs.  Cora  A.  Dare,  $2 ;  Mrs.  P.  M.  Painter.  .T.  A.  Layton,  Wm.  Eakle, 
Henry  Kuger,  Mark  Cummings,  each,  $1.50  ;  Mrs.  Mary  Grant-  Mrs.  H. 
Campbell,  Mrs.  B.  B.  Hendrickson,  Mrs.  Louis  Grant,  Mrs.  Laura 
Brown,  each,  25  cents.  Total  for  home  missions,  $10.75. 

Semi-Centennial  Fund. — J.  A.  Layton,  P.  M.  Painter,  L.  F.  Smith,  J. 

M.  Dare,  Henry  Kuger,  W.  M.  Cummings,  Mark  Cummings,  B.  B.  Hen¬ 
drickson,  Hiram  Campbell,  Chas.  Brown,  Robert  Foster,  E.  E.  Walker, 
IJ.  Woodall,  Dale  Watson,  each,  $1 ;  Dave  Hendrickson,  25  cents.  Total, 


CLARKSBURG  CIRCUIT — Arthur  Coleman,  Pastor. 

Pleasanthill  Class. — Isaac  Wartman,  $5  ;  Z.  Pease,  $1 ;  .Tno.  Froutman, 
$2  ;  Wm.  McNeese,  Nellie  Moore,  each,  50  cents.  Total,  $9. 

Semi-Centennial  Fund.— M.  J.  Compton,  $2.50 ;  Z.  Pease,  Silas  Welch, 
Arthur  Coleman,  Clara  A.  Mars,  Mrs.  Alice  Price,  Rollin  Davis,  C.  E. 
Compton,  Geo.  Williams,  J.  J.  Gallagher,  each,  $1;  C.  Elliott,  D.  E. 


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Elliottt,  II.  C.  Gallagher,  Frances  Gallagher,  each,  50  cents;  Anna 
Betts,  Mrs.  J.  E.  Gallagher,  J.  E.  Gallagher,  Augustus  Aichele,  each  25 
cents.  Total,  $14.50.  Supplementary,  $4.50.  Grand  total,  $19. 


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EDGE  WOOD  CIRCUIT— H.  A.  Bogard,  Pastor. 


Lynn  Branch  Class. — Geo.  Pilcher  and  family,  $3.50 ;  Charles  Alexan¬ 
der  and  family,  $3 ;  Gracy  Peyton,  Joseph  Mahaffey,  Sister  Mahaffey, 
J.  A.  Crum,  Aramintha  Cole,  each,  $1 ;  Alonzo  Byers,  75  cents ;  Brother 
Cole,  50  cents  ;  Nellie  Thrash,  Anna  Cole,  each,  25  cents  ;  Collection,  28 
cents.  Total,  $13.53.  Gracy  Peyton,  50  cents  for  foreign  missions. 

Locustgrove  Class. — C.  R.  Brown,  W.  M.  Soldner,  Feby  Crum,  Myrtle 
Brown,  each.  $1;  Laura  McDonald,  Sister  Brown,  Frank  Hogan,  each, 
50  cents.  Total,  $5.50. 

Arcadia  Class. — H.  A.  Bogard,  $3 ;  John  Mullikin,  Carrie  Mullikin, 
each,  $1 ;  J.  I.  Denton.  75  cents ;  W.  J.  Miller,  Leslie  Denton,  Frank 
Hogan,  Orville  Logan.  Ethen  Denton,  each,  25  cents;  Jess  Ronk,  10 
cents;  Collection,  27  cents.  Total,  $7.37.  Carrie  Mullikin,  $1,  for 
foreign  missions. 

Wabash  Class. — Geo.  Shumaker,  Floyd  Burch,  each.  $1 ;  Malinda 
Osman,  Lizzie  Broom,  Katie  Burch,  Sarah  McElroy,  Rosa  Shumaker, 
each,  50  cents.  Total,  $4.50. 

GALTOX  CHARGE— T.  D.  Spyker,  Pastor. 

J.  P.  Woolford  and  wife,  Charles  Price  and  wife,  T.  D.  Spyker  and 
wife,  each,  $10 ;  Ross  Woolford  and  wife,  Robert  Watson  and  wife,  Alva 
Watson  and  wife,  J.  X.  Ileacock  and  wife,  Wm.  Cosier  and  wife,  each, 
$5  ;  Louis  Brannan,  Edward  Riley,  Wm.  Seaman,  Emma  Seaman,  each 
$2.50;  Wm.  Shively  and  wife,  Mary  Raney,  Wm.  Smith  and  wife,  J. 
W.  Zimmerman  and  wife,  George  Schafer  and  wife,  each,  $2;  Snyder 
&  Wharf,  Clem  Groves,  Elmer  Clodfelter,  A.  D.  Bradley,  Roy  Bird,  W.  E. 
Crimm,  Robert  Wright,  Elizabeth  Brannan,  Aaron  Watson,  Araon 
Swick,  Elmer  Frazer,  Lee  Weidner,  Wm.  Hunt,  Susan  Stover,  each,  $1 ; 
Clara  Bates,  R.  B.  Bates,  W.  L.  Raney,  Mr.  Nickerson,  Marion  Everet 
Watson,  Chas.  Vancleve,  each,  50  cents  ;  Other  sources,  13  cents.  Total, 
$107. 

Semi-Centennial  Fund. — Ross  Wolford,  Mary  Raney,  T.  D.  Spyker, 
ITulda  Spyker,  J.  P.  Woolford,  each,  $1.  Total,  $5. 


GREENUP  CIRCUIT— H.  O.  Fowler,  Pastor. 

Mrs.  Esther  Oakes,  $1 ;  C.  L.  Travis,  S.  Travis,  L.  Shontz,  each.  25 
cents  ;  J.  II.  Thoman,  $1.  Total,  $2.75. 

ISLAND  GROVE  CIRCUIT— L.  II.  Cooley,  Pastor.  I 

Bethel  Class. — Kate  Bowers,  W.  M.  Keneipp,  Chas.  Smith,  each,  25 
cents ;  Ruey  Burks,  25  cents.  Public  collection,  $3.56.  Total,  $4.81. 

Kerns  Class. — Laura  Patterson,  Jasper  Newlin,  Lydia  Stroll.  F.  M. 
Decker,  G.  W.  Ebbert,  Emma  Ebbert,  each,  $1 ;  Anna  Arnold,  $2 ; 
James  Arnold,  Lovisa  Story,  Albert  Dart,  Eliza  Koontz,  J.  W.  Hale, 

J.  T.  Story,  Nellie  Kibler,  each,  50  cents ;  Lillie  Stroud,  N.  B.  Ware, 
Nick  Beals,  each,  2.5  cents  ;  Geo.  W.  Yaw,  15  cents ;  Sarah  Linthicum, 

10  cents ;  Collection.  $12.93.  Total,  $25.43. 

Mt.  Zion  Class. — Owen  Clark,  Geo.  Davis,  each.  $1 ;  Ella  Kibler,  50 
cents  ;  Church  Clark,  45  cents  :  Public  collection,  $1.30.  Total,  $4.95. 

Woodbury  Class. — Kate  J.  Dow.  Mrs.  Allenbaugh.  each.  25  cents. 
Total,  50  cents.  Grand  total,  $35.69.  Foreign  missions,  $12.54;  bal¬ 
ance  on  other  claims. 


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Semi-Centennial  Fund. — Kerns  Class — A.  H.  Dart,  G.  W.  Bbbert,  John 
Hutson,  J.  T.  Story,  Evaline  Eagleton,  Anna  Arnold,  Jasper  Newlin, 
Lovisa  A.  Story,  Willard  Hannah,  each,  $1 ;  Sarah  Eagleton,  Sarah 
Hutton,  Eliza  Koontz,  each,  50  cents ;  Laura  Patterson,  Ellen  Cunafare, 
Lydia  Stroll,  David  Beals,  M.  E.  Wilson,  Emma  Ebbert,  each,  2l*  emits. 
Total,  $12.  Mt.  Zion  Class— A.  F.  Clark,  $1.  Woodbury  Class— Kate 
J.  Dow,  Emery  Closson,  W.  F.  Furry,  each,  $1.  Total,  $3.  Grand  total, 
$1G.  This  $16  is  for  the  conference  home  mission  debt. 


LOOGOOTEE  CIRCUIT— J.  L.  Pellum,  Pastor. 


Salem  Class. — A.  W.  Lowry,  $3  ;  Wilbert  Ragel  and  wife,  $4  :  Mary 
A.  Lowry,  Christena  Lowry,  each,  $1;  Geo.  W.  Fisher,  Caroline  Lippin- 
cott,  each,  50  cents;  L.  G.  Lippincott,  $1.50;  Henry  Lowry,  50  cents; 
Silas  Greider  and  wife,  $2.50 ;  Sophronia  Greider,  Blanche  Greider,  Fred- 
rica  Greider,  Elza  Greider,  Earl  Greider,  Sarah  Greider,  Oma  Greider, 
each,  25  cents;  A.  E.  Lowry,  $1.50;  Susan  Ragel,  50  cents;  J.  L.  Lip¬ 
pincott,  W m.  Stine,  Wm.  Lippincott,  each,  $1 ;  Joseph  Crab,  Wesley 
Ragel  and  wife,  each,  $1.25;  Mrs.  Miller,  Rev.  J.  L.  Pellum,  each.  $1 ; 
Mrs.  A.  Stine,  Annie  Wagner,  Harvey  Stine,  Charles  McCormick,  Vernie 
Hamilton,  each,  50  cents;  Wilbur  Stine,  30  cents;  Louis  Helm,  Fred 
Rexwunkle.  Daniel  Swarm,  Lizzie  Swarm,  Simon  Miller,  each,  25  cents. 
Total,  $29.80. 

Pleasantgrove  Class. — J.  R.  Fogler,  $5;  Mary  A.  Fogler,  $2;  W.  H. 
Gray,  Mary  Mahon,  each,  $1 ;  Chas.  Mahon  and  wife,  $2.50 ;  Lewus  Lape, 
Mrs.  Geo.  Harper,  each,  50  cents  ;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Geo.  Horner,  $1 ;  Sam¬ 
uel  Eberhart,  Nancy  Eberhart,  each,  50  cents;  Nineveh  Helm,  25  cents; 
Iv.  D.  Henry,  $3 ;  Mary  Feters,  $2.50 ;  Mary  Helm,  25  cents.  Total, 
$20.50. 


Prairie  Chapel  Class. — J.  P.  Crabbs,  95  cents;  David  Magraw  and 
wife,  00  cents;  John  Craw7ford,  A.  F.  Parks,  S.  V.  McCormick,  each,  50 
cents ;  J.  Fogler,  Mrs.  B.  E.  Parks,  J.  M.  Crawford,  Sarah  Parks,  Earl 
Parks,  each,  25  cents;  Lydia  Craig,  10  cents;  Public  collection.  $1.30. 
Total,  $5.70. 


MARTINSVILLE  CIRCUIT— W.  C.  IIarbert.  Pastor. 

Union  Class. — Nora  Brown,  $5 ;  Dan  Brown,  A.  G.  Cowden,  Emma 
Hodges,  each,  $3 ;  M.  M.  Snyder,  Minnie  Snyder,  C.  C.  Hodges,  each, 
$2.50 ;  Margaret  Cowden,  E.  M.  Baker,  each,  $2 ;  Eva  White,  Ray 
Drumons,  Grace  Hodges,  H.  Kile,  Wm.  McNary,  C.  M.  Bartlow,  each, 
$1 ;  Blanche  Hodges,  F.  M.  Buckner,  Sadie  Meeker,  Ida  Kile,  Pearl  Buck¬ 
ner,  Mattie  Milburn,  H.  II.  Robinson,  Taylor  Robinson,  R.  Wier,  each, 
50  cents;  Ethel  Meeker,  Lee  Standfield,  Nell  Standfield,  Minnie  McNary, 
Maggie  Drumons,  Blanche  Baker,  Leander  Meeker,  each,  25  cents ;  Col¬ 
lection,  $1.57.  Total,  $34.32. 

Friendship  Class. — W.  C*.  ILarbert,  Frank  Lenox,  each,  $5  ;  Alcie  Mc¬ 
Daniel,  $2.76 ;  Alice  IIarbert,  $3  ;  Hattie  IIarbert,  C.  C.  Harbert,  Rose 
Harrod,  G.  W.  Harrod,  Mamie  Lenox,  J.  T.  McDaniel,  Josie  Short.  W. 
W.  Lenox,  J.  D.  Lenox,  Chas.  Hardesty,  each,  $1 ;  Cloe  Lenox,  Ruby 
Lenox,  Cassie  Larence,  Nellie  Straten,  Stella  McCrary,  Mary  J.  Kite, 
Dan  Kite,  Frank  McCrary,  each,  50  cents;  Emma  Huffman,  Myrtle 
Donilson,  Jennie  McCrary,  each,  25  cents ;  George  Smith,  15  cents  ;  Jane 
Huffman,  Dian  Brenner,  Pressie  Lenox,  each,  10  cents  ;  Collection,  $2.54. 
Total,  $33  25 

Dalston  Class. — Caroline  Gallitan,  $2;  Ed.  Kimler.  $1.30:  Jasper 
Ulery,  W.  C.  Jeffers,  Cassie  Jeffers,  S.  Gallitan,  each,  $1;  Sam  Esuen- 
chied,  60  cents;  Fred  Sinclie,  B.  F.  Sinclie,  Cora  Sinclie.  John 


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Larence,  Ervin  Morgan,  Minnie  Morgan,  Ellen  Johnson,  each,  50  cents; 
John  Hanley,  Hattie  Hanley,  S.  Larence,  Ralph  Jeffers,  Amanda  Catcher, 
Effie  Winterade,  Emanuel  Ulery,  Clinton  Cleaver,  Hannah  Ulery,  Bessie 
Ulery,  Bertha  Ulery,  Rossilla  Gallitan,  each,  25  cents  ;  Vina  Collier,  40 
cents  ;  Ray  Ashmore,  10  cents  ;  Collection,  $2.44.  Total,  $17.34. 

Annapolis  Class. — Sherman  Hallowell,  E.  C.  Wilbert,  Zara  Faught, 
Myrtle  Hallowell,  A.  E.  Bline,  each,  $1 ;  Sarah  Smith,  50  cents ;  S.  E. 
Hallowell,  Estella  Newlin,  Julia  Cox,  Mollie  Homes,  E.  A.  Price,  Minnie 
Wilbert,  Nora  Newlin,  Alice  Kennen,  each,  25  cents ;  Collection,  $4.35 ; 
Sunday  school,  $6.76.  Total,  $18.61. 

Semi-Centennial  Fund. — J.  D.  Lenox;  M.  W.  Lenox,  Frank  Lenox, 
each,  $5;  Jasper  Ulery,  $2.50;  A.  G.  C'owden,  Margaret  Cowden,  Nora 
Brown,  Emma  Hodges,  C.  C.  Hodges,  Ray  Drummons,  Fred  Wood,  W.  C. 
Jeffeys,  Ralph  Jeffers,  S.  Gallitan,  Caroline  Gallitan,  Cassie  Jeffers,  each, 
$1 ;  Blanche  Hodges,  E.  F.  Ivimler,  Amanda  Catcher,  Cora  Sinclair,  each, 
50  cents;  Charley  Ulery,  Emanuel  Ulery,  Orvil  Jeffers,  Effie  Winterade, 
Catherine  Sinclie,  Rozilla  Gallitan,  each,  25  cents.  Total,  $32. 


NEWMAN  CHARGE— N.  E.  Royer,  Pastor. 

Andrew  Hutchison,  Mary  Hutchison,  each,  $7 ;  N.  E.  Royer  and  wife, 
$5;  Frank  Turbeville  and  wife,  $5.25;  Wm.  Ellington  and  wTife,  $5; 
Andrew  .Tosserund  and  wife,  $3.50;  W.  R.  Henderson  and  wife,  $3.20; 
Joseph  Waltz  and  wife,  H.  Akers,  Charles  Kenyon,  Charles  Eagler, 
each,  $2 ;  George  Stougliten  and  wife,  $2.50 ;  Wm.  Warren  and  wife, 
$2;  A.  Hawkins,  $1.25;  Joseph  Boyer,  $1.50;  Lydia  Adelott,  John 
Underwood,  $1.25;  James  Fonner,  Grant  .Tosserund  and  wife,  G.  W. 
Fidler,  Henry  Wendel,  J.  Todd,  John  Akers,  George  Frame,  W.  E. 
Fidler,  Theo.  Siercks,  C.  O.  Brown,  C.  A.  Bloomquist,  Charles  Zeiss, 
James  Barr  and  son,  L.  .T.  Kaiser,  E.  Nichols,  A.  C.  Bennett,  J.  W. 
King,  J.  W.  Ellington,  Adolph  Hapke,  E.  W.  Calvin,  A.  Zane,  C.  J. 
Swigart,  each,  $1 ;  I.  M.  Mulliken,  C.  Q.  Whalon,  Wesley  Sowers,  G. 
E.  Norris,  Lewis  Josserund  and  wife,  S.  Josserund,  Oliver  Campbell, 
Frances  Kracht,  T.  W.  Winkler,  A.  S.  Mc-Annelly,  each,  50  cents ;  J. 
R.  Redmon,  Ralph  Underwood,  Mrs.  John  Underwood,  M.  Evans,  Sarah 
Hopkins,  James  Hopkins,  W.  T.  Fulk,  W.  W.  Hendershot,  each,  25 
cents;  Wm.  Roller,  45  cents;  Charles  Vaught,  Frank  Sutton,  George 
Lemans,  each,  25  cents  ;  W.  M.  A.,  $9.75;  Sunday  school,  $3.50;  Jr. 
Y.  P.  C.  U.,  $1.  $98.15. 

REDMON  CIRCUIT — Rev.  L.  E.  Miller,  Pastor. 

Redmon  Class. — John  Mason  and  wife,  $11.50;  Harry  Young  and 
wife,  E.  O.  Snoddy  and  wife,  each,  $6 ;  J.  W.  Mason  and  wife,  $3 ; 
Walter  Wilson,  $1;  Lydia  Brill,  75  cents;  John  Shadd,  Maggie  Osborn, 
W.  T.  McCard,  Clara  Winn,  Mary  Bertram,  W.  Brinkerhoff,  G.  H. 
Wendall,  Joe  McDaniels,  John  Bertram,  Geo.  Mason,  Mathew  Jones, 
Lattie  Woolsy,  each,  50  cents ;  R.  L.  Dawns,  35  cents ;  Emma  Mc¬ 
Daniels,  Linda  Shadd,  Eva  Larton,  each,  25  cents ;  Public  collection, 
$6.77.  Total,  $42.12. 

Embarrass  Class. — Peter  Cherown.  $3.50  ;  Howard  Vananken,  $2.50 ; 
Ladies’  Aid  Society,  $2 ;  Arthur  Trimble,  $1.50 ;  Lucinda  Cummins, 
Anna  Combs,  Lou  Chesrown,  Sunday  school,  each,  $1.25 ;  Mary  Hathe- 
way,  $2;  James  Chesrown,  Mattie  Chesrown,  C.  Thompson,  Jno.  Wooley, 
Joseph  Zimmerman,  David  Hamilton,  Hannah  Roll,  Chas.  Chesrown, 
David  Lacy,  U.  E.  Trimble,  Minnie  Chesrown,  Wm.  Cummins,  each, 
$1 ;  Rebecca  Chesrown,  Dan  Chesrown,  Minerva  Wood,  each,  50  cents ; 
Myrtle  Chesrown,  Gertrude  Furgeson,  Ida  Furgeson,  Loda  Fry,  each, 
25  cents ;  Lydia  Cummins,  75  cents ;  Public  collection,  $4.40.  Total, 
$36.15. 


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Barton  Class. — Palmyra  McCreery,  Fred  Lauher  and  wife,  each,  $3  ; 
Sunday  school,  $2.58 ;  J.  M.  Sims  and  wife,  $2.50 ;  J.  R.  Blair  and  wife, 
Martha  Browning,  each,  $2 ;  Emma  Browning,  $1.75 ;  Anna  Early,  Belle 
Babb,  Elizabeth  Browning,  Sattie  Hunt,  each,  $1 ;  J.  K.  Lauher,  Wm. 
Lauher,  $1.50 ;  L.  L.  Swinford,  $1 ;  Mollie  Turner,  75  cents ;  Roy 
Turner,  Alva  Babb,  Pearl  Miller,  Dell  Miller,  C.  C.  Plank,  James 
Stakes,  Herb  Browning,  Minnie  Browning,  each,  50  cents ;  Sarah  Tarker, 
Ivan  Hunt,  Lara  Babb,  Earl  Babb,  Earl  Combs,  Albert  Blair,  Frank 
Miller,  each,  25  cents ;  Public  collection,  $3.97.  Total,  $35.30.  Rev. 
L.  E.  Miller  and  wife,  $12.47 ;  Embarrass  Sunday  school,  to  China 
sufferers,  $11.75.  Grand  total,  $136.75.  Applied  on  foreign  missons, 
$25 ;  applied  on  home  missions,  $46.  Balance  on  other  conference 
claims. 


TOLEDO  CIRCUIT— C.  W.  Perkins,  Pastor. 

Olive  Class. — E.  D.  Gordon  and  wife,  Isaac  Sparks  and  wife,  Isaac 
Croy,  each,  $1 ;  Catharine  Shupe,  Cora  Richardson,  Mollie  Sparks, 
Charles  Brewer,  each,  50  cents ;  Mollie  Brewer,  Frest  Brewer,  Daniel 
Shupe,  each,  25  cents ;  Ova  Richardson,  Effie  Richardson,  Myron  Rich¬ 
ardson,  Raymond  Richardson,  each,  10  cents.  Total,  $7.00. 

Connett  Class. — J.  H.  Williams,  $2 ;  J.  W.  Holsapple,  E.  E.  Hol- 
sapple,  J.  W.  Stitt,  B.  M.  Holsapple,  E.  A.  Norviel,  Lizzie  Stitt,  each, 
$1 ;  Lou  Holsapple,  25  cents ;  Goldie  Holsapple,  10  cents.  Total,  $8.35. 

Zion  Class. — Lucy  F.  Bayne,  50  cents ;  Emma  Coen,  Elmer  Coen, 
E.  Roscoe  Coen,  Ethel  Coen,  Jennie  Gibbons,  Nellie  Coen,  Stanley 
Coen,  Alice  Dalton,  Edna  Dalton,  Vick  Dalton,  Cora  McCoy,  Minnie 
Storm,  each  25  cents;  A.  W.  Storm,  Mary  Storm,  Ray  Coen,  each  10 
cents.  Total,  $3.80. 

Grand  total,  $19.15. 

Semicentennial  Fund. — C.  Laymon,  J.  H.  Steward,  each,  $1 ;  L.  H. 
Williams,  W.  N.  Young,  each,  50  cents ;  Mary  E.  Williams,  Ellen  Hol¬ 
sapple,  each,  25  cents.  Total,  $3.50. 

WESTFIELD  STATION— J.  B.  Showers,  Pastor. 

Special  for  Semicentennial  Fund. — R.  C.  Catron,  $10 ;  Lizzie  Laws 
and  Prof.  W.  R.  Shuey,  each,  $5 ;  B.  F.  Daugherty,  $5 ;  D.  R.  Seneff, 
$3 ;  Shrills,  $2 ;  Mrs.  S.  Spelbring,  $2.50 ;  B.  L.  Seneff,  $1.50 ;  Bertie 
M.  Anderson,  A.  H.  Garver,  R.  M.  Porterfield,  C.  E.  Bigelow,  Sarah 
A.  Smith,  Beth  Seneff  Hull,  Lloyd  A.  Rider,  J.  Bahner  Showers,  Ernest 
Shuey,  Mrs.  Haworth,  Ralph  Cooley,  M.  J.  Parcell,  C.  E.  Pollard, 
Clair  Eastman.  M.  E.  Rider,  Kate  Cooley,  IT.  V.  Anderson,  H.  C. 
Fabert,  each,  $1 ;  Florence  Wilson,  Lucy  Walker,  M.  J.  White,  Geo. 
Polk,  H.  O.  Walker,  Josephine  Toby,  each,  50  cents;  Emma  Wilson, 
Mrs.  F.  H.  King,  Lois  Shuey,  each,  25  cents.  Total,  $56.25. 

Dr.  H.  V.  Anderson,  $4 ;  Mrs.  Anderson,  $2 ;  Luther  Anderson,  25 
cents ;  Prof.  C.  E.  Bigelow,  $15 ;  Lucile  Bigelow,  $2 ;  Mrs.  C.  E.  Bige¬ 
low,  $1 ;  S.  W.  Ellis,  75  cents ;  Lewis  N.  Ogden,  $1.50 ;  Lewis  N.  Ogden, 
Jr.,  25  cents;  B.  C.  Haworth,  $7;  Mrs.  B.  C.  Haworth,  $6;  Francis 
Haworth,  $1.50 ;  Katherine  Haworth,  and  Chloe  Haworth,  each,  25  cents ; 
E.  A.  Kauble,  $1 ;  Vera  Endsley,  Helen  Riggs,  each,  25  cents ;  Mrs. 
Mabel  Cooper,  $1 ;  Eunice  Porterfield,  25  cents ;  R.  M.  Porterfield,  $10 ; 
W.  A.  Bandy,  50  cents ;  Stella  Beals,  Emma  White,  each,  25  cents ; 
Garrett  White,  Helen  Moore,  each,  50  cents ;  H.  C.  Fabert,  $1.50 ;  W. 
II.  Nickerson,  $2 ;  Richard  Davis,  25  cents ;  Cora  Davis,  50  cents ; 
Walter  Arthur,  $1;  Mary  Evinger,  10  cents;  Mrs.  E.  J.  Connely,  25 
cents ;  C.  E.  Pollard,  $2 ;  Mrs.  Eginton,  25  cents ;  Silas  Hutton,  50 
cents,  Olis  Merrit,  25  cents  ;  Dr.  D.  R.  Seneff,  $5;  May  Prinnell,  $1  ; 


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T.  B.  Kelsey,  25  cents ;  Stanley  Shaffer,  50  cents ;  Nettie  Fogler,  $1 ; 
May  Hancock,  $5 ;  W.  Beasley,  W.  B.  Elliot,  each,  $1 ;  Laura  Elliot, 
50  cents;  Bertha  Merrit,  25  cents;  Geneva  Nichols,  .$2;  Ina  Nichols, 
50  cents;  Bess  Garver,  $2;  A.  H.  Garver,  $5;  L.  A.  Garver,  $1.50; 
Mrs.  M.  J.  Parcels,  50  cents  ;  W.  H.  Armentrout,  J.  H.  Moore,  each,  $1 ; 
J.  J.  Pinnell,  50  cents ;  H.  P.  Mills,  $1.50 ;  R.  G.  Catron,  $1 ;  Lizzie 
Laws,  $15 ;  Lela  Seneff.  $3.50 ;  Hattie  B.  Perigo,  $1 ;  Lewis  Perigo,  $2 ; 
Mrs.  Swickard,  50  cents ;  E.  T.  Pinnell,  Mrs.  Pinnell,  each,  $5 ;  May 
Petty,  $2 ;  Sunday  school,  $10 ;  Sam  Spellbring,  $10 ;  Mrs.  Spellbring, 
$5 ;  H.  E.  Spellbring,  $1  ;  E.  R.  Connely,  $3  ;  Mrs.  Connely,  $1 ;  Hazel 
Brown,  50  cents;  Mrs.  ,T.  R.  Sliuey,  $1.50;  R.  C.  Catron,  $20;  Ethel 
Catron,  25  cents;  Inez  Sachs,  $6;  Rev.  S.  Mills  and  wife,  $11.50;  Ralph 
Cooley,  $2:  Prof.  Leroy  Milton,  $1;  Leonard  Parcells,  $1.50;  ,T.  B. 
Showers,  $5 :  Mrs.  R.  O.  Swickard,  50  cents ;  Lissa  Buscoe,  $2.50 ;  M. 
M.  Hoover,  $1 ;  Dr.  R.  Piper,  Edith  Piper,  each,  50  cents ;  G.  S.  Chit¬ 
tenden.  $1;  Julia  Phillips,  Mary  Phillips,  each,  $2;  Elva  Dawson,  $1.50; 
IJ.  O.  Walker,  50  cents  Carrol  Daugherty,  $1 ;  Mrs.  Daugherty,  $2  :  Pres. 
B.  F.  Daugherty,  $2;  E.  R.  Shuey,  $11;  Sarah  Smith.  $4;  Lois  Shuey, 
$1.25;  Josephine  M.  Tobey,  $2:  Harriet  Tobey.  25  cents;  Kate  Cooley, 
$1 ;  May  Cooley.  50  cents ;  Prof.  W.  R.  Cooley,  $0 ;  Mrs.  B.  F.  Wilson, 
$2.50  ;  Emma  Wilson,  $1.50  ;  Florence  Wilson.  $2  ;  B.  F.  Wilson,  $1  :  Ella 
Pepple,  25  cents ;  W.  E.  Pepple,  50  cents ;  Effie  Pepple,  Lizzie  Pepple, 
each,  25  cents;  Jos.  Walker,  25  cents;  May  J.  While,  50  cents;  Lucy 
Walker,  M.  E.  Rider,  C.  E.  Rider,  each,  $2 ;  Castle  Rider,  75  cents ; 
L.  A.  Rider.  Mrs.  L.  A.  Rider,  each,  $5 ;  Donavan  Rider,  50  cents ; 
Prof.  W.  R.  Shuey,  $5. 


WESTFIELD  CIRCUIT— G.  W.  Reid,  Pastor. 

Liberty  Class. — Burt  Brown.  Detta  Richardson,  S.  R.  Goble,  W.  A. 
Stewart,  John  Richardson,  Franklin  Johns,  A.  C.  Ingram,  each,  $1 ; 
Mrs.  A.  C.  Ingram,  L.  M.  Landrus,  Marion  Dallas,  Jane  Newell,  Lizzie 
Ingram,  Thomas  Newell,  John  Dallas,  each,  50  cents;  M.  C.  Brown, 
G.  W.  Fitzspatrick,  Sara  Robinson,  Alberta  Johns,  each,  25  cents. 
Total  for  class,  $11.50. 

Fairview  Class. — James  Lippencott,  Wm.  Woodburn.  Rose  Stockline, 
each,  $1 ;  Charity  Mayfield,  Clias.  Mayfield,  S.  J.  Closson,  Dot  Yana¬ 
way,  M.  A.  Richardson.  I.  W.  Yanaway,  each,  50  cents;  H.  L.  May- 
field,  Sam  Sidwell,  L.  W.  Frizzell,  Alvy  Woodburn,  H.  Woodburn, 
Kathryn  Frizzell,  America  Deverick,  Jacob  Yanaway,  B.  Yanaway,  Nora 
Frizzell,  each,  25  cents ;  Liland  Yanaway,  35  cents  Ruth  Yanawav,  10 
cents ;  General  collection.  $298.  Total  for  class,  $12.38. 

W  eaver  Class. — C.  R.  Lowe,  David  Monts,  James  Comer,  John  Lippin- 
.  cott,  each,  $1 ;  M.  A.  Woodburn,  John  Jenkins,  Will  Able,  John  Me- 
Morris,  James  Hutton,  Owen  Brandenburg,  Carrie  Richardson,  each,  50 
cents ;  L.  W.  Woodburn,  Chas.  Lippincott,  Lun  Squires,  Wm.  Price, 
Trill  Brandenburg.  Agnes  Able,  Emma  McConnell,  each,  25  cents.  Spe¬ 
cial  collection,  $2.50.  Total.  $11.75. 

Salisbury  Class. — -Mat  Malcom.  D.  N.  Brown,  Wm.  Gosset.  Sarah 
Beck,  Alice  Rhue,  each,  $1 ;  Ave  Brown.  50  cents :  Emmie  Hedges,  Jas. 
Patterson.  Eliza  Abernathy,  AY.  L.  Leno,  Nancy  Malcom,  Edgar  Braden, 
each,  25  cents.  Total  for  class,  $7.00. 

On  home  missions,  $27 ;  balance  to  be  applied  to  other  conference 
claims — $21. 

Grand  total,  $42.63. 


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W.  E.  Anderson. 
A  vena,  Ill. 


8.  B.  Allen,  Deceased. 


G.  W.  Ball, 
Olney,  Ill. 


C.  W.  Bauman, 
Prairieton,  Ind. 


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Historical  Sketches. 


ANDERSON,  W.  E.,  was  born  in  Washington  County,  Illinois, 
November  24,  1839.  He  joined  Southern  Illinois  Annual  Confer¬ 
ence  in  1881;  was  ordained  in  1884  at  Mt.  Nebo,  Illinois,  by  Bishop 
E.  B.  Kephart,  and  served  as  an  itinerant  for  twenty-two  years. 

BALL,  G.  W.,  was  born  February  8,  1867,  in  Virginia.  Was 
educated  in  the  common  schools  and  converted  in  east  Tennessee, 
1887.  Entered  the  ministry  at  Terre  Haute,  Indiana,  and  joined 
the  conference,  1898.  He  has  served  the  following  charges:  Bre- 
vort  Mission,  Eairview  Mission,  Bluford  charge,  Edgewood 
charge,  Beecher  charge,  Greenup  and  Mt.  Carmel  charges,  and 
Olney  Circuit.  During  the  nine  years  he  has  been  associated  with 
the  conference,  about  425  souls  have  been  added  to  the  Church. 

BAUMAN,  C.  W.,  was  born  January  5,  1864,  in  Richland 
County,  Illinois,  and  joined  the  conference  at  Terre  Haute,  Indi¬ 
ana,  Bishop  Castle,  presiding.  He  has  traveled  the  following  cir¬ 
cuits:  Jewitt,  one  year;  Bird’s,  two  years;  Bluford,  two  years; 
Flora,  two  years;  Prairieton,  one  year.  Received  into  the  Church 
261  members;-  has  built  two  new  parsonages  and  is  rebuilding  a 
church. 

BELL,  J.  A.,  was  born  November  23,  1859,  south  of  Oakland 
City,  Indiana.  He  was  converted,  March  29,  1884,  and  joined  the 
quarterly  conference,  September  28,  1889.  August  29,  1890,  was 
admitted  to  the  Indiana  Annual  Conference  and  appointed  to  his 
first  charge,  Marengo  Circuit.  He  afterward  served  Alfordsville, 
one  year;  Odon,  three  years;  Oakland  City,  three  years,  and  Mt. 
Vernon  Station,  three  years,  witnessing  in  that  time  over  two 
thousand  conversions.  He  is  serving  his  fourth  year  at  Mt. 
Vernon. 

BOLEY,  Edward,  was  born  in  Richland  County,  Illinois,  July 
19,  1861.  His  educational  advantages  were  such  as  the  district 
and  smaller  graded  schools  afforded  at  the  time,  and  in  1880  an 
attendance  at  the  National  Normal  at  Lebanon,  Ohio.  He  was 
converted  in  1895,  and  his  first  license  to  preach  was  signed  by 
Rev.  S.  Mills  the  following  year.  With  local  license  he  filled  out 
one-half  year  of  home  circuit  by  appointment  of  P.  E.  Branden¬ 
burg.  Joined  Lower  Wabash  Conference  at  Clay  City,  Indiana,  in 


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J.  A.  Bell, 

Mt.  Vernon,  111. 


E.  Bo  ley, 
Olney,  Ill. 


,T.  L.  Brandenburg.  D.  Bussard,  Deceased. 


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1897.  Bishop  Weaver  presided  at  this  conference,  as  he  also  did 
at  time  of  ordination  at  Olney,  Illinois,  three  years  later.  lie  has 
served  the  following  charges :  A  vena,  Flora,  Olney,  Sumner,  and 
Browns  with  a  creditable  number  of  conversions  and  accessions 
upon  every  charge,  except  one. 

BRANDENBURG,  J.  L.,  was  born  in  Harrison  County,  Indi- 
'ana,  August  8,  1846.  He  entered  the  Lower  Wabash  Conference 
in  1876,  and  was  ordained  in  1880.  Of  the  thirty-one  years  of 
active  ministry,  seventeen  were  spent  as  pastor,  fourteen  as  pre¬ 
siding  elder,  and  one  as  evangelist;  was  also  a  member  of  the  fol¬ 
lowing  General  Conferences:  York,  Pennsylvania,  1889;  Dayton, 
Ohio,  1893;  Toledo,  Iowa,  1897;  Frederick,  Maryland,  1901;  To¬ 
peka,  Kansas,  1905. 

BUSSARD,  David,  was  born  1832,  and  died  November  20,  1902. 
He  was  licensed  to  preach  in  1867,  and  ordained  in  1884.  He  com¬ 
menced  active  work  in  1865,  and  has  traveled  the  following 
charges:  Cumberland,  Grand  Turn,  Richland,  Farmersburg,  Mid- 
dlebury,  Mill  Creek,  Oblong,  Browns,  Mt.  Nebo,  Bluford,  Brevort, 
Reservoir,  and  Flat  Rock. 

CONNETT,  J.  B.,  was  born  March  19,  1860,  at  Bluffton,  Indi¬ 
ana.  He  entered  the  ministry  in  the  United  Brethren  Church  in 
1885,  and  has  traveled  the  following  charges  in  Lower  Wabash 
Conference:  Edgar  Mission,  one  year;  Paris  and  Vermilion,  two 
years;  Terre  Haute,  First  Church,  six  years;  Westfield,  three 
years;  Casey,  one  year.  He  has  been  presiding  elder  nine  years, 
and  is  beginning  the  tenth  year  of  district  work. 

DUNCAN,  W.  L.,  was  born  in  Terre  Haute,  Indiana,  May  3, 
1871.  His  education  was  that  of  the  common  schools.  At  the  age 
of  twenty  he  was  converted  in  a  meeting  at' Westfield,  Illinois. 
He  joined  the  United  Brethren  Church  and  entered  Westfield  Col¬ 
lege  for  three  years.  In  1892  lie  was  given  quarterly  conference 
license  by  T.  D.  Spyker,  the  presiding  elder.  He  received  annual 
conference  license  in  1894,  Bishop  N.  Castle,  and  was  ordained  by 
Bishop  Weaver  in  Olney,  Illinois,  September  9,  1900.  Lie  served 
the  following  charges:  Westfield,  nine  months;  Otterbein,  one 
year;  Metropolis,  one  year;  Ashmore,  one  year;  Mt.  Vernon  Sta¬ 
tion,  two  years;  Olney,  three  years;  Casey,  one  year;  Argenta, 
four  months;  Mullinville  and  Ohio  Station,  one  year,  and  is  now 
pastor  of  Belmont  United  Brethren  Church,  Dayton,  Ohio.  Since 
leaving  Westfield  College,  he  has  graduated  from  Oskaloosa  Col¬ 
lege,  Iowa,  and  is  now  a  Senior  in  the  Union  Biblical  Seminary, 
Dayton,  Ohio. 


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O.  J.  Bogard, 
Bluford,  Ill. 


L.  S.  Chittenden, 
Deceased. 


Henry  Clark, 
Deceased. 


J.  Coffman, 
Bluford,  Ill. 


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ELLIOTT,  Viola,  was  born  in  Hancock  County,  Ohio,  January 
10,  1857.  Was  converted  at  the  age  of  ten,  and  licensed  to  preach 
at  an  annual  conference  held  in  Iriquois  County,  Illinois,  Septem¬ 
ber  18,  1898;  was  ordained  August  24,  1902.  Withdrew  from  the 
Radical  and  united  with  the  Liberal  Branch  of  United  Brethren 
at  Vermilion,  Illinois,  September,  1905.  She  traveled  Lewis  Cir¬ 
cuit  the  following  year.  August  31,  1906,  was  received  into  the  an¬ 
nual  conference  and  returned  to  Lewis  Circuit.  Previous  to 
uniting  with  this  conference  she  had  traveled  as  pastor  or  assistant 
pastor  seven  years. 

ELLIOTT,  W.  LI.,  was  born  in  Hillsdale  County,  Michigan, 
March  8,  1858;  was  converted  at  the  age  of  thirteen,  and  licensed 
to  preach  at  an  annual  conference  held  in  Lenewa  County,  Mich¬ 
igan,  September  13,  1889.  Was  ordained  August  28,  1892.  Served 
as  pastor  eleven  years;  as  presiding  elder,  four  years.  Eor  the 
past  two  years  he  has  been  unable  to  take  any  active  work  in  the 
ministry  because  of  paralysis.  At  the  present  conference  he  dis¬ 
connected  himself  from  the  Radical  Branch  and  united  with  the 
Liberal  Branch  of  the  United  Brethren  Church. 

FOWLER,  J.  C.,  was  born  in  Jackson  County,  Indiana,  January 
2,  1862.  He  was  converted  when  seventeen  years  of  age  and  joined 
the  United  Brethren  Church  at  Leeper  Chapel,  New  Hebron  Cir¬ 
cuit,  in  Crawford  County,  Illinois.  He  served  his  home  church 
as  class  leader  and  superintendent  of  the  Sunday  school.  He  was 
licensed  to  preach  by  the  quarterly  conference  at  New  Hebron, 
Illinois,  May  15,  1886,  Rev.  J.  G.  Shuey,  presiding  elder.  He 
was  admitted  as  a  member  of  Lower  Wabash  Conference,  Septem¬ 
ber  28,  1887,  and  was  ordained  by  Bishop  J.  Weaver,  August  26, 
1891.  He  has  traveled  twenty-one  consecutive  years  as  pastor  of 
the  following  fields  of  labor:  Hugger  Mission,  one  year;  Reser¬ 
voir  Circuit,  two  years;  Mt.  Zion  Circuit,  three  years;  Paris  Sta¬ 
tion,  three  years;  Oblong  Circuit,  one  year;  Metropolis  Station, 
two  years;  Galton  Station,  two  years;  Casey  Station,  three  years; 
St.  Francisville  Circuit,  three  years,  and  is  now  serving  his  second 
pastorate  at  Paris  Station,  having  just  been  returned  by  his  con¬ 
ference  for  the  second  year.  He  has  secured  three  good  parsonages 
and  built  five  churches,  one  of  which  was  just  completed  in  the 
city  of  Paris  last  year  at  a  cost  of  nearly  seven  thousand  dollars. 
He  has  received  into  the  Church  during  his  pastorate  1,425  mem¬ 
bers.  At  present  he  is  Branch  Home  Missionary  Treasurer  of 
Lower  Wabash  Conference. 

GIVENS,  William  Manson,  was  born  in  Claiborne  County, 
Tennessee,  June  8,  1828.  His  mother’s  name  was  McAnally,  a 


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\V.  L.  Duncan. 


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niece  of  Dr.  Charles  McAnally,  a  prominent  minister  of  the  Meth¬ 
odist  Episcopal  Church.  With  his  parents,  he  moved  to  Edgar 
County,  Illinois,  when  eight  years  old.  He  received  a  common- 
school  education,  which  was  very  common  at  that  time.  At  the 
age  of  fourteen  he  was  converted.  In  1846  he  went  to  Mexico  as  a 
soldier;  in  1850,  to  California  to  dig  gold;  in  1855,  he  united  with 
the  United  Brethren  Church;  in  1856,  was  presented  to  preach; 
in  1857,  was  received  into  the  Wabash  Conference,  and  in  1858, 
became  a  charter  member  of  the  Lower  Wabash  Conference.  In 
1860  he  was  ordained  and  appointed  to  Center  Point  Circuit, 
which  he  served  for  three  consecutive  years,  during  which  time 
there  were  added  to  the  Church  two  hundred  and  fifty  members.  He 
was  elected  presiding  elder  two  consecutive  years.  In  1865  he  was 
sent  to  Terre  Haute,  where  he  served  as  pastor  for  two  years,  and 
contracted  for  the  building  of  a  frame  church  on  the  site  where 
the  First  Church  now  stands.  During  his  pastorate  at  Terre  Haute, 
there  were  one  hundred  and  seventy-five  added  to  the  Church.  In 
the  fall  of  1866  he  was  sent  to  Westfield  College  as  pastor.  He 
served  one  year,  during  which  time  ninety-two  were  received  into 
the  Church.  He  was  then  returned  to  Terre  Haute  for  two  years, 
and  received  one  hundred  and  forty  members  into  the  Church. 
In  1870  he  was  returned  to  Center  Point,  where  he  served  for  two 
years,  at  the  end  of  which  time  he  located.  In  1877  he  was  elected 
presiding  elder,  which  position  he  held  for  ten  consecutive  years, 
during  which  time  he  was  elected  delegate  to  the  General  Confer¬ 
ence  three  consecutive  terms.  He  has  held  a  local  relation  for  the 
last  seventeen  years,  owing  to  family  affliction.  He  is  now  living 
practically  retired,  yet  deeply  interested  in  the  future  of  the 
Church  of  his  choice. 

GRIFFIN,  Robert,  joined  the  Lower  Wabash  Conference  in 
1898.  He  attended  school  at  the  Christian  Union  College,  Dan¬ 
ville,  Indiana;  Westfield  College,  Westfield,  Illinois,  and  Colorado 
College,  Colorado  Springs,  Colorado.  He  has  served  the  following 
fields:  Greenup,  Union,  Redmon,  Mt.  Vernon,  Sumner,  Loogootee, 
and  Center  Point.  Five  hundred  and  seventy  members  have  been 
received  into  the  Church. 

ILALBERSTADT,  Wm.  H.,  was  born  in  Sullivan  County,  Indi¬ 
ana,  April  2,  1867.  His  educational  advantages  were  that  of  the 
common  schools.  He  was  first  converted  in  a  Methodist  Episcopal 
revival  held  in  the  county  schoolhouse  when  about  fourteen  years 
of  age.  Five  years  later,  with  his  wife,  united  with  the  United 
Brethren  Church  at  Nyes  Chapel,  and  was  given  quarterly  con¬ 
ference  license,  June  23,  1894,  at  Old  Union,  by  Rev.- S.  Mills. 
Entered  the  annual  conference  at  Paris,  Illinois,  September  11, 


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.T.  C.  Fowler,  Paris,  Ill. 


W.  M.  Givens. 


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189G.  Ordained  at  Olney,  Illinois,  September  5,  1900,  by  Bishop 
Weaver,  the  last  class  he  ever  ordained.  Has  served  Oaktown 
Mission,  four  years;  Galton,  two  years;  Robinson,  two  years. 
Total  added  to  the  Church,  so  far  as  a  record  has  been  kept,  231, 
Being  a  student,  he  has  acquired  a  library  of  over  four  hundred 
volumes. 

HALL,  C.  A.,  was  born  at  Mt.  Vernon,  Illinois,  April  10,  1873. 
He  was  converted  and  joined  the  United  Brethren  Church  in  1896. 
Was  admitted  to  the  Lower  Wabash  Conference  in  1903,  and 
served  the  following  charges:  Oak  Grove  Mission,  Mt.  Nebo,  Ver- 
gennes,  and  Sumner  circuits.  His  service  has  resulted  in  three 
hundred  and  fifty-five  conversions  and  two  hundred  and  ninety- 
five  accessions. 

HARBERT,  W.  C.,  was  born  in  Clark  County,  Illinois,  May  21, 
1856.  Joined  the  Lower  Wabash  Conference  in  1888,  at  which 
time  he  was  a  student  in  Westfield  College.  The  following  year 
he  accepted  a  charge,  and  has  traveled  eighteen  successive  years 
as  pastor  of  different  fields  of  labor.  Was  ordained  by  Bishop 
Mathews  in  1891. 

HAWKINS,  John  Andrew,  was  born  March  16,  1859;  converted 
January,  1872;  received  Bachelor’s  Degree  in  1877,  and  Master’s 
Degree  in  1880  from  Depauw  University.  From  1881  to  1885  he 
studied  philosophy  in  Princeton  College,  and  completed  the  sem¬ 
inary  course  in  Union  Theological  Seminary,  New  York  City. 
From  1885  to  1894  he  engaged  in  business.  April  2,  1889,  he  mar¬ 
ried  Miss  Mary  M.  Moffett.  In  1894  entered  Lower  Wabash  Con¬ 
ference.  From  1894  to  1897  served  Galton  Station,  Illinois.  From 
1897  to  1903,  college  pastor  and  president,  Westfield  College.  In 
1903-04  served  Casey  Station,  and  at  present  is  serving  as  presiding 
elder. 

HAYCOCK,  W.  O.,  was  converted  and  joined  the  United  Breth¬ 
ren  Church  in  southern  Indiana,  January,  1891.  He  joined  the 
Lower  Wabash  Conference  in  1894,  and  was  ordained  in  1901.  He 
has  traveled  the  following  charges:  Pulaski  Mission,  one  year; 
Vergennes,  two  years;  Brown’s,  three  years;  Parkersburg,  three 
years;  Yale,  two  years;  Flora,  two  years.  Three  hundred  and 
ninety-one  members  have  been  received  into  the  Church. 

KEAGY,  Samuel,  was  born  in  Pennsylvania,  April  3,  1825,  and 
died  December  6,  1901.  He  joined  the  Lower  Wabash  Conference 
in  1864,  and  traveled  a  number  of  years  as  an  itinerant  in  that 
conference. 


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R.  Griffin. 


M.  Hail,  Deceased. 
Charter  Member  of  Conference. 


W.  H.  Halberstadt, 
Robinson,  Ill. 


C.  A.  Hall, 
Sumner,  111. 


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KING,  F.  II.,  was  born  at  Martinsville,  Illinois,  January  27, 
1876.  Was  educated  in  the  common  school  and  two  years  in  col¬ 
lege.  He  was  converted  in  1904  and  received  quarterly  conference 
license  at  Westfield,  Illinois.  Served  Chesterville  Station  nine 
months  and  has  added  one  hundred  and  fourteen  to  the  Church 
this  year.  Has  completed  a  twelve-hundred-dollar  parsonage. 

KETTKING,  P.  F.,  pastor  of  Second  Church,  Terre  Haute, 
Indiana,  was  born  in  Stark  County,  Ohio,  April  19,  1858,  and 
moved  with  his  parents  to  Illinois  in  the  spring  of  1861,  and. 
later  to  Martinsville,  Clark  County,  Illinois.  His  early  boyhood 
days  were  spent  in  the  public  schools.  Later  in  life,  two  years 
were  spent  in  Westfield  College.  He  was  converted  in  the  winter 
of  1874,  under  the  labors  of  Kev.  Wm.  Green.  Was  united  in 
marriage  to  Alma  Adams,  August  31,  1879.  Entered  the  ministry 
in  the  year  of  1887  at  a  quarterly  meeting  held  by  Kev.  S. 
Bussard,  July  9.  One  year  later  he  was  received  into  the 
Lower  Wabash  Annual  Conference  by  Bishop  J.  Hickson, 
at  Westfield,  Illinois,  and  ordained  by  Bishop  J.  S.  Mills,  Sep¬ 
tember  13,  1896.  He  has  served  the  following  charges  (all  in 
Lower  Wabash  Conference)  :  St.  Francisville  Circuit,  three  years; 
Pulaski  Mission,  two  years;  Annapolis  Circuit,  three  years;  Uol- 
son  Circuit,  four  years;  Terre  Haute,  Second  Church,  six  years 
and  entering  on  the  seventh  year.  Keceived  into  the  Church  dur¬ 
ing  these  eighteen  years,  one  thousand  three  hundred  and  one. 

>  * 

• 

LENOX,  M.  W.,  was  born  in  Sciota  County,  Ohio,  November 
26,  1838.  Was  licensed  to  preach  at  a  quarterly  meeting  held  by 
Chas.  Jones  on  Westfield  Circuit  in  1878.  He  has  served  a  number 
of  charges  as  pastor,  and  was  a  very  successful  evangelist,  assist¬ 
ing  in  from  six  to  nine  meetings  every  year. 

LONG,  Samuel  Edward,  was  born  1868,  joined  the  United 
Brethren  Church  in  1879,  taught  in  the  public  schools  of  Indiana 
from  1887  to  1891.  He  graduated  from  Westfield  College  with 
the  degree  of  B.S.  in  1899;  having  spent  one  year  in  HePauw 
University.  Keceived  the  degree  of  M.S.,  1903,  and  completed 
post-graduate  studies  for  which  he  received  the  degree  of  A.M., 
1906.  He  .was  licensed  to  preach,  1889;  joined  Lower  Wabash  An¬ 
nual  Conference,  1891,  and  was  ordained  in  1894.  Entered  the 
active  ministry  in  1892,  and  has  served  the  following  charges: 
Prairieton  Circuit,  1892-93  to  1895-96;  Casey  Station,  1895-96  to 
1898-99 ;.  Paris  Station,  1898-99;  Casey  Station,  1899-00;  Terre 
Haute,  First  Church,  1900-01  to  present  time. 


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W.  C.  Harbert, 
Olnev,  Ill. 


Alexander  Helton,  Deceased. 
Charter  Member  of  Conference. 


Samuel  Keagy, 
Deceased. 


F.  H.  King, 
Westfield,  Ill. 


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MARKLEY,  A.  D.,  was  born  in  Wayne  County,  Ohio,  February 
13,  1849.  With  his  parents  he  came  to  Indiana  in  1804.  Was  con¬ 
verted  and  joined  the  United  Brethren  Church  in  1878.  His  edu¬ 
cational  advantages  were  the  common  schools  of  Ohio  and  Indiana 
and  the  high  school  and  State  Normal  of  Indiana.  Taught  in 
the  common  schools  of  Indiana  eleven  years.  Entered  the  min¬ 
istry  in  1890,  and  was  given  quarterly  conference  license.  The  next 
year  he  received  annual  conference  license.  Has  traveled  the  fol¬ 
lowing  charges :  Clay  City,  two  years ;  Centerville,  one  year ;  Clay 
City,  one  year;  New  Goshen,  three  years;  Center  Point,  one  year; 
Mt.  Zion,  two  years;  New  Goshen,  five  years,  and  is  now  assigned 
to  Black  Hawk  charge.  During  his  fifteen  years  of  service,  nearly 
six  hundred  members  have  been  added  to  the  Church. 

McCREERY,  J.  T.,  was  born  in  Carroll  County,  Ohio,  January 
2,  1861.  In  1865  he  moved  with  his  parents  to  Owen  County,  In¬ 
diana,  and  was  brought  up  on  a  farm.  His  educational  advantages 
were  that  of  the  common  school,  the  local  normal  at  Spencer,  Indi¬ 
ana,  and  Central  Normal  College,  Danville,  Indiana.  Seven  years 
were  spent  in  teaching.  He  became  a  Christian  at  the  age  of  fif¬ 
teen,  and  in  1891  entered  the  ministry  from  the  Lower  Wabash 
Conference  of  the  United  Brethren  Church,  and  has  continued  in 
active  work  sixteen  successive  years,  traveling  the  following  fields : 
Bluford  and  Mt.  Vernon,  seven  years;  Oblong  and  Robinson,  six 
years,  and  Olney,  three  years.  During  these  years  of  service  he 
has  added  eight  hundred  to  the  Church  and  had  one  thousand  one 
hundred  conversions. 

McIVER,  I.  S.,  was  born  in  Dubois  County,  Indiana,  August 
25,  1867.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of  Indiana. 
Was  taken  into  the  ministry  in  1889,  at  Knox  County,  Indiana. 
He  served  the  following  charges :  Calhoun  Circuit,  Bird’s  Circuit, 
Yale  Circuit,  Brookfield  Circuit,  and  has  added  one  hundred  and 

twenty-five  to  the  Church. 

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MILLS,  Samuel,  was  born  on  the  present  site  of  Huntings- 
burg,  Indiana,  June  14,  1831,  of  Catholic  parents.  Reared  on  a 
farm  in  Knox  County,  Indiana,  and  educated  in  the  common 
schools.  Converted  in  1847.  Taught  common  school  seven  years; 
was  licensed  to  exhort  by  James  Griffith,  presiding  elder,  in  Octo¬ 
ber,  1857.  Licensed  to  preach  by  Thomas  Hamilton  May,  1858, 
while  on  Edwardsport  Mission  as  junior  circuit  preacher-  under 
Rev.  Eziel  Jackson.  In  September,  1858,  was  assigned  to  Mace¬ 
donia  Mission  and  was  returned  in  March,  1859.  His  next  charge 
was  Massac,  Mississippi,  then  Flora,  Mississippi.  In  March,  1862, 
to  New  Hebron  Circuit.  In  1863,  was  elected  presiding  elder,  and 


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.Mrs.  M.  W.  Lenox, 
Casey,  Ill. 


8.  E.  Long, 
Terre  Haute,  Ind. 


A.  D.  Markley, 
Terre  Haute,  Ind. 


J.  T.  McCreerv, 
Olney,  Ill. 


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was  continued  as  presiding  elder  and  agent  of  Westfield  College  for 
thirty-four  years.  Being  unable  to  endure  the  excessive  toils  on 
a  district,  was,  by  request,  assigned  to  a  circuit  for  two  years,  and 
then  to  Paris  Station  for  three  years.  Because  of  failing  health, 
he  took  a  superannuated  relation  after  traveling  for  forty-six  con¬ 
ference  years  consecutively.  In  1858,  with  J.  P.  Shuey  and  J.  C. 
Steward,  was  on  the  first  committee  to  secure  a  college  in  the  con¬ 
ferences  of  Upper  and  Lower  Wabash.  Was  a  trustee  of  Westfield 
College  thirty-one  years,  and  one  of  its  ten  charter  members. 
Secured  the  following  conference  charters :  Preachers’  Aid, 
Church  Erection,  Conference  boundary  lines,  and  the  Lower 
Wabash  Annual  Conference.  Was  elected  delegate  to  nine  suc¬ 
cessive  General  Conferences,  beginning  in  1865  and  by  the  General 
Conference  of  1889  elected  fraternal  delegate  to  the  A.  F.  M.  E. 
Church,  held  in  Jackson,  Tennessee.  Also  delegate  to  the  World’s 
Beligious  Congress,  held  in  Chicago,  Illinois,  1893.  Trustee  of 
the  United  Brethren  Publishing  House  sixteen  years  and  of  the 
Union  Biblical  Seminary,  four  years.  Conference  Secretary  or 
Assistant  Secretary  for  thirty-four  years.  Ordained  by  Bishop 
Edwards  in  *1861. 

MYERS,  C.  O.,  was  born  in  Fountain  County,  Indiana,  Feb¬ 
ruary  28,  1872.  He  is  the  son  of  Peter  and  Susan  Myers,  both 
natives  of  Indiana,  but  subsequently  moved  to  Illinois.  His  early 
boyhood  days  were  spent  on  a  farm  and  the  foundation  of  his  edu¬ 
cation  was  in  the  country  schools.  Afterward  he  completed  a 
course  in  Austin  College,  which  equipped  him  for  his  chosen  pro¬ 
fession.  He  taught  school,  studied  law,  and  for  five  years  was 
president  of  the  Jasper  County  Sunday-School  Association.  He 
joined  the  Lower  Wabash  Conference  at  Mt.  Vernon,  Illinois,  1901, 
and  was  ordained  at  Terre  Haute,  Indiana,  1907.  He  has  served 
the  following  charges,  Woodbury,  Greenup,  Beecher  City,  and  Ver- 
gennes,  with  honor  and  credit  to  the  denomination. 

MOORE,  J.  F.,  was  born  in  Llardin  County,  Kentucky,  August 
15,  1831.  His  educational  advantages  were  common  and  select 
schools,  and  ILartsville  University.  He  entered  the  ministry  in 
1854  and  traveled  two  years  before  the  division  of  the  Wabash  Con¬ 
ference.  At  Terre  Haute  he  organized  the  first  class  of  twenty- 
two  members  in  a  schoolhouse.  He  traveled  Rectorville  charge, 
New  Goshen,  New  Heburn,  Vermilion,  and  Terre  Haute  Mission 
Station.  His  health  failed  while  he  was  at  Terre  Haute  Mission, 
and  he  afterwards  did  a  number  of  years’  work  as  agent  for  West- 
field  College.  He  spent  seven  years  in  the  financial  interest  of  the 
college.  He  received  his  first  license  as  an  exhorter  in  1854,  signed 
by  J.  P.  Smith;  was  licensed  to  preach  by  W.  C.  Smith,  1855;  re- 


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I,  S.  Mclver. 


s. 


Mills. 


C.  O.  Myers, 
Vergennes,  Ill. 


J.  F.  Moore, 
Holton,  Kan. 


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ceived  first  annual  conference  license,  1856,  and  was  ordained 
April  4,  1859,  by  Bishop  D.  Edwards. 

MUNCIE,  W.  R.,  was  born  in  Clay  County,  Indiana,  July  1, 
1849.  He  was  first  licensed  to  preach  by  the  New  Light  Church, 
or  Christian  connection,  in  1872.  He  severed  his  connection  with 
that  organization  in  1876,  united  with  the  United  Brethren,  and 
was  licensed  by  a  quarterly  conference  held  on  Center  Point  in 
the  same  year.  He  was  licensed  by  the  Lower  Wabash  Conference, 
September  26,  1877,  and  ordained  by  the  same  conference,  October 
6,  1880,  each  session  being  held  at  Center  Point,  Indiana.  His 
educational  advantages  were  that  of  the  common  and  select 
schools  in  Indiana  at  that  time,  and  afterwards  nearly  two  years 
in  Union  Christian  College,  and  one  term  in  Asbury  University. 
He  entered  upon  his  work  in  1880,  and  has  been  an  active  itinerant 
for  twenty-six  years.  During  that  time  he  has  filled  the  following 
charges:  Aveola  Mission,  Reservoir,  Terre  Haute,  Wise  Station, 
Daggerth,  Clay  City,  Bowling  Green,  Yale,  Centerville,  Redmond, 
New  Goshen,  Union,  Loogootee,  Lovey  Point,  Annapolis,  St.  Fran- 
cisville,  Flora,  Oakhill,  Newman,  Marshall,  and  at  present  is  pas¬ 
tor  of  Vermilion  charge. 

MUSSELMAN,  Mrs.  II.  J.,  was  born  in  Washington  County, 
Indiana,  May  10,  1856.  She  spent  three  years  in  high  school  at 
Rock  Island,  Illinois.  Was  converted  in  1882,  and  joined  the  con¬ 
ference  at  Paris,  Illinois,  in  1891.  Traveled  as  conference  evan¬ 
gelist  six  years  in  the  following  conferences:  Lower  Wabash, 
Central  Illinois,  and  Upper  Wabash.  As  pastor  on  the  following 
charges:  Vergennes,  Sullivan,  Island  Grove,  Clarksburg,  New 
Hebron,  Parkersburg.  Also  Streeter  and  Teheren  in  the  Central 
Illinois  Conference.  There  have  been  over  fifteen  hundred  acces¬ 
sions  and  nearly  twenty-six  hundred  professions  in  the  many  meet¬ 
ings  she  held.  Over  seventy-three  thousand  pastoral  visits  were 
made. 

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MILLER,  L.  E.,  was  born  in  Wayne  County,  Ohio,  January  8,  . 
1864.  He  was  converted  and  joined  the  United  Brethren  Church 
in  1883,  joined  Lower  Wabash  Conference  at  Olney,  Illinois,  1900. 
Has  traveled  Vienna,  Lewis,  Ashmore,  and  Redmon  circuits.  He 
has  received  one  hundred  and  ninety  into  the  Church,  built  three 
churches  and  one  parsonage. 

NASH,  Rebecca  J.,  was  born  May  30,  1849,  in  Harrison  County, 
Indiana.  Her  early  educational  advantages  were  of  the  common 
school.  She  was  converted  at  the  age  of  thirty  and  entered  the 


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W.  R.  M  uncie, 
Paris,  Ill. 


Mrs.  H.  J.  Musselman, 
Parkersburg,  Ill. 


L.  E.  Miller, 
Borton,  Ill. 


Z.  Pease, 
Skelbyville,  Ill. 


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evangelistic  work  in  June,  1902.  In  1905  she  was  admitted  to  the 
Lower  Wabash  Conference,  held  at  Olney,  Illinois,  Bishop 
Mathews  presiding.  Has  served  Edgewood  and  Avena  circuits, 
and  was  assigned  to  Beecher  City  Circuit  in  1907.  About  sixty- 
five  members  have  been  added  to  the  Church. 

PEASE,  Z.,  was  born  in  Pike  County,  Illinois,  November  22, 
1846.  Was  converted  in  1861  in  the  same  county  and  State.  He 
left  school  at  an  early  age  to  volunteer  in  the  Union  Army.  Has 
traveled  sixteen  fields  of  labor  and  received  into  the  Church  about 
six  hundred  persons. 

PERKINS,  W.  L.,  was  born  in  Jackson  County,  Illinois,  Sep¬ 
tember  21,  1874.  He  attended  the  Southern  Illinois  State  Normal 
at  Carbondale,  Illinois,  and  Westfield  College.  He  was  converted 
in  1880  and  given  quarterly  conference  license  in  1902,  and  annual 
conference  license  at  Oblong,  Illinois,  Aug  29,  1902,  under  Bishop 
G.  M.  Mathews.  Ordained  at  Westfield,  Ill.,  1906,  Bishop  G.  M. 
Mathews  presiding.  He  has  traveled  Clay  City,  Paris  Mission,  and 
Casey  Station.  During  these  five  years  he  has  had  two  hundred  and 
eighty-nine  conversions  and  two  hundred  and  sixteen  accessions. 
He  succeeded  in  building  a  new  church  at  Saline  City,  Indiana, 
and  at  Paris,  Illinois,  had  a  new  building  well  under  way,  which 
was  finished  by  his  successor. 

PIERSON,  E.  M.,  was  born  in  Sullivan  County,  Indiana,  April 
22,  1857.  Was  converted  and  joined  the  Baptist  Church,  January, 
1874,  and  in  March,  1886,  united  with  the  United  Brethren  in 
Christ.  He  joined  the  Lower  Wabash  Conference  in  1892,  and 
has  served  the  following  charges:  Lockpoifi  Mission,  two  years; 
Island  Grove,  two  years;  Oblong  Circuit,  two  years;  Vermilion 
charge,  two  years ;  Center  Point  Circuit,  three  years ;  Summer  Cir¬ 
cuit,  three  years;  St.  Francisville  charge,  one  year. 

RICHEY,  T.  J.,  was  born  in  Sullivan  County,  Indiana,  August 
13,  1849.  He  traveled  and  preached  on  Concordia  charge,  Kansas, 
where  he  had  entered  the  ministry,  from  1891  until  1895,  when  he 
took  a  transfer  to  Lower  Wabash  Conference.  He  became  a  mem¬ 
ber  of  that  conference  in  1896,  and  has  traveled  in  the  conference 
as  follows:  Chesterville  Mission,  Oak  Hill,  Greenup,  Yale,  and  Mt. 
Zion  circuits.  The  last  two  years  he  served  at  Terre  Haute,  Third 
Church,  and  at  present  is  assigned  to  New  Goshen  circuit.  He 
received  his  quarterly  conference  license  from  Elder  S.  K.  Haskins, 
his  annual  conference  license  from  Bishop  Ilott,  and  was  ordained 
by  Bishop  Mathews. 


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W.  L.  Perkins, 
Casey.  Ill. 


E.  M.  Pierson, 

8t.  Francisville,  Ill. 


H.  S.  Reese, 
Ashmore,  Ill. 


G.  W.  Reid, 
Westfield,  Ill. 


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RIDER,  Aaron,  was  born  November  13,  1839,  and  died  May  12, 
1904.  He  was  converted  at  the  age  of  seventeen  and  joined  the 
Lower  Wabash  Conference  in  1884.  A  student  in  Westfield  Col¬ 
lege,  he  enlisted  in  the  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-Third  Regiment, 
Illinois  Volunteers,  in  the  famous  “Wilder  Brigade, ”  in  1862,  and 
served  to  the  close  of  the  war.  He  served  successively  the  follow¬ 
ing  charges:  Sullivan  Mission,  three  years;  Annapolis  Mission, 
one  year;  Toledo  Circuit,  one  year;  Redmon  Circuit,  two  years; 
Janesville  Circuit,  two  years;  Mt.  Erie  Circuit,  three  years;  Olney 
Circuit,  two  years;  Westfield  Circuit,  two  years;  Ashmore  Circuit, 
one  year;  Union  Circuit,  three  years,  Brownstown,  eight  months. 

SCHLOSSER,  S:,  was  born  in  Stark  County,  Ohio,  May  10, 
1832,  and  died  August  27,  1896.  He  joined  the  Lower  Wabash 
Conference  in  1873,  and  was  ordained  in  1878.  He  has  traveled 
the  following  charges:  New  Hebron  (two  times),  Annapolis,  Long 
Point,  Dolson,  Center  Point,  New  Goshen,  and  Prairieton. 

SHEETS,  Jacob,  was  born  at  Woodstock,  Virginia,  October  24, 
1828,  and  died  at  his  home  in  Vermilion,  Illinois,  September  2, 
1898.  He  was  converted  and  joined  the  Touted  Brethren  Church 
in  Virginia,  1848.  Before  going  West  he  traveled  as  an  itinerant 
for  the  United  Brethren  Church  in  the  Lower  Wabash  Conference. 
He  traveled  as  long  as  he  was  physically  able  and  was  very  suc¬ 
cessful. 

SITIDLER,  A.,  was  born  in  Holmes  County,  Ohio,  June  30, 
1847,  and  moved  to  Clay  County,  Indiana,  1859.  He  served  as  a 
soldier  in  the  Civil  War  two  years.  His  educational  advantages 
were  the  common  schools  of  Indiana.  He  was  converted  and 
joined  the  Church  in  1868;  entered  the  ministry  as  an  exhorter 
in  1877;  received  license  to  preach  in  1879;  joined  the  Lower 
Wabash  Conference  in  1884,  and  was  ordained  in  1889.  For  six¬ 
teen  years  he  has  done  active  work  and  traveled  the  following  cir¬ 
cuits  :  Reservoir,  Bowling  Green,  Beech,  Pleasantville,  Lewis,  Oak 
Hill,  Long  Point,  Galton,  and  Redmon.  He  has  had  a  goodly 
number  of  conversions  and  accessions. 

SPYKER,  Theodore  D.,  was  born  in  North  Woodbury,  Morrow 
County,  Ohio,  July  30,  1846.  His  parents  were  members  of  the 
Evangelical  Lutheran  Church  and  were  active,  in  church  work. 
They  moved  to  Wyandot  County,  Ohio,  in  1852,  where  he  received 
a  common  school  education.  He  was  converted  in  1859,  and  in 
1860  he  and  his  parents  became  members  of  the  United  Brethren 
Church.  He  moved  to  Marion,  Illinois,  in  1864,  and  received  his 
quarterly  conference  license  in  1869.  Joined  Lower  Wabash  Con- 


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T.  J.  Richey, 
Brazil,  Ind. 


A.  Rider, 
Deceased. 


N.  E.  Royer, 
Galton,  Ill. 


S.  Schlosser, 
Deceased. 


Con ference  Proceedin gs 

ference,  1878,  and  received  his  first  charge  in  1879.  Since  that 
time  he  has  served  Parkersburg,  Sumner,  Center  Point  circuits, 
Westfield  and  Paris  stations,  Westfield  District,  Terre  Haute  Dis¬ 
trict,  and  is  now  pastor  of  Oblong  Station. 

STOLTZ,  S.  O.,  was  born  August  22,  1861,  and  converted  at  the 
family  altar  in  1875.  He  joined  the  United  Brethren  Church  in 
1876,  and  the  Lower  Wabash  Conference  in  1897.  Was  ordained  in 
1900.  He  traveled  on  Bird’s  Circuit,  one  year;  St.  Francisville 
Circuit,  four  years;  Marshall  Circuit,  three  years,  and  is  now 
traveling  the  second  year  on  Hew  Hebron  Circuit. 

STIUE,  G.  L.,  was  born  February  23,  1879,  near  Sumner,  Illi¬ 
nois.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  and  was  a  teacher 
for  five  years,  during  which  time  he  took  work  in  Westfield  Col¬ 
lege.  He  joined  Lower  Wabash  Annual  Conference  in  1903,  and 
served  as  pastor  at  Robinson,  Illinois,  one  year,  at  the  close  of 
which  time  he  began  the  regular  course  in  Union  Biblical  Sem¬ 
inary,  from  which  institution  he  will  graduate  in  May,  1908. 

SEHEFF,  D.  R.,  was  born  near  Uormalville,  Fayette  County, 
Pennsylvania,  December  6,  1841.  At  the  close  of  the  War  of  the 
Rebellion  he  entered  Otterbein  University  as  a  student  and  for 
seven  years,  alternately,  pursued  his  studies  in  the  institution  and 
taught  in  the  common  schools.  He  taught  school  uninterruptedly 
for  twelve  years  in  Wayne  County,  Illinois.  He  entered  the 
active  ministry  in  1884  and  served  as  pastor  two  years  on  Mt. 
Erie  Circuit;  one  year  on  Olney  Circuit;  four  years  on  Westfield 
Station;  two  years  on  Center  Point  Circuit;  three  years  on  West- 
field  Station;  one  year  on  Marshall  Circuit,  and  ten  years  as  pre¬ 
siding  elder. 

SMITH,  Walton  Clayburn,  was  born  in  Frederick  County,  Vir¬ 
ginia,  September  23,  1822.  In  1833,  his  parents  emigrated  to  Ver¬ 
milion  County,  Indiana,  and  settled  near  Perrysville.  His  oppor¬ 
tunities  in  the  common  schools  were,  for  the  time,  good  up  to  the 
period  of  his  coming  to  Indiana;  afterward  very  limited;  so  that, 
when  impressed  to  p reach  the  gospel,  he  paused  to  devote  a  year  to 
study,  to  better  equip  himself  for  his  work.  At  the  age  of  eighteen 
years,  mainly  through  the  influence  of  his  mother’s  testimony  to 
the  saving  power  of  Christ,  given  at  a  Christmas  meeting,  he  was 
converted.  He  identified  himself  with  the  United  Brethren  Church. 
He  received  license  to  exhort  in  1846,  and  license  to  preach,  by^ 
quarterly  conference,  in  1847,  and  by  annual  conference  in  1848. 
He  was  assigned  his  first  pastoral  charge,  Concordia  Circuit,  lying 
in  Indiana,  in  1848.  In  1849,  he  was  assigned  to  Westfield  Circuit, 

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J.  Sheets, 
Deceased. 


J.  P.  Shuey, 

Charter  Member  of  Conference. 


J.  A.  Smith, 
Bluford,  Ill. 


P.  R.  Story, 
Deceased. 


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then  embracing  Clark  County  and  portions  of  Coles,  Edgar,  and 
Cumberland  counties,  in  Illinois.  Within  this  year  be  traveled 
four  thousand  miles  on  horseback,  preaching  300  times,  and  having 
125  conversions  and  accessions  to  the  Church.  In  1854,  upon  the 
conclusion  of  six  years  of  pastoral  work,  resulting  in  over  six 
hundred  conversions  and  accessions  to  the  Church,  he  was  elected 
presiding  elder.  In  the  year  1857,  the  Wabash  Conference  lost  its 
identity,  and  the  Upper  Wabash  and  Lower  Wabash  conferences 
took  their  places  on  the  Church  records  of  the  denomination. 
Brother  Smith  was  given  work  in  Lower  Wabash;  he  was  elected 
presiding  elder  and  assigned  to  Westfield  District.  His  willing 
spirit  in  work  for  the  Church,  and  wide  usefulness,  and  the  esti¬ 
mate  placed  upon  him  by  his  conference  and  the  Church,  appear 
in  part  by  the  following  enumeration:  He  was  recording  secre¬ 
tary  of  the  conference  fifteen  years p  presiding  elder,  eighteen 
years;  college  agent,  twenty-five  years;  missionary  treasurer,  forty- 
three  years.  He  was  elected  delegate  to  General  Conference  eight 
times;  was  four  years  a  membr  of  the  Board  of  Missions;  was 
eight  years  a  trustee  of  Union  Biblical  Seminary.  He  presided 
over  at  least  three  conferences  as  bishop  pro  tem.  He  stood  as  an 
itinerant  fifty-seven  years.  In  sixty-one  consecutive  years  he  did 
not  miss  a  single  session  of  his  conference.  With  him,  toil  was 
pleasure,  inactivity  pain.  On  the  evening  of  October  16,  1905,  in 
the  quiet  retreat  of  the  earthly  home  he  loved  so  well,  but  from 
which  duty  so  often  called  him,  he  peacefully  entered  into  the 
house  of  many  mansions. 

THOMS  OH,  Elizabeth,  was  born  in  Bichland  County,  Illinois, 
November  10,  1877.  Educated  in  the  public  school  and  attended 
the  State  Normal  of  Carbondale,  and  afterward  taught  for  over 
six  years,  three  years’  wTork  being  in  Woodford  County,  Illinois. 
She  was  converted  at  eighteen  years  of  age  and  entered  the  min- 
istrv  in  1907. 

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WATSON,  J.  P.,  was  born  in  Gibson  County,  Indiana,  April 

27,  1850.  He  was  converted  in  1861  and  joined  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church;  became  acquainted  with  the  United  Brethren 
Church  in  1887,  and  united  with  the  same  in  1890.  Was  licensed 
to  preach  at  Oakland  City  by  the  presiding  elder,  J.  M.  Fowler, 
October  3,  1891.  Joined  the  Indiana  Conference  at  Georgetown, 
Indiana,  August  24,  1892,  Bishop  J.  Dickson  presiding;  was  or¬ 
dained  three  years  later  at  Medora,  Indiana,  by  Bishop  E.  B.  Kep- 
hart.  He  traveled  the  White  Biver,  Marengo,  Brewersville,  and 
Paoli  circuits  in  Indiana  Conference,  during  which  time  he  re¬ 
ceived  two  hundred  and  twenty-three  into  the  Church,  and  had 
over  four  hundred  conversions,  and  baptized  one  hundred  and 


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A.  Shidler, 

T.  D.  Spyker 

Lewis,  Ind. 

Oblong,  Ills. 

J.  Cx.  Shuey, 
Deceased. 


W?  R.  Skuey, 
Westfield,  Ill. 


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three.  He  transferred  to  the  Lower  Wabash  Conference  and  has 
traveled  Union  Circuit,  Loogootee,  Mt.  Vernon,  Vermilion,  and 
Flora  Station.  While  in  this  conference  he  has  had  a  total  of 
more  than  a  thousand  conversions,  accessions,  and  baptisms. 

WATSON,  M.  L.,  was  born  February  5,  1873,  in  Gibson  County, 
Indiana.  His  early  educational  advantages  were  good,  having 
graduated  in  the  common  branches  at  the  age  of  seventeen.  He 
was  converted  at  the  age  of  seventeen  and  granted  quarterly  con¬ 
ference  license  in  the  Church  of  the  United  Brethren  in  Christ,  of 
which  Church  he  became  a  member  soon  after  his  conversion, 
in  the  month  of  July,  1904,  Rev.  J.  B.  Norviel  presiding.  From 
the  forty-seventh  session  of  the  Lower  Wabash  Annual  Confer¬ 
ence,  held  in  Mt.  Vernon,  Illinois,  he  was  appointed  to  serve  Edge- 
wood  Circuit  as  pastor.  From  this  field  of  labor  he  was  sent  to 
Bluford  Circuit,  where  he  is  now  pastor  for  the  second  year.  Dur¬ 
ing  the  three  years’  work,  thirty-five  have  been  added  to  the 
Church.  He  joined  the  Lower  Wabash  Conference  in  Westfield, 
Illinois,  August  and  September,  1906. 

MT.  VERNON  UNITED  BRETHREN  CHURCH  was  organ¬ 
ized  July  1,  1894,  by  Revs.  J.  T.  McCreery  and  J.  L.  Brandenburg. 
Dedicated  February  2,  1896,  Bishop  Castle  officiating.  The  follow¬ 
ing  pastors  have  served  this  station :  J.  T.  McCreery,  Robert  Grif¬ 
fin,  W.  L.  Duncan,  J.  P.  Watson,  and  J.  A.  Bell.  The  church  has 
been  materially  repaired  during  the  last  year.  The  present  mem¬ 
bership  is  one  hundred  and  twenty-seven.  Five  services  are  held 
each  Sabbath. 

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NEW  GOSHEN  UNITED  BRETHREN  CHURCH  has  a  his¬ 
tory  of  which  she  may  well  be  proud.  The  first  members  of  this 
organization  came  from  Old  Virginia.  Many  of  the  present  mem¬ 
bers  trace  their  direct  ancestry  back  to  Virginia.  Some  came  here 
from  sixty  to  seventy  years  ago.  They  brought  with  them  their 
love  for  the  Church,  and  first  met  and  worshiped  in  the  private 
houses  and  schoolhouses.  Then  they  built  log  churches,  and 
afterward  more  comfortable  houses  for  worship.  A  number  of 
years  before  the  organization  of  Lower  Wabash  Conference,  it 
had  a  record  of  being  a  United  Brethren  community.  Most  of 
these  early  settlers  have  gone  from  labor  to  reward,  yet  the  Church 
lives  in  their  posterity.  Quite  a  number  of  noble  young  men  and 
women  are  now  the  members  of  New  Goshen  charge.  Many  of  the 
pastors  of  Lower  Wabash  Conference,  from  its  beginning  until 
now,  have  traveled  this  charge.  Space  forbids  mentioning  them, 
but  it  is  sufficient  to  say  that  the  memory  of  New  Goshen  is  indel¬ 
ibly  impressed  on  all  who  have  traveled  this  charge.  This  beaut i- 


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W.  C.  Smith, 
Deceased. 


M.  VV.  Smeltzer, 
Center  Point,  Ind. 


S.  O.  Stoltz.  CL  L  Stine. 


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ful  parsonage,  consisting  of  six  large  rooms,  hall,  three  porches, 
and  cellar,  was  built  by  C.  W.  Bauman,  pastor  of  Prairieton  Cir¬ 
cuit,  in  the  fall  of  1906.  It  has  a  beautiful  location  consisting 
of  two  lots  with  barn  and  out-buildings.  Value,  sixteen  hundred 
dollars. 

IN  MAY,  1896,  a  tent-meeting  was  held  by  Bev.  J.  L.  Branden¬ 
burg  and  others,  on  the  ground  where  the  Second  United  Brethren 
Church  of  Terre  Haute  now  stands,  and  a  small  class  was  organ¬ 
ized,  known  as  Calvary  Mission,  and  placed  under  the  care  of  the 
First  United  Brethren  Church  of  the  city.  The  meetings  after¬ 
ward  were  held  in  a  mill,  known  as  the  Bevis  saw-mill.  In  June, 
1897,  the  services  were  discontinued  and  the  mission  work  aban¬ 
doned.  The  following  September,  by  an  action  of  the  annual  con¬ 
ference,  the  membership  was  transferred  to  the  First  United  Breth¬ 
ren  Church,  with  Bev.  E.  H.  Shuey,  pastor,  and  Bev.  T.  E.  Fore¬ 
man,  assistant  pastor.  The  transferring  of  these  members  proved 
very  unsatisfactory  and  the  people  became  very  much  discour¬ 
aged  and  services  ceased  for  awhile,  until  March,  1898,  when 
cottage  prayer-meetings  were  begun  by  Bev.  T.  E.  Foreman,  who 
had  been  appointed  by  the  presiding  elder  of  the  district  to  take 
charge.  In  a  short  while,  by  the  assistance  of  Brothers  Cheek 
and  Young  of  First  Church,  a  subscription  was  circulated  to 
secure  funds  for  the  erection  of  a  house  of  worship.  The  ground 
having  been  owned  by  the  Church  Erection  Society,  the  effort 
proved  a  success,  and  a  small  house,  20x36,  was  erected  and 
arrangements  made  for  the  dedication.  But  this  effort  failed. 
Another  effort  to  dedicate  was  made,  August  21,  which  proved  a 
success  and  the  house  was  set  apart  for  the  worship  of  Almighty 
God  by  Bev.  J.  W.  Nye,  taking  the  name  of  the  Second  United 
Brethren  Church  of  Terre  Haute,  Indiana.  A  Sunday  school  was 
organized,  and  the  following  October  the  names  of  twenty-four 
members  were,  by  consent,  again  transferred  back  to  the  Second 
Church  and  the  class  was  regularly  organized  with  J.  M.  Bevis 
class  leader,  and  Bev.  T.  E.  Foreman,  Sunday-school  superintend¬ 
ent.  Under  the  efficient  labors  of  the  faithful  pastor,  the  class 
steadily  grew  until,  at  the  close  of  his  pastorate  in  the  fall  of 
1901,  the  house  was  freed  from  debt,  with  a  membership  of  sixty- 
three,  and  a  Sunday-school  enrollment  of  fifty  pupils.  Meanwhile 
Third  Church  was  organized  and  placed  under  the  supervision  of 
the  Second  Church,  and  the  charge  was  called  Terre  Haute  Mis¬ 
sion.  The  present  pastor,  P.  F.  Kettring,  was  regularly  sent  to 
the  work  from  the  annual  conference  of  1901.  The  work  contin¬ 
ued  to  grow,  in  interest  and  in  members,  until  at  the  Second 
Church  there  was  no  longer  room  to  accommodate  the  people  who 
desired  to  come  and,  in  1902,  a  large  room,  28x35  feet,  was  added 


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Elizabeth  Thomson,  J.  P.  Watson, 

Parkersburg,  111.  Mt.  Vernon,  Ill. 


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to  the  present  building,  with  an  increased  seating  capacity  of  two 
hundred,  and  at  a  cost  of  fifteen  hundred  dollars.  Two  years 
later  the  church  had  grown  till  it  demanded  to  be  made  a  station, 
self-supporting,  and  in  1904  conference  separated  it  from  Third 
Church  and  constituted  it  Second  Church  Station  of  Terre  Haute, 
Indiana,  and  with  P.  F.  Kettring,  pastor.  Still  the  church  kept 
growing  under  the  wise,  efficient  management  of  the  pastor  and 
people  until  the  year  just  closing,  owing  to  the  insufficient  room 
for  the  rapidly-growing  congregation,  it  was  again  decided  to  en¬ 
large,  which  resulted  in  the  addition  of  a  room,  22x36  feet,  thus 
remodeling  and  modernizing  it  throughout,  with  Sunday-school 
room  added  to  audience-room,  and  with  increased  seating  capacity 
of  two  hundred,  at  a  cost  of  about  three  thousand  dollars.  The 
church  has  grown  to  a  membership  of  two  hundred  and  forty; 
Sunday-school  enrollment  of  two  hundred;  a  splendid  Y.  P.  C.  U., 
Senior  and  Junior  Societies,  Ladies’  Aid,  and  a  W.  M.  A.  Society. 
These  societies  are  all  doing  good  work  and  in  a  prosperous  con¬ 
dition  and  accomplishing  good  in  the  Master’s  vineyard. 

THE  FIRST  UNITED  BRETHREN  CHURCH  of  Olney,  Illi¬ 
nois,  was  organized  by  Rev.  J.  B.  Norviel  in  1893,  with  ten  charter 
members.  In  1896  a  neat,  three-roomed  church  w7as  erected  at  a 
cost  of  nearly  five  thousand  dollars.  In  1907,  a  parsonage  was  se¬ 
cured  at  a  cost  of  thirteen  hundred  dollars,  which  will  be  modern¬ 
ized.  The  church  has  had  a  steady  growth  till  it  now7  numbers  two 
hundred  and  eighty-twn.  A  Sunday  school  was  early  organized 
w7ith  an  enrollment  of  nearly  thirty,  which  has  grown  to  an  en¬ 
rollment  of  tv7o  hundred  and  forty-eight,  with  a  home  department 
of  sixty-five  and  a  cradle-roll  of  sixty.  There  is  also  a  thriving 
Y.  P.  C.  U.  of  fifty-two  members,  a  Junior  society  writh  one  hun¬ 
dred  and  eighteen  members,  a  Woman’s  Missionary  Society  of 
twenty-three  members,  and  a  Ladies’  Aid  Society  of  thirty-five 
members.  The  total  amount  given  to  benevolences  by  this  loyal 
people  last  year  was  more  than  seventeen  hundred  dollars.  The 
pastors  who  have  served  them  in  turn  are:  J.  B.  Norviel,  A.  J. 
New7gent,  J.  M.  Phillippi,  W.  C.  Adams,  W.  L.  Duncan,  and  J.  T. 
McCreery. 

HISTORICAL  SKETCH  of  First  U.  B.  Church,  Terre  Haute, 
Indiana. 

More  than  a  third  of  a  century  ago,  Lov^er  Wabash  Conference 
planted  the  Dinted  Brethren  Church  in  Terre  Haute,  Indiana. 
Its  first  place  of  worship  was  a  little,  frame  building  in  an  obscure 
part  of  the  city,  and  its  early  history  recounts  much  of  struggle 
and  self-sacrifice  on  the  part  of  pastors  and  people.  The  attitude 
of  the  denomination  toward  secret  societies'  made  it  difficult  here, 


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U.  B.  Church,  Mt.  Vernon,  Ill. 


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as  elsewhere  in  the  cities,  to  do  aggressive  work,  and  for  many 
years  this  and  other  inhibitive  influences  greatly  retarded  the 
work.  But  a  few  who  heroically  wrought  in  those  days  of  obscur¬ 
ity  have  lived  to  see  their  labors  rewarded  by  the  permanent  estab¬ 
lishing  of  the  Church  of  their  choice  in  this  enterprising  city. 

Fifteen  years  ago  the  little  church  was  replaced  by  a  beautiful 
brick  building  which  stands  near  the  center  of  the  city’s  popu¬ 
lation.  An  eight-roomed  parsonage,  modern  in  all  respects,  occu¬ 
pies  the  east  end  of  the  church  lot,  making  in  all,  the  most  attrac¬ 
tive  and  valuable  church  property  in  that  part  of  the  city. 

True  to  the  missionary  spirit  of  its  founders,  this  church  has 
focussed  its  influences  in  various  portions  of  the  city,  and  missions 
have  sprung  up  here  and  there  until  the  denomination  now  has 
five  organized  churches  and  four  houses  of  worship.  The  Church 
has  gradually  grown  in  public  esteem  until  it  occupies  an  influ¬ 
ential  place  among  the  leading  churches  and  is  destined  to  become 
one  of  the  potent  factors  in  city  evangelization. 


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U.  B.  Church,  New  Goshen,  Ind. 


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Second  U.  B.  Church,  Terre  Haute,  Ind 


Conference  Proceedings 


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Church,  Clay  City,  Ind 


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147 


Church.  Olney,  Ill. 


Conference  Proceedings 


148 


First  U.  13.  Church,  Paris,  Ill. 


Conference  Proceedings 


149 


First  U.  B.  Church  and  Parsonage,  Terre  Haute,  Inch 


Conference  Proceedings 


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B.  Parsonage,  Ashmore,  Ill 


Conference  Proceedings 


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Parsonage,  Casey,  Ill 


Conference  Proceedings 


Parsonage,  Cliesterville,  Ill 


Conference  Proceedings 


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Westfield  College  Faculty. 


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building  of  24  rooms,  heated  throughout  with  steam,  located  on  an 
elevation  in  a  beautiful  large  campus. 

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other  courses  to  diplomas. 

Our  Normal  course  qualifies  to  teach  in  any  State  and  to  pass  the 
examination  for  State  certificate. 

Our  graduates  are  admitted  for  post-graduate  work  to  the  leading 
universities.  Our  graduates  hold  first-class  positions.  Four  strong 
literary  societies  with  nicely  furn  shed  halls.  Wide-awake  Christian 
Associations. 

Westfield  College  stands  for  noble  character,  high  scholarship, 
cultured  manhood  and  womanhood,  progressive  methods  and  ideas. 

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BISHOP  G.  M.  MATHEWS,  D  D ,  Presiding 
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United  Brethren  Publishing  House 
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OFFICERS  OF  CONFERENCE  ORGANIZATIONS 


Superintendent. 

Bishop  G.  M.  Mathews,  D.D.,  1391  Humboldt  Boulevard,  Chicago,  Illinois. 

Secretary. 

A.  D.  Markley,  310  N.  Twenty-third  Street,  Terre  Haute,  Indiana. 

Statistician. 

L.  H.  Cooley,  Westfield,  Illinois. 

Branch  Missionary  Society. 

Treasurer — J.  C.  Fowler,  Paris,  Illinois. 

Secretary — S.  Mills,  Westfield,  Illinois. 

Trustees  of  Westfield  College. 

Hiram  Brubaker,  1909,  Paris,  Illinois. 

J.  B.  Connett,  1910,  Robinson,  Illinois. 

C.  C.  Rose,  1911,  Olney,  Illinois. 

Beneficiary  Aid  Association. 

President — J.  L.  Brandenburg,  Lewis,  Indiana. 

Vice-President — J.  B.  Connett,  Robinson,  Illinois. 

Secretary — T.  D.  Spyker,  Oblong,  Illinois. 

Treasurer — S.  Mills,  Westfield,  Illinois. 

Conference  Church  Extension  Society. 

Board  of  Control  : 

S.  O.  Stoltz,  President,  St.  Francisville,  Illinois. 

A.  D.  Markley,  Treasurer,  310  N.  Twenty-third  St.,  Terre  Haute,  Ind. 
E.  M.  Pierson,  Secretary,  St.  Francisville,  Illinois. 

J.  C.  Fowler,  Paris,  Illinois. 

P.  F.  Ketring,  N.  Twelfth  Street,  Terre  Haute,  Indiana. 

Sabbath- School  Association. 

Secretary  and  Treasurer — S.  E.  Long,  1415  Chestnut  St.,  Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

Young  People’s  Christian  Endeavor  Union. 

President — Cloyd  C.  Rose,  Olney,  Illinois. 

Vice-President — R.  F.  Berry. 

Rec.  Secretary — W.  A.  Bandy. 

Cor.  Secretary — Mrs.  Ada  Houcher. 

Treasurer — Miss  Grace  Muncie,  Paris,  Illinois. 

Supt.  Christian  Stewardship — L.  E.  Miller,  Newman,  Ill. 
Supt.  Juniors — Miss  Cora  Jordan,  Terre  Haute,  Indiana. 

Supt.  Foreign  Missions — Miss  Myrtle  Slusser,  Terre  Haute,  Indiana. 
Supt.  Home  Missions — Miss  Vera  Barker. 

Woman’s  Branch  Missionary  Association. 

President — Kate  L.  Cooley  Secretary — Mrs.  Mary  Royer. 

Treasurer — Mrs.  Rosa  Connett. 

Court  of  Appeals. 

D.  R.  Seneff,  Westfield,  Illinois.  T.  D.  Spyker,  Oblong,  Illinois. 

Correspondent  of  U.  B.  Seminary. 

S.  Mills,  Westfield,  Illinois. 

Correspondent  of  U.  B.  Historical  Society. 

L.  H.  Cooley,  Westfield,  Illinois. 

Conference  Board  of  Trustees. 

President — J.  A.  Smith  ;  successor  to  S.  Mills. 

Secretary — L.  E.  Miller  ;  successor  to  D.  R.  Seneff. 

Treasurer — P.  F.  Ketring  ;  successor  to  J.  B.  Connett. 


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STANDING  COMMITTEES  FOR  1909. 


Church  Erection — W.  L.  Perkins. 

Publishing  Interests — R.  Griffin. 

Education — S.  O.  Stoltz. 

Sabbath  Schools — C.  A.  Hall. 

Y.  P.  C.  E.  U. — F.  H.  King. 

Resolutions — E.  M.  Pierson. 

The  Home — Mrs.  R.  J.  Nash. 

Temperance — J.  T.  McCreery. 

,  Bible  Cause — L.  E.  Miller. 

COURSES  OF  READING. 

First  Y^ear  Committee — H.  H.  Heberly,  E.  Boley,  G.  L.  Stine. 

Class  :  W.  F.  Langston,  R.  L.  Weber,  G.  W.  Padrick,  J.  H.  Kneff,  M.  W. 
Smeltzer,  R.  B.  Hall,  D.  T.  Whitesell,  Elizabeth  Thompson,  W.  Beas¬ 
ley,  F.  H.  King,  T.  H.  Decker,  and  Otto  Cummins. 

Second  Year  Committee — P.  F.  Ketring,  J.  C.  Fowler,  R.  Griffin. 

Class  :  Harvey  Bogard,  O.  J.  Bogard,  H.  S.  Reese,  M.  L.  Watson. 

Third  Year  Committee — T.  D.  Spyker,  J.  T.  McCreery,  N.  E.  Royer. 

Class  :I.  S.  Mclver,  J.  L.  Pellum,  Mrs.  R.  J.  Nash,  and  E.  L.  Buckner. 
Fourth  Year  Committee — S.  E.  Long,  T.  J.  Richey,  J.  L.  Brandenburg. 

Class  :  J.  L.  Pellum,  W.  H.  Nickerson. 


NECROLOGY 

Of  Members  from  the  Organization  of  the  Conference. 


Cherished  Names.  Died. 

A.  Dunbar  . 1860 

H.  S.  Stump  . 1860 

W.  II.  Brown  . 1861 

S.  Coblentz  . 1862 

T.  B.  Thrapp  . 1863 

A.  Sweasy . 1864 

S.  Greason  . 1867 

H.  Clark  .  . . 1871 

J.  Simpson,  Sr . 1872 

J.  H.  Bedwell  . 1873 

D.  Stoltz  . 1874 

A.  W.  Hedge  . 1874 

S.  Havworth  . 1874 

O.  P.  Hurst  . 1874 

J.  Severe  . 1875 

S.  Stark  . 1875 

J.  Cottman  . 1875 

B.  Lloyd  . 1875 

J.  Simpson,  Jr . 1876 

D.  Ross  . 1879 

P.  Story  . 1879 

M.  T.  Tobey  . 1880 

B.  Cole  . 1880 

J.  P.  Shue  . 1880 

S.  G.  Brock  . 1881 

W.  G.  Hartman . 1881 

II.  Severn  . 1882 

W.  McGinnis  . 1883 

S.  Ross  . 1883 

J.  Tobey  . 1884 

A.  Collins  . 1884 

J.  Burtner  . 1884 


Cherished  Names.  Died. 

1*.  Brock  . 1884 

S.  Allenbaugh  . 1884 

S.  C.  Stewart  . 1885 

M.  Hail  . 1885 

S.  B.  Allen  . 1886 

J.  L.  Cardwell  . 1889 

L.  S.  Chittenden  . 1892 

A.  Helton  . 1892 

J.  Grim  . 1892 

Daniel  Mater  . 1893 

A.  Briley  . 1893 

I.  W.  Williams  . 1893 

J.  R.  Helton . 1896 

S.  Selilosser  . 1896 

E.  Shuey  . 1897 

J.  Sheets  . 1898 

W.  Kauble  . 1898 

J.  G.  • Shuey  . 1901 

J.  J.  Page  . 1901 

S.  Keagy  . 1902 

D.  Bussard  . 1902 

A.  Rider  . 1904 

S.  Smoot  . , . 1904 

W.  C.  Smith  . 1905 

R.  Clark  . 1906 

J.  Dickens  . 1906 

W.  E.  Anderson  . 1908 

S.  Bussard  . 1908 

J.  H.  Penner  . 1908 

J.  Peachy  . 1908 

W.  Quigley  . 1908 


3 


Conference  Proceedings 


ROLL  OF  MEMBERS. 

Names. 

Relation. 

Joined. 

Ordained. 

Post-Office. 

Ball,  G.  W . 

.  .  .A.I . 

. .1898. . 

. 1905 _ 

..Birds,  Ill. 

Bauman,  C.  W . 

.  .  .A.I . 

, . .1898. . 

. 1905 _ 

..2408  ft.  14th  St. 

Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

Brandenburg,  J.  L. 

.  .  .A.I . 

. .1876. . 

. 1880 _ 

.  .  Lewis,  Ind. 

Boley,  E . 

.  .  .A.I . 

. .1897. . 

. 1900 _ 

..Olney,  Ill. 

Bourne,  H.  D . 

...  Sn . 

. .1893. . 

. 1896 _ 

..Wynoose,  Ill. 

Broadstone,  H.  W.  . 

...  Sn . 

,  . .1874. . 

. 1888 _ 

.  .2436  Lafayette  Ave., 

Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

Brown,  E.  J . 

...  Sn . 

. .1888. . 

_ 1895 _ 

..Claremont,  Ill. 

Brusn,  J.  W . 

...  Sn . 

. .1884. . 

_ 1894 _ 

..R.  R.  2,  Lewis,  Ind. 

Byard,  Z.  II . 

...  Sn . 

. .1888. . 

_ 1891 _ 

.  .Ashmore,  Ill. 

Bell,  J.  A . 

.  .  .A.I . 

. .1905. . 

.  .1121  S.  12th  St.,  Mt 

Vernon,  Ill. 

Boster,  G.  W . 

...  Sn . 

. .1894. . 

_ 1899 _ 

.  .  Snowflake,  Ill. 

Buckner,  F.  M . 

...  Sn . 

. .1905. . 

,  Ill. 

Bogard,  0.  J . 

.  .  .A.I . 

. .1906. . 

..Bluford,  Ill. 

Bogard,  Harvey  .  .  . 

.  .  .A.I . 

. .1906. . 

.  .  Olhey,  Ill. 

Beasley,  Winton  .  . 

_ L . 

. .1907. . 

..Westfield,  Ill. 

Breden,  C.  C . 

.  .  .A.I . 

. .1908. . 

* 

.  .514  Osborne  Street, 

m 

Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

Bundy,  E.  E . 

.  .  .A.I . 

. .1908. . 

* 

.  .  Redmon,  Ill. 

Buckner,  E.  L . 

.  .  .A.I . 

. .1908. . 

.  .Calhoun,  Ill. 

€offman,  J . 

...  Sn . 

. .1870. . 

_ 1871 _ 

..Bluford,  Ill. 

Connett,  J.  B . 

.  .  .A.I . 

. .1886. . 

_ 1889 _ 

..Robinson,  Ill. 

Cooley,  L.  H . 

...  Sn . 

. .1881. . 

_ 1891 _ 

..Westfield,  Ill. 

Cougill,  J . 

...  Sn . 

. .1875. . 

_ 1884 _ 

..St.  James,  Ill. 

Coen,  H . 

.  .  .  Sn . 

. . 1900. . 

_ 1874 _ 

..Olney,  Ill. 

Cummins,  Otto  .  .  . 

_ L . 

. .1907. . 

.  .Westfield,  Ill. 

Daugherty,  B.  F... 

.  .  .  Sn . 

. .1906. . 

* 

..Westfield,  Ill. 

Decker,  T.  II . 

_ L . 

. .1907.  . 

.  .  Beecher  City,  Ill. 

Edmondson,  J.  F.  .  . 

.  .  .  Sn . 

. .1889. . 

.  .  Jasonville,  Ind. 

Elliott,  Mrs.  Viola. 

.  .  .  Sn . 

. .1906. . 

* 

..Lewis,  Ind. 

Elliott,  Wm.  II.... 

.  .  .  Sn . 

. .1907. . 

_ 1892. . . . 

..Lewis,  Ind. 

Fink,  F.  M . 

. .1885. . 

.  .R.  R.,  Rose  Hill,  Ill. 

Fowler,  J.  C . 

.  .  .A.I . 

. .1887. . 

_ 1891 _ 

..Paris,  Ill. 

Fowler,  J.  F . 

.  .  610  Alex  St.  Paris, Ill. 

Fouts,  N . 

.  .  .A.I . 

. . 1908 . . 

* 

.  .  Clay  City,  Ind. 

Givens,  W.  M . 

. . 1859 . . 

_ 1860 _ 

.  .  Center  Point,  Iiid. 

Griffin,  R . 

.  .  .A.I . 

. . 1893 . . 

..Marshall,  Ill. 

Griffith,  Thos.  P... 

.  .  .  Sn . 

. .1906. . 

* 

.  .Vienna,  Ill. 

Hall,  C.  A . 

.  .  .A.I . 

. .1903. . 

_ 1907 _ 

..Ashmore,  Ill. 

Halberstadt,  W.  H. 

A  T 

•  •  •  ill  JL  •  • 

. 1896. 

. 1900. . . 

Harbert,  W.  C . 

.  .  .A.I. . 

. 1888. 

. 1891. . . 

Hawkins,  J.  A .  .  .  . 

.  .  .A.I. . 

. 1895. 

. 1897. . . 

.  .  .  Greencastle,  Ind. 

Haycock,  W.  O .  .  .  . 

. 1894. 

. 1901. . . 

...St.  Francisville,  Ill. 

Holsapple,  J.  W... 

.  .  .  Sn.. 

. 1889. 

. 1894. . . 

% 


\ 


4 


Conference  Proceedings 


Names. 

Heberly,  H. 
Johns,  E.  R 
Kellar,  G.  V 

Ketring,  P. 

Krieble,  Wm 
Kneff,  J.  II 
King,  F.  H . 
Lashbrook, 


Long,  S.  E 


W. 


II ... . 

Relation. 
_ A. I _ 

tJ  Ol/Yicd/* 

. . .1907. . 

Ordained. 

* 

Post-Office. 
..Westfield,  Ill. 

_ Sn _ 

. . . 1886. . 

_ 1890 _ 

..It.  R.,  Casey,  Ill. 
..912  W.  Franklin  St., 

V . 

_ Sn _ 

. . .1890. . 

* 

F .  .  .  . 

_ A.I _ 

. . .1888. . 

_ 1896 _ 

Taylorsville,  Ill. 
..2040  N.  12th  Street, 

_ Sn..  .  . 

. . .1883. . 

Terre  Haute,  Ind. 
..Coal  City,  Ind.,  It.  It. 

. L _ 

. . .1905. . 

..Flora,  Ill. 

..Westfield,  Ill. 

. L _ 

. . .1907. . 

[I.  W. 

_ Sn _ 

. . .1903. . 

* 

.  .2300  N.  14th  Street. 

_ A.I _ 

. . .1891.  . 

_ 1894 _ 

Terre  Haute,  Ind. 
..1415  Chestnut  St.. 

.  F .  .  . 

I _ 

. . .1905. . 

Terre  Haute,  Ind. 
..Robinson,  Ill. 

_ A.I _ 

. . .1904. . 

_ 1907 _ 

.  .Loogootee,  Ill. 

.  T  .  .  . 

_ A.I _ 

. . .1891. . 

_ 1898 _ 

.  . Olney,  Ill. 

Langston, 

Myers,  C. 

McCreery,  J. 

Malsom,  Wm . Sa . 1879 

Markley,  A.  D . A. 1 . 1891 


1891 . R.  R.,  Clay  City,  Ind. 

1894 . 310  N.  23d  Street, 

Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

Miller,  L.  E . A.1 . 1900 . 1903 . Newman,  Ill. 

Mills,  S . Sa . 1859 . 1861 . Westfield,  Ill. 

Moore,  J.  F . Sa . 1861 . 1859 . Holton,  Kan. 

Muncie,  W.  R . A. 1 . 1877 . 1880 . Paris,  Ill. 

Mclver,  I.  S . A. 1 . 1902 . Parkersburg,  Ill. 

McMaliael,  G.  W . Sn . 1906 . .Vienna,  Ill. 

Norviel,  J.  B . Sn . 1887 . 1890 . Casey,  Ill. 

Nash,  Mrs.  R.  J . A.1 . 1905 . Vergennes,  I1L 

Nickerson,  W.  II . A. 1 . 1908 . Westfield,  Ill. 

Pellum,  J.  L . L . 1903 . St.  James,  Ill. 

Pierson,  E.  M . A.1 . 1892 . 1896 . St.  Francisville,  Ill. 

Padrick,  G.  W . L . 1902 . Beecher  City,  Ill. 

Perkins,  W.  L . A.1 . 1902 . 1906 . Casey,  Ill. 

Reese,  H.  S . A. 1 . 1904 . Martinsville,  Ill. 

Reid,  G.  W . A.1 . 1890 . 1905 . Westfield,  Ill. 

Richey,  T.  J . .  .  .A. 1 . 1896 . 1906 . *.Ii.  R.,  Brazil, 

Royer,  ,N.  E . A.1 . 1893 . 1903 . Galton,  Ill. 

Robinson,  ,T.  A . L. . 1906 . Dayton,  Ohio. 


Ind. 


Stine,  G.  L. . 

.A.I _ 

. . .1903 _ 

.  .1908. 

. Oblong,  Ill. 

Seneff.  I).  It . 

.A.I _ 

. . .1885 _ 

. .1888. 

. Westfield,  Ill. 

Shidler,  A . 

.  Sn _ 

.  .  .1884 _ 

. .1889. 

. It.  It..  Lewis,  Ind. 

Shuey,  J.  F . 

.  Sn _ 

.  . .1862 _ 

. .1870. 

. Argenta,  Ill. 

Shuey,  W.  It . 

.  Sn. .  .  . 

. . .1862. . r . 

. .1869. 

. Westfield,  Ill. 

Smith,  J.  A . 

.  Sn. .  .  . 

. . . 1873 _ 

. .1878. 

. Bluford,  Ill. 

Spyker,  T.  D . 

.A.I _ 

.  . .1878 _ 

. .1884. 

. Yale,  Ill. 

Smeltzer,  M.  W . 

.A.I _ 

. .  .1906 _ 

Stevenson,  I).  K . 

.  Sn _ 

.  . . 1887 _ 

. . 1893 . 

. Toledo,  Ill. 

Stevensou,  Mrs.  C.  A. 

.  Sn. .  .  . 

. . .1891 _ 

. . 1894 . 

. Toledo,  Ill. 

Stoltz,  S.  O . 

.A.I _ 

.  . .1897 _ 

. .1900. 

. St.  Francisville,  Ill 

Tipsword,  H.  M . 

.  Sn. .  .  . 

. . .1895 _ 

. .1898. 

. Toledo,  Ill. 

Tohill,  J . 

.  Sn. .  .  . 

. . .1879 _ 

. .1889. 

. Ilardinsville,  Ill. 

Thompson,  Miss  Eliza 

.  .L _ 

. . . 1907 _ 

. Edgewood,  Ill. 

Walters,  Thos . 

Watson,  J.  P . 

.A.I _ 

.  . . 1881 . 

. .1891 . 

. Marshall,  Ill. 

.  Sn _ 

. . . 1897 _ 

. .1885. 

. Mt.  Vernon,  Ill. 

Whitesell,  D.  T . 

.  .L _ 

.  . . 1892 _ 

. Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

Wood,  B.  G . 

.  Sa _ 

.  .  . 1880 _ 

. .1883. 

. Bluford,  111. 

Watson,  M.  L . 

Webber,  R.  L . 

.  .L.  .  .*. 

. . . 1905 _ 

A.  I.,  Active  Itinerant ;  Sn, 

*  Ordained  Elder. 

Supernumerary  ;  Sa, 

Superannuated  ;  L,  Loca 

TRAVELING  IN  THE  CONEERENCE. 

John  Rosenbarger,  Center  Point,  Ind.  C.  E.  and  O.  R.  Hogue,  Vienna,  Ill. 
Lewis  Maurer,  Terre  Haute,  Ind.  W.  O.  Albert,  Clarksburg,  Ill. 

C.  N.  Gladwell,  Flora,  Ill. 


5 


Conference  Proceedings 


APPOINTMENTS,  WITH  MEMBERSHIP  OF  EACH. 


A  pp  o  intm  ent.  Memb  ers  hip. 

Terre  Haute  District — J.  A.  Hawkins,  Presiding  Elder. 

Annapolis  . 192 . T.  Walters,  pastor. 

Black  Hawk  . 289 . A.  D.  Markley,  pastor. 

Clay  City  . 231 . N.  Fouts,  pastor. 

Lewis  . 507 . J.  L.  Brandenburg,  pastor. 

Center  Point . 512 . Jno.  Rosenbarger,  pastor. 

Robinson  . 206 . W.  H.  Halberstadt,  pastor. 

Oblong  . 118 . G.  L,  Stine,  pastor. 

Marshall  .  87 . R.  Griffin,  pastor. 

Saline  Circuit  . 347 . M.  L.  Watson,  pastor. 

Paris  . 212 . J.  C.  Fowler,  pastor. 

Vermillion  . 130 . W.  R.  Muncie,  pastor. 

New  Goshen  . , . 295 . C.  W.  Bauman,  pastor. 

Prairieton  . 238 . M.  W.  Smeltzer,  pastor. 

Terre  Haute,  First  Church . 368 . S.  E.  Long,  pastor. 

Second  Church  . 248 . P.  F.  Ketring,  pastor. 

Third  Church  . 208 . M.  J.  Breden,  pastor. 

Fourth  Church . . . 108 . C.  C.  Breden,  pastor. 

Olney  District — J.  B.  Connett,  Presiding  Elder. 

Birds  Charge  . 139 . G.  W.  Ball,  pastor. 

Bluford  . 307 . O.  J.  Bogard,  pastor. 

Tatton  . 176 . J.  F.  Fowder,  pastor. 

Calhoun  . 160 . E.  L.  Buckner,  pastor. 

Edgewood  . 105 . Elizabeth  Thompson,  pastor. 

Flora  Mission . 137 . C.  N.  Gladwell,  pastor. 

Flora  Circuit  . 287 . E.  Boley,  pastor. 

Mt.  Vernon  Station  .  .. . 134 . 

New  Hebron  . 380 . H.  W.  Broadstone,  pastor. 

St.  Francisville . 488 . E.  M.  Pierson,  pastor. 

Olney  Circuit  . 194 . II.  A.  Bogard,  pastor. 

Olney  Station . 316 . J.  T.  McCreery,  pastor. 

Parkersburg  . 249 . I.  S.  Mclver,  pastor. 

Sumner  . 359 . C.  A.  Hail,  pastor. 

Vergennes  . 25,6 . Mrs.  R.  J.  Nash,  pastor. 

Vienna  . 191 . C.  E.  and  O.  It.  Hogue,  pastors. 

Yale  . 297 . T.  D.  Spyker,  pastor. 

Westfield  District — D.  R.  Seneff,  Presiding  Elder. 

Greenup  . 130 . W.  H.  Nickerson,  pastor. 

Avena  . 166 . G.  W.  Padrick.  pastor. 

Ashmore  . 188 . R.  B.  Hall,  pastor. 

Beecher  City . 143 . T.  II.  Decker,  pastor. 

Clarksburg  . 129 . W.  O.  Albert,  pastor. 

Chesterville  . 172 . F.  H.  King,  pastor. 

Casey  Circuit  . 181 . W.  C.  Harbert.  pastor. 

Casey  Station . 161 . W.  L.  Perkins,  pastor. 

Galton  . 83 . N.  E.  Royer,  pastor. 

Island  Grove  . 185 . J.  L.  Pelluin,  pastor. 

Loogootee  . 187 . C.  Q.  Myers,  pastor. 

Martinsville  . 308 . II.  S.  Reese,  pastor. 

Newman  Station  .  83 . L.  E.  Miller,  pastor. 

Parkville  .  30 . N.  E.  Royer,  pastor. 

Redrnon  . 226 . E.  E.  Bundy,  pastor. 

Toledo  . . 142 . C.  W.  Perkins,  pastor. 

Westfield  Station . 210 . H.  II.  Heberly,  pastor. 

Westfield  Circuit  . 370 . G.  W.  Reid,  pastor. 


6 


Conference  Proceedings 


LAY  DELEGATES. 


Emma  Freedenburger. 
M.  E.  St.  Johns. 

J.  A.  Agnew. 

J.  M.  Curtis. 

L.  J.  Maurer. 

T.  H.  Grounds. 

Stella  Wellman. 

Edna  Inghurse. 


OLNEY  DISTRICT. 

Mrs.  A.  Bourne. 

A.  W.  Schaeffer. 

N.  L.  Montgomery. 

S.  E.  Marx. 

J.  T.  Lambert. 

A.  J.  Chaney. 

H.  L.  Featherly. 

C.  R.  Brown. 

J.  H.  Huffshettler. 

L.  S.  Wood. 

C.  A.  Jacobs. 

E.  Hogue. 

E.  H.  McElfresh. 

Harry  Lathrop. 

J.  W.  Walker. 

Wm.  Seitz  inger. 

TERRE  HAUTE  DISTRICT. 
Isaac  Markley. 

Otis  Royer. 

Versa  Barker. 

Wm.  Powell. 

W.  D.  Targett. 

Chas.  Hodges. 

II.  A.  Brubaker. 

Monroe  Click. 

Marion  Whitsell. 


WESTFIELD  DISTRICT. 
H.  Holsapple. 

Wm.  Curl. 

Wm.  Clark. 

A.  W.  Lowry. 

D.  Chaney. 

Ross  Woolford. 

J.  A.  Layton. 

Mrs.  N.  M.  Helms. 

Ren  Bierbaum. 

W.  R.  Henderson. 

E.  O.  Snoddy. 

Isaac  F.  Wortman. 

Clyde  Sweezy. 

Philip  Caw. 

C.  E.  Bigelow. 

J.  B.  Malcolm. 

W.  H.  Areney. 

C.  C.  Fancher. 

m 


Conference  Proceedings 


CONFERENCE  RECORD  FROM  ORGANIZATION. 


Time. 


Mar. 

Mar. 

Mar. 

Mar. 

Mar. 

Mar. 

Sept. 

Sept. 

Aug. 

Aug. 

Aug. 

Aug. 

Sept. 

Sept. 

Aug. 

Aug. 

Oct. 

Sept. 

Oct. 

Sept. 

Oct. 

Oct. 

Oct. 

Sept. 

Sept. 

Sept. 

Sept. 

Sept. 

Sept. 

Sept. 

Sept. 

Sept. 

Sept. 

Aug. 

Aug. 

Aug. 

Aug. 

Aug. 

Sept. 

Sept. 

Sept. 

Aug. 

Sept. 

Sept. 

Aug. 

Aug. 

Aug. 

Sept. 

Aug. 

Aug. 

Aug. 


17-21,  1859 . 

22-25,  I860 . 

21-24,  1861 . 

13-16,  1862 . 

26-29,  1863 . 

31-April  4,  1864. 
8-11,  1864 . 

1865  . 

1866  . 

1867  . 

1868  . 

1869  . 

1870  . 


7 - , 

22-25, 

27- 31, 

19-23, 

19-23, 

14-19, 

6-11,  1871 . 

21- 26,  1872 . 

4-9,  1873 . 

8- 12,  1874 . 

29- Oct.  2,  1875.  . 

4-8,  1876 . 

26-30,  1877 . 

9- 13,  1878 . 

15-19,  1879 . 

6-10,  1880 . 

28- Oct.  2,  1881. 

6-10,  1882 . 

19-23,  1883 _ 

17-21,  1884 . 

30- Oct.  4,  1885. 

29- Oct.  3,  1886. 

28- Oct.  2,  1887. 

26-30,  1888 . 

25- 29,  1889 . 

24-30,  1890 . 

26- 30,  1891 . 

31- Sept.  4,  1892. 
30-Sept.  4,  1893. 

29- Sept.  2,  1894. 

28- Sept.  1,  1895. 

9-13,  1896 . 

22- 26,  1897 . 

21-25,  1898 . 

30- Sept  3,  1899 .  . 

5- 9,  1900 . 

4-8,  1901 . 

27- 31,  1902 . 

26-30,  1903.  .  .  .  . 
17-21,  1904 . 

6- 11,  1905 _ 

29- Sept.  2.  1906. 

21-25,  1907 . 

19-23,  1908 . 


Place.  Bishop. 

Westfield,  Ill . Edwards . 

.New  Hebron,  Ill.  .  .  .Edwards. 

.Vermilion,  Ill . Edwards. 

.Westfield,  Ill . Edwards. 

.Centerpoint,  Ind.  .  .  Edwards. 

.Vermilion,  Ill . Edwards. 

.New  Hebron,  Ill ...  .Edwards . 
.Parkersburg,  Ill .  .  .  .Weaver.  . 

Westfield,  111 . Weaver .  . 

.  Prairieton,  Ind . Weaver .  . 

.Vermilion,  Ill.  .  .  j .  .Weaver.  . 

,  Westfield,  Ill . Edwards . 

.New  Hebron,  Ill.  .  .  .Edwards. 
iTerre  Haute,  Ind .  .  .Edwards . 
.New  Goshen,  Ind ..  .Edwards . 

..Westfield,  Ill . Dickson. 

.Prairieton,  Ind . Dickson. 

.Vermilion,  Ill . Dickson. 

,  Middlebury,  Ind ...  .Dickson . 
.Centerpoint,  Ind .  .  .  .Weaver .  . 

,  Westfield,  Ill . Weaver .  . 

,  Vermilion,  Ill . Weaver .  . 

.Centerpoint,  Ind.  .  .  .Weaver.  . 
.New  Goshen,  Ind ..  .Kephart . 

.  Parkersburg,  Ill ...  .  Kephart . 

,  Westfield,  Ill . Kephart . 

.New  Hebron,  Ill ...  .Kephart . 

,  Redmon,  Ill . Castle .  .  . 

.  Centerpoint,  Ind .  .  .  .Kephart . 
.New  Hebron,  Ill.  .  .  .Weaver.  . 

.Westfield,  Ill . Dickson. 

.Clay  City,  Ind . Kephart. 

.Paris,  Ill . Castle... 

,  Westfield,  Ill . Weaver .  . 

.Clay  City,  Ind . Dickson. 

.Terre  Haute,  Ind.  .  .Hott .  .  .  . 

,  Westfield,  Ill . Castle.  .  . 

.Oblong,  Ill . Kephart. 

.Paris,  Ill . Mills _ 

.Clay  City,  Ind . Weaver.. 

.Terre  Haute,  Ind.  .  .Castle.  .  . 

Westfield,  Ill . Castle... 

,  Olney,  Ill . Weaver .  . 

.Casey,  Ill . Hott.... 

Oblong,  Ill . Mathews 

Terre  Haute,  Ind.  .  .Mathews. 

Alt.  Vernon,  Ill . Mathews. 

Olney,  Ill . Alathews, 

Westfield,  Ill . Mathews. 

Terre  Haute,  Ind ..  .Alathews . 
Paris,  Ill . Alathews. 


Secretaries. 

.W.  C.  Smith. 

W.  C.  Smith. 

.W.  C.  Smith. 

.W.  C.  Smith,  S.  Alills. 

W.  C.  Smith,  S.  Alills. 

.S.  Alills,  J.  W.  Nye. 

.S.  Alills,  J.  W.  Nye. 

.S.  Alills,  G.  W.  Keller. 

.S.  Alills,  J.  W.  Nye. 

•.S.  Alills,  J.  AV.  Nye. 

.S.  Alills,  J.  W.  Nye. 

.S.  Alills,  J.  W.  Nye. 

..J.  H.  Ross,  W.  C.  Smith. 

J.  H.  Ross,  S.  Alills. 

.S.  Alills,  R.  L.  Brengle. 

.  S.  Alills,  R.  L.  Brengle. 

.  S.  Mills,  W.  H.  Long. 

.  S.  Alills,  W.  H.  Long. 

.  S.  Alills,  R.  L.  Brengle. 

.S.  Alills,  W.  H.  Long. 

.S.  Alills,  R.  L.  Brengle. 

.S.  Mills. 

.S.  Alills,  R.  L.  Brengle. 

.S.  Alills,  R.  L.  Brengle. 

.S.  Alills,  R.  L.  Brengle. 

.S.  Alills,  W.  R.  Aluncie. 

.S.  Alills,  W.  R.  Aluncie. 

.S.  Alills,  W.  R.  Aluncie. 

.S.  Alills,  W.  R.  Aluncie. 

.S.  Alills,  W.  R.  Aluncie. 

.  S.  Alills,  W.  R.  Aluncie. 

.S.  Alills,  D.  R.  Seneff. 

.S.  Alills,  D.  R.  Seneff. 

.S.  Alills,  W.  R.  Shuey. 

.  S.  Alills,  W.  R.  Shuey. 

.S.  Alills,  W.  R.  Shuey. 

.S.  Mills,  W.  R.  Shuey. 

.L.  H.  Cooley,  A.  D.  Alarkley. 
.L.  II.  Cooley,  A.  D.  Alarkley. 
.L.  H.  Cooley,  A.  D.  Alarkley. 
.L.  H.  Cooley,  A.  D.  Alarkley. 
.L.  H.  Cooley,  A.  D.  Alarkley. 
L.  H.  Cooley,  A.  D.  Alarkley. 
.L.  H.  Cooley,  A.  D.  Alarkley. 
L.  H.  Cooley,  A.  D.  Alarkley. 
L.  H.  Cooley,  A.-D.  Alarkley. 
L.  H.  Cooley,  J.  A.  Hawkins. 
.Edw.  Boley,  A.  D.  Alarkley. 

A.  D.  Alarkley,  W.  L.  Perkins. 
A.  D.  Alarkley,  L.  H.  Cooley. 
A.  D.  Alarkley,  L.  H.  Cooley. 


The  following  persons  were  admitted  to  the  Conference  :  C.  C.  Breden  by 
transfer  from  Indiana  Conference  ;  W.  H.  Nickerson  by  transfer  from  North¬ 
ern  Illinois  Conference  ;  N.  Fouts  by  transfer  from  Indiana  Conference  ;  H. 
H.  Heberly  by  transfer  from  Pennsylvania  Conference  ;  E.  E.  Bundy  by  trans¬ 
fer  from  Erie  Conference  ;  E.  L.  Buckner  by  letter  from  Alethodist  Protestant 
Church. 

AV.  L.  Duncan  and  Mrs.  H.  J.  Alusselman  were  given  open  transfers. 

The  name  of  G.  AV.  Boster  was  restored  to  the  roll. 

W.  E.  Anderson,  S.  Bussard,  J.  Penner,  J.  Peachy,  and  W.  Quigley  died 
during  the  year. 

O.  Bogard,  Harvey  Bogard,  and  G.  L.  Stine  were  admitted  to  the  itineracy. 

8 


\ 

Conference  Proceedings 


SUMMARY  OF  STATISTICS. 


Churches — Appointments,  160;  organized  churches,  160. 

Itinerants — Active,  45;  supernumerary,  35;  superannuated,  5; 
local,  10. 

Members — At  beginning  of  year,  11,046;  at  end  of  year,  11,549; 
gain,  503. 

Y.  P.  C.  E.  U. — Senior  societies,  48;  members,  1,605;  Junior 
societies,  17 ;  members,  736. 

Sabbath  Schools — Number  of  schools,  153;  scholars,  10,001; 
officers  and  teachers,  1,591;  conversions,  338. 

Literature — Telescope,  893;  Watchword,  1,285;  Our  Bible 
Teacher,  492;  Senior  Lesson  Quarterly,  6,216;  Intermediate  Quar¬ 
terly,  2,605;  Home  Department  Quarterly,  398;  Our  Weekly  Bible 
Lessons,  1,345;  Friend  for  Boys  and  Girls,  770;  Lessons  for  the 
Juniors,  1,644;  Woman’s  Evangel,  165;  Missionary  Advance,  11; 
United  Brethren  Beview,  16. 

Finances — Pastors’  salaries,  $26,864.75;  presents,  $1,772.73;  pre¬ 
siding  elders’  salaries,  $2,425.02;  local  church  and  parsonage  ex¬ 
penses,  $5,223.06;  new  churches  and  parsonages  old  and  new, 
$20,039.81;  local  Sunday-school  collections,  $4,053.80;  home  mis¬ 
sions,  $2,400.66;  foreign  missions,  $1,195.77;  woman’s  missions, 
$381.21;  church  erection  assessment,  $208.91;  church  erection, 
special,  $852.74;  parsonage  erection,  $15.77;  Sabbath-School  Gen¬ 
eral  Fund,  $149.83;  Children’s  Day  offering,  $110.68;  Bishop’s 
salary,  $260.51;  Preachers’  Aid,  $251;  Beneficiary  Education, 
$102.75;  colleges,  $2,072.60;  Union  Biblical  Seminary  assessment, 
$163.51;  college  assessment,  $403.50;  Publication  Fund,  $155.21; 
General  Conference  expenses,  $329.84;  Bible  cause,  $30.15;  total 
for  all  purposes,  $70,159.52. 

Property — Church-houses,  161;  value,  $208,565 ;  parsonages,  32; 
value,  $36,240. 


9 


Field  of  Labor. 


Name  of  Preacher 


Olney  District — 

Birds  . 

Bluford  .... 

Browns  .... 

Calhoun  .... 

Edgewood  .  . 

Flora  Mission 
Flora  Circuit 
Mt.  Vernon 
New  Hebron 
Oak  Grove 
Olney  Station 
Olney  Circuit 
Parkersburg  . 

St.  Francisville  . 

Sumner  .  . . 

Vergennes  . 

Vienna  . . 

Yale  . 

Total,  Olney  District 


G.  L.  Stine . 

O.  J.  Bogard . 

Elizabeth  Thompson  . 

L.  C.  Maple . 

Harvey  Bogard  . 

W.  A.  Bandy  . 

Mrs.  *H.  J.  Mussel  man 


I.  S.  Mclver. 

E.  M.  Pierson 
C.  A.  Hall... 
C.  O.  Myers  . 
T.  P.  Griffith. 

F.  M.  Fink .  .  . 


J.  A.  Bell . 

S.  O.  Stoltz,  E.  E.  Bundy 

Mary  Mitchell  . 

J.  T.  McCreery . 

G.  W.  Ball . 


Terre  Haute  District — 

Annapolis  . 

Black  Hawk  . . 

Center  Point  . 

Clay  City  . 

Lewis  . 

Marshall  . 

Mt.  Zion  . 

New  Goshen  . 

Oblong  . 

Paris  . 

Prairieton  . 

Robinson  . 

Terre  Haute,  First  Church 

Second  Church  . 

Third  Church  . 

Fourth  Church . 

Vermillion  . 


T.  Walters  . 

A.  D.  Markley . 

M.  W.  Smeltzer . 

N.  Fouts  . 

J.  L.  Brandenburg.  .  . 

R.  Griffin  . : .  .  . 

Viola  Elliott  . 

T.  J.  Richey . 

T.  D.  Spyker . 

J.  C.  Fowler . 

C.  W.  Bauman . 

W.  H.  Halberstadt .  .  . 

S.  E.  Long . 

I’.  F.  Ketring . 

C.  C.  Breden  and  wife 

H.  C.  Powell . 

W.  R.  Muncie . 


Total,  Terre  Haute  District 


Westfield  District — 

Avena  . 

Ashmore  . 

Beecher  City  . 

Clarksburg  . 

Chesterville . 

Casey  Circuit  . 

Casey  Station . 

Galton  . 

Greenup . 

Island  Grove  . 

Loogootee  . 

Martinsville  . 

Newman  . 

Parkville  . 

Iledmon  . 

Toledo  . 

Westfield  Station . 

Westfield  Circuit  . 

Total,  Westfield  District 


T.  H.  Decker...: _ 

B.  F.  Farris . 

Mrs.  R.  J.  Nash . 

Omer  and  Ona  Albert 

F.  II.  King . 

W.  C.  Harbert . 

W.  L,  Perkins . 

N.  E.  Royer ......... 

A.  A.  Rice . 

G.  W.  Padrick . 

J.  L.  Pellum . 

H.  S.  Reese . 

L.  E.  Miller . 

F.  II.  King . 

L.  E.  Miller . 

C.  W.  Perkins . 

II.  II.  Ileberly . 

G.  W..  Reid . 


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282 

30 

3 

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7 

4 

4 

146 

12 

4 

4 

115 

3 

2 

2 

115 

25 

4 

4 

246 

60 

1 

1 

124 

34 

5 

5 

286 

98 

1 

1 

44 

1 

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JL 

3 

3 

198 

1 

4 

4 

246 

13 

5 

5 

472 

23 

5 

5 

332 

41 

3 

3 

249 

24 

6 

6 

154 

45 

4 

4 

307 

3 

65 

65 

3939 

475 

5 

5 

202 

4 

4 

303 

8 

4 

4 

497 

36 

3 

3 

311 

32 

5 

5 

482 

84 

1 

1 

60 

23 

4 

4 

267 

19 

4 

4 

323 

3 

1 

1 

118 

1 

1 

1 

178 

36 

4 

4 

238 

6 

1 

— .  1 

169 

—  40 

1 

1 

360 

7 

1 

1 

233 

39 

2 

2 

90 

120 

1 

1 

106 

3 

2 

2 

149 

3 

44 

44 

4086 

460 

3 

3 

186 

2 

3 

3 

186 

19 

3 

3 

199 

16 

3 

3 

181 

•  •  •  • 

1 

1 

133 

42 

4 

4 

175 

10 

1 

1 

153 

i 

1 

1 

74 

12 

4 

4 

121 

15 

5 

5 

165 

23 

3 

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o 

173 

20 

4 

4 

265 

70 

3 

3 

95 

1 

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33 

2 

3 

3 

220 

14 

5 

5 

162 

2 

1 

1 

195 

33 

6 

6 

305 

75 

54 

54 

3021 

362 

160 

160 

11046 

1278 

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2 

204 

2 

63 

I 

65 

139 

62 

5 

157 

4 

316 

3 

6 

9 

307 

25 

2 

40 

5 

304 

151 

1 

10 

11 

140 

2 

39 

3 

158 

5 

163 

•  •  •  • 

3 

3 

160 

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1 

20 

118 

13 

13 

105 

10 

1 

15 

4 

125 

10 

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2 

11 

13 

137 

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1 

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2 

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2 

308 

o 

19 

21 

287 

41 

3 

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4 

225 

«  •  •  • 

158 

•  •  •  • 

24 

24 

134 

10 

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1 

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1 

38 

1 

146 

2 

386 

2 

4 

6 

380 

94 

6 

250 

45 

9 

9 

36 

8 

1 

333 

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15 

17 

316 

38 

1 

77 

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133 

1 

291 

1 

200 

2 

4 

6 

194 

4 

2 

175 

259 

6 

4 

10 

249 

3 

2 

60 

4 

230 

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8 

6 

14 

488 

16 

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1 

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l 

65 

5 

466 

4 

377 

4 

14 

18 

359 

27 

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25 

5 

340 

273 

5 

12 

17 

256 

7 

1 

80 

3 

190 

199 

•  •  •  • 

8 

8 

191 

37 

4 

170 

.... 

310 

3 

10 

13 

297 

•  •  •  • 

10 

4 

200 

38 

4452 

42 

235 

277 

4175 

334 

98 

19 

640 

5 

296 

59 

3577 

202 

10 

10 

192 

10 

5 

150 

2 

313 

3 

21 

24 

289 

14 

4 

230 

8 

541 

8 

21 

29 

512 

15 

2 

80 

4 

316 

6 

349 

3 

17 

20 

329 

18 

3 

112 

1 

55 

3 

210 

2 

568 

4 

57 

61 

507 

25 

2 

80 

5 

275 

5 

88 

1 

1 

87 

27 

1 

92 

1 

287 

3 

35 

38 

249 

18 

4 

250 

326 

6 

25 

31 

295 

28 

2 

50 

4 

200 

5 

124 

1 

5 

6 

118 

1 

50 

1 

70 

9 

223 

1 

10 

11 

212 

34 

1 

40 

1 

50 

1 

170 

244 

2 

4 

6 

238 

1 

39 

4 

180 

8 

217 

2 

9 

11 

206 

37 

1 

40 

1 

39 

1 

203 

13 

380 

4 

8 

12 

368 

8 

1 

38 

1 

40 

1 

280 

12 

284 

3 

33 

36 

248 

15 

1 

50 

1 

260 

2 

212 

•  •  •  • 

4 

4 

208 

118 

2 

50 

2 

60 

2 

348 

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1 

1 

108 

2 

1 

25 

1 

90 

•  •  •  • 

152 

•  •  •  • 

22 

22 

130 

•  •  •  • 

19 

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30 

1 

47 

2 

135 

73 

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41 

282 

323 

4296 

299 

89 

18 

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44 

3459 

188 

22 

22 

166 

20 

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255 

205 

17 

17 

188 

2 

2 

47 

3 

120 

215 

1 

71 

72 

143 

56 

3 

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•  •  •  • 

181 

2 

50 

52 

129 

52 

2 

120 

9 

184 

•  •  •  • 

12 

12 

172 

39 

1 

50 

1 

44 

1 

200 

•  •  •  • 

185 

2 

2 

4 

181 

6 

4 

195 

9 

169 

1 

7 

8 

161 

8 

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25 

1 

20 

1 

200 

5 

91 

1 

7 

8 

83 

9 

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26 

1 

65 

•  •  •  • 

136 

1 

5 

6 

130 

9 

3 

125 

•  •  •  • 

188 

3 

•  •  •  • 

3 

185 

20 

4 

198 

1 

194 

2 

5 

7 

187 

14 

i 

18 

3 

150 

•  •  •  • 

335 

43 

43 

292 

27 

2 

6 

4 

175 

•  •  •  • 

95 

i 

11 

12 

83 

12 

2 

100 

•  •  •  • 

35 

o 

5 

30 

3 

1 

30 

i 

60 

2 

236 

•  •  •  • 

10 

10 

226 

6 

1 

24 

3 

202 

1 

165 

4 

19 

23 

142 

20 

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150 

5 

233 

•  •  •  • 

23 

23 

210 

15 

1 

80 

2 

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1 

200 

h 

385 

2 

13 

15 

370 

65 

.... 

6 

200 

37 

3420 

20 

322 

342 

3078 

220 

163 

11 

306 

4 

124 1 

50 

2965 

148 

12491 

103 

837 

942 

11549 
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Field  of  Labor. 


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Olney  District — 

Birds  . 

125 

B1  uford  . .  . 

260 

Browns  . 

140 

Calhoun  . 

Edgewood . . 

110 

Flol*a  Mission  . 

100 

Flora  Circuit  . 

200 

Mt.  Vernon  . 

89 

New  Hebron  . 

190 

Oak  Grove  . 

Olney  Station  . 

*•  155 

Olney  Circuit  . 

125 

Parkersburg  . 

190 

St.  Francisville  . 

295 

Sumner . 

200 

Vergennes  . 

170 

Vienna  . 

90 

Yale . ' . 

160 

Total,  Olney  District . 

2599 

Terre  Haute  District — 

Annapolis . 

120 

Black  Hawk . 

160 

Center  Point . 

240 

Clay  City . 

170 

Lewis  . 

230 

Marshall . 

86 

Mt.  Zion  . 

190 

New  Goshen  . 

150 

Oblong  . 

55 

Paris . 

110 

Prairieton . 

165 

Robinson  . 

125 

Terre  Haute,  First  Church... 

163 

Second  Church  . 

191 

Third  Church  . . 

100 

Fourth  Church  . 

60 

Vermillion  . 

100 

Total,  Terre  Haute  District. 

2415 

Westfield  District — 

Avena . 

200 

Ashmore . 

90 

Beecher  City  . 

200 

Clarksburg  . 

58 

Chesterville  . 

100 

Casey  Circuit  . 

165 

Casey  Station  . 

130 

Galton . .  . 

45 

Greenup  . 

100 

Island  Grove . 

150 

Loogootee  . 

120 

Martinsville . 

150 

Newman . 

75 

Parkville  . 

35 

Redmon  . 

129 

Toledo  '. . 

115 

Westfield  Station  . 

160 

Westfield  Circuit  . 

150 

Total,  Westfield  District .... 

2172 

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Salary. 

• 

Presents 

Received. 

Pres.  Elder’s 

Salary. 

$336  80 

$3  00 

$45  00 

467  05 

45  90 

56  00 

239  00 

20  00 

25  87 

295  00 

64  50 

36  30 

253  00 

55  80 

42  60 

384  65 

20  00 

30  00 

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25  00 

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463  68 

33  00 

702  00 

90  00 

56  00 

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660  00 

96  25 

57  50 

390  00 

56  00 

541  00 

35  00 

64  00 

939  69 

67  55 

75  00 

775  00 

76  60 

73  80 

418  55 

34  00 

56  00 

65  00 

25  00 

398  92 

65  00 

$7,691  55 

$633  60 

$853  28 

• 

$483  50 

$25  00 

$55  00 

587  00 

65  00 

620  00 

15  50 

69  00 

600  00 

6  50 

56  00 

666  90 

35  00 

65  00 

700  00 

25  00 

24  55 

365  00 

10  00 

41  45 

530  00 

69  00 

725  00 

56  00 

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700  00 

15  00 

44  00 

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10  00 
203  35 
101  00 

65  00 
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69  00 

873  17 

16  23 

45  00 

652  00 

15  00 

20  00 

775  00 

31  70 

22  00 

550  00 

44  00 

$11,533  01 

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$565  28 

$823  67 

$295  50 
113  75 

$52  50 

$40  45 

297  80 

33  25 

30  50 

397  94 

45  00 

42  02 

600  00 

80  00 

25  00 

500  00 

15  00 

65  00 

830  00 

29  92 

56  00 

572  00 

54  75 

40  00 

58  75 

32  85 

259  10 

40  00 

43  00 

500  00 

35  00 

59  10 

556  25 

74  43 

57  25 

297  00 

34  00 

150  00 

10  00 

603  67 

39  00 

54  40 

427  91 

20  00 

40  25 

700  00 

25  00 

69  00 

480  52 

30  00 

49  25 

$7,640  19 

$573  85 

$748  07 

$26,864  75 

$1,772  73 

$2,425  02 

Field  of  Labor. 

Collected  for 
Local  Cur¬ 
rent  Ex 
penses. 

FWr  Church  & 
Parsonage 

Buildings. 

Collected  for 

Loch  1  S.  S. 

Purposes. 

! 

Home 

Missions 

Assessment. 

Olney  District — 

1 

Birds  . 

$75  00 

$300  00 

$75  00 

$25  67 

Bluford  . 

105  00 

611  50 

75  00 

50  00 

Browns  . 

.  30  00 

15  00 

30  00 

19  27 

Calhoun . 

15  00 

Edgewood  . 

50  00 

50  00 

35  00 

5  00 

Flora  Mission  . 

127  60 

65  00 

79  80 

28  00 

Flora  Circuit  . 

90  00 

52  00 

Mt.  Vernon  . 

75  00 

139  04 

64  00 

20  00 

New  Hebron  . 

125  00 

350  00 

80  00 

50  00 

Oak  Grove  . 

3  40 

Olney  Station  . 

193  00 

675  00 

158  77 

45  00 

Olney  Circuit  . 

60  00 

125  00 

40  00 

39  00 

Parkersburg  . 

180  00 

180  85 

75  00 

60  00 

St.  Francisville  . 

367  00 

3,100  00 

250  00 

70  00 

Sumner  . 

130  00 

1,525  00 

185  06 

31  00 

Versrennes . 

111  31 

40  00 

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Vienna . 

48  00 

Yale . 

58  00 

130  00 

70  00 

45  75 

Total,  Olney  District . 

$1,738  31 

$7,266  39 

$1,347  57 

$560  69 

Terre  Haute  District — 

9 

Annapolis  . 

$60  00 

$72  00 

S25  00 

Black  Hawk . 

130  00 

67  00 

32  00 

Center  Point  . 

113  11 

90  25 

68  00 

Clay  City  . 

130  00 

$202  79 

96  30 

46  00 

Lewis . 

170  00 

135  00 

135  00 

60  00 

Marshall  . 

75  00 

51  35 

24  00 

Mt.  Zion  . 

50  00 

20  00 

New  Goshen  . 

125  00 

400  00 

70  00 

62  75 

Oblong . . . 

60  00 

125  00 

60  00 

30  00 

Paris  . 

175  00 

200  00 

140  00 

42  00 

Prairieton  . 

160  00 

150  00 

70  00 

60  00 

Robinson . •»» 

128  96 

1.888  25 

183  88 

25  00 

Terre  Haute,  First  Church,... 

225  00 

160  00 

201  00 

50  00 

Second  Church . 

177  28 

450  00 

270  82 

35  00 

Third  Church . 

134  00 

65  00 

80  00 

15  00 

Fourth  Church  . 

38  00 

144  00 

35  00 

12  00 

Vermillion . 

80  20 

50  00 

110  00 

42  00 

Total,  Terre  Haute  District. 

$1,981  55 

$4,020  04 

$1,732  60 

$648  75 

Westfield  District — 

A  vena  . 

$57  00 

$15  20 

$40  00 

Ashmore  . 

104  45 

813  00 

Beecher  City  . 

75  00 

297  00 

35  00 

24  00 

Clarksburg  . 

151  87 

64  00 

21  74 

7  30 

Chesterville  . 

81  03 

1.362  04 

84  35 

20  00 

Casey  Circuit  . 

180  00 

600  00 

60  00 

56  00 

Casey  Station  . 

200  00 

122  40 

187  12 

48  00 

Gal  ton . 

129  75 

15  00 

60  00 

40  00 

Greenup . 

Island  Grove  . 

100  00 

35  00 

30  00 

Loogootee  . 

80  00 

60  00 

62  00 

Martinsville  . 

33  80 

600  00 

70  00 

53  S2 

Newman  . 

Parkville . 

20  00 

36  39 

5  00 

Redmon . 

'  63  30 

4,000  00 

123  001 

50  00 

Toledo  . 

27  00 

1,504  74 

32  00 

Westlield  Station . 

200  00 

133  00 

134  03 

64  00 

Westfield  Circuit  . 

25  88 

• 

Total,  Westfield  District.... 

$1,503  20 

$8,748  38 

$973  63 

$469  00 

Grand  Total  . 

$5,223  06 

$20,034  81 

$4,053  80 

$1,678  44 

Special  for 
Home 
Missions. 

Woman’s 

Home 

Auxiliary. 

1 

Total  for 

Home 

Missions. 

General 

Offering, 

Foreign 

Missions. 

| 

Special  for 

Foreign 

Missions. 

•  ! 

Total  for 

Foreign 

Missions. 

Woman’s 

Missionary 

Association. 

Grand  Total, 

Foreign 

Missions. 

i 

t 

$5  95 

/ 

$31  62 
50  00 

19  27 
15  00 

5  00 
34  00 
52  00 

20  00 
130  66 

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$15  25 

$15  25 

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6  00 

6  00 

6  00 

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11  00 
10  00 
120  00 

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20  00 

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100  00 

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61  57 

$25  75 

87  32 
8  00 
22  50 
70  00 
5  00 

11  15 
1  00 

12  16 

27  52 

114  84 

39  00 
60  00 
110  00 
'41  00 
10  00 
1  25 
45  75 

8  00 
20  00 
58  00 

8  00 
22  50 
129  50 
5  00 

11  15 
1  00 

12  16 

2  50 
12  00 
5  00 
1  15 
1  00 

40  00 
10  00 
5  00 
1  25 

59  50 

10  00 

,  i 

12  16 

$176  86 

$737  55 

$25  00 
37  00 
83  02 

64  80 
102  00 

30  32 
20  00 
69  75 
30  00 
66  50 
96  00 
60  00 

65  00 
71  00 
30  00 
12  00 
42  00 

$309  31 

$47  40 

$5  68 

$345  71 

$5  68 
18  00 
28  59 
49  01 
31  00 
10  68 
8  25 

$117  02 

$473  73 

$5  68 
18  00 
32  50 
49  01 
31  00 
25  28 
8  25 

$5  00 
15  02 
18  80 
32  00 
6  32 

$18  00 
13  43 
36  55 
31  00 

7  83 

8  25 

15  16 
12  46 

$3  91 

$10  00 

2  85 

14  60 

7  00 

10  00 
5  00 
25  15 
18  00 

2  50 
5  63 
31  00 
14  50 

12  50 
10  63 
56  15 
32  50 
65  83 
17  60 
50  16 

12  50 
25  63 
56  15 
48  71 

24  50 
36  00 

35  00 
15  00 

36  00 
15  00 

15  00 

16  21 

50  00 
5  00 
32  26 

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15  83 
12  60 
17  90 

40  00 
50  00 
6  80 

105  83 
67  60 
56  96 

12  25 

12  25 

19  30 

31  55 

$245  65 

$10  00 

$904  39 

$10  00 
13  00 
24  00 
7  30 
75  04 
56  00 
120  95 
65  00 

$260  47 

$148  36 

$408  83 

$5  00 
13  00 
2  45 

$165  82 
/ 

$574  65 

$5  00 
13  00 
2  45 

$13  00 

•  $2  45 

55  04 

20  00 
7  20 
48  10 
20  75 

12  02 

32  02 

$21  62 

53  64 
7  20 
65  10 
38  20 
1  35 

72  95 
25  00 

17  00 
4  00 

65  10 
24  75 

13  45 

• 

10  00 
62  00 
65  00 
11  *T5 
5  00 
70  92 
11  05 
125  83 
25  88 

24  50 

24  50 
10  15 

24  50 
10  15 

11  18 

10  15 

1 

50 
1  25 
10  25 
39  53 
13  48 

50 

26  08 
10  25 
288  00 
13  48 

20  92 

1  25 

24  83 

61  83 

210  00 

249  53 
13  48 

38  47 

$246  92 

$758  72 

$343  55 

$110  63 

$441  23 

$98  37 

$558  90 

$669  42 

$10  00 

$2,400  66 

$913  33 

$306  39 

1 

$1,195  77 

1 

$381  21 

$1,607  28 

Field  of  Labor. 

■ 

Church 

Erection, 

Assessment. 

Church 

Erection. 

Special. 

Parsonage 

Erection. 

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Children’s  Day 

Offering. 

Olney  District — 

X 

Birds  . 

$4  00 

$4  00 

Bluford  . 

5  00 

5  00 

Browns  . 

3  00 

1  50 

$3  10 

Calhoun . 

3  00 

• 

2  57 

Edsrewood  . 

1  41 

2  00 

Flora  Mission  . . . 

2  00 

$2  00 

2  00 

4  05 

Flora  Circuit  . 

5  00 

5  00 

Mt.  Vernon  . 

4  00 

4  00 

New  Hebron  . 

4  00 

19  78 

5  00 

20  43 

Oak  Grove  . 

Olney  Station . 

9  00 

172  00 

4  00 

Olnev  Circuit  . 

6  00 

2  00 

2  00 

Parkersburg  . 

5  00 

162  00 

5  00 

15  00 

St.  Francisville  . 

6  00 

7  00 

14  00 

Sumner  . 

6  00 

93  00 

- 

5  00 

Vergennes  . 

2  00 

1  00 

$2  00 

2  11 

3  84 

Vienna . 

Yale  . 

2  50 

Total,  Olney  District . 

$65  41 

$449  78 

$2  00 

$56  11 

$64  99 

Terre  Haute  District — 

Annapolis  . 

$3  00 

$2  00 

Black  Hawk  . 

4  00 

2  00 

Center  Point  . 

7  00 

$4  41 

6  00 

$0  50 

Clay  City  . 

4  00 

81  00 

4  00 

5  00 

Lewis  . 

5  00 

10  00 

5  00 

Marshall  . 

3  00 

3  00 

$2  50 

3  00 

Mt.  Zion  . 

5  00 

5  00 

3  00 

New  Goshen  . 

4  00 

3  00 

2  00 

Oblong  .  . . . 

3  00 

46  50 

3  00 

Paris  . 

4  00 

5  00 

4  00 

3  12 

Prairieton  . 

5  00 

5  00 

6  68 

Robinson  . 

1  50 

18  23 

5  72 

Terre  Haute,  First  Church.  .  . 

6  00 

15  00 

6  00 

Second  Church  . 

36  00 

2  25 

3  00 

3  00 

Third  Church  . 

1  00 

1  00 

2  59 

Fourth  Church  . 

1  00 

1  00 

Vermillion . 

5  25 

16  50 

2  00 

2  00 

Total,  Terre  Haute  District. 

$97  75 

$204  89 

$7  50 

$57  72 

$22  89 

Westfield  District — 

A  vena  . 

$2  75 

$5  00 

Ashmore  . 

50 

Beecher  City  . 

1  00 

$2  00 

Clarksburg  . 

2  50 

2  00 

5  50 

Chesterville . 

2  00 

1  00 

Casey  Circuit  . 

60  00 

2  00 

Casey  Station . 

5  00 

59  00 

5  00 

Galton  . 

4  00 

15  00 

4  00 

Greenup . 

Island  Grove  . 

2  00 

•  1  00 

Loogootee  . 

5  00 

26  50 

$6  27 

5  00 

Martinsville  . 

6  00 

5  00 

Newman  . 

Parkville  . . . 

Redmon  . 

4  00 

15  10 

4  00 

Toledo  . 

1  00 

1  30 

Westfield  Station  . 

6  00 

22  47 

6  00 

7  00 

Westfield  . 

4  00 

1  00 

2  00 

Total,  Westfield  District  . . 

$45  75| 

| 

$198  07 

$6  27 

$36  00 

$22  80 

Grand  Total  . 

$208  91 j 

$852  74 

$15  77 

$149  83 

$110  68 

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Salary. 

■ 

Preacher’s 

Aid. 

$7  50 

$6  00 

8  00 

7  00 

1  00 

1  00 

4  00 

3  00 

5  32 

4  00 

3  00 

9  00 

8  00 

1  80 

8  00 

6  00 

8  00 

6  00 

7  50 

5  50 

10  00 

8  00 

12  50 

10  00 

12  00 

8  00 

7  50 

2  00 

25 

10  66 

4  25 

$115  12 

$79  00 

$10  00 

$9  00 

10  00 

3  00 

12  50 

9  00 

7  50 

6  00 

10  00 

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5  00 

3  00 

10  00 

8  00 

7  00 

5  00 

2  00 

2  00 

2  00 

3  00 

7  50 

6  00 

$135  70 

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$93  00 

$6  50 

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8  00 

7  00 

1  00 

1  00 

9  00 

6  00 

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4  00 

12  50 

6  00 

4  00 

5  00 

$109  50 

$79  00 

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Ed  erewood  . 

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Mt.  Vernon  . 

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$50  00 

$260  00 

$150  00 

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8  00 
2  00 
10  00 
12  00 
10  00 
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75 

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1  00 
1  00 
1  00 
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175  00 
5  00 
20  00 

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Parkersburg . 

20  00 

St.  Francisville  . 

Sumner  . 

Vergennes  . 

62  15 

Vienna  . 

Yale  . 

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$89  39 

$7  25 
10  00 
10  00 
10  00 
12  00 

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7  50 
14  00 

6  00 
10  00 
12  10 
4  00 
14  00 
6  00 
2  00 

$9  40 

$1  00 
1  00 
1  00 
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1  00 
50 

1  00 

$50  00 

$260  00 

$170  00 

$277  15 

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Annapolis . 

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Center  Point  . 

Clay  City  . 

Lewis  . 

Marshall . 

$15  75 

Mt.  Zion  . 

New  Goshen  . 

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Paris  . 

Prairieton  . 

Robinson  . 

Terre  Haute,  First  Church .  .  . 
Second  Church  . 

Third  Church  . 

Fourth  Church  . 

Vermillion  . 

Total,  Terre  Haute  District. 

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Avena . 

$130  85 

$4  00 

$12  00 

$0  75 
1  00 
50 
50 
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$15  75 

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Beecher  City  . 

2  00 
4  00 
4  00 
10  00 
12  00 
8  00 
3  00 

Clarksburg  . 

Chesterville . 

Casey  Circuit  . 

Casey  Station  . 

1  00 
1  00 

Galton  . 

Greenup  . 

Island  Grove  . 

75 

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10  00 
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Parkville  . 

Redmon  . 

8  00 

Toledo  . 

Westfield  Station  . 

12  00 

-  1  00 

$1,000  00 

West  Circuit  . 

Total,  W'estfield  District... 

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$89  00 

$8  75 

$329  84 

$30  15 

$65  75 

$260  00 

$1,000  00 

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5,137  74 
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1,217 

1,423 

1,422 

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1,319 

1,179 

1,576 

1,281 

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2,322 

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223  89 
5,073  47 
2,090  50 
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6,000 
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5,350 
3,000 
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2,000 

10,000 
3,300 
4,500 
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1.200 
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$2,500 

4,000 

3,170 

3,200 

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3,600 

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1.700 

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NOTES. 


Examinations  were  held  on  Tuesday,  August  18,  1908. 

Night  services  during  the  week  as  follows: 

Tuesday  evening,  Rev.  G.  L.  Stine  preached  the  word. 
Wednesday  evening,  -Rev.  J.  T.  McCreery  preached  the  word, 
followed  by  communion  service  conducted  by  the  Bishop. 

Thursday  evening,  services  in  the  interest  of  our  Conference 
missionary  enterprises.  Addresses  by  0.  C.  Rose,  President  of 
Y.  P.  C.  E.  IT. ;  Rev.  J.  B.  Connett,  Presiding  Elder  of  Olney  Dis¬ 
trict,  and  C.  E.  Bigelow,  from  a  layman’s  standpoint.  Following  the 
addresses  an  effort  was  made  to  wipe  out  remainder  of  $600  Con¬ 
ference  missionary  debt,  which  was  done  heroically  in. a  short  time. 

Friday  evening,  missionary  address  by  Rev.  C.  Whitney,  General 
Home  Missionary  Secretary,  and  President  B.  F.  Daugherty  in 
behalf  of  education. 

Saturday  evening  devoted  to  temperance  addresses  given  by 
Revs.  T.  D.  Spyker,  C.  A.  TIall,  E.  M.  Pierson,  and  S.  E.  Long. 

Sunday  morning  and  evening,  sermon  by  Bishop  G.  M.  Math¬ 
ews,  D.D. 

The  following  were  introduced  to  Conference  during  its  sessions: 
Clay  E.  Ga inner,  of  Illinois,  State  Representative  on  Temperance; 
Rev.  Mr.  Johnson,  of  the  A.  M.  E.  Church;  C.  O.  Whitenack,  of 
Indiana  Anti-Saloon  League;  Revs.  M.  C.  Hull,  Daily,  Swartz, 
Selby,  and  J.  W.  Thomas,  of  Methodist  Episcopal  Church;  A.  J. 
Christy,  of  Methodist  Protestant  Church. 

The  following  were  admitted  to  advisory  seats  in  Conference : 
E.  E.  Bundy,  of  Erie  Conference;  C.  C.  Breden,  of  Indiana  Con¬ 
ference;  IT.  H.  Heberly,  of  Pennsylvania  Conference;  W.  H. 
Nickerson,  of  Illinois  Conference;  E.  M.  Buckner,  of  Methodist 
Protestant  Church;  Rev.  W.  R.  Funk,  Publishing  Agent;  Rev. 
C.  Whitney,  General  Home  Missionary  Secretary;  L.  O.  Miller, 
General  Church  Treasurer;  Rev.  J.  W.  Nye,  of  LTpper  Wabash 
Conference;  Rev.  M.  B.  Spayd,  of  Northern  Illinois  Conference; 
Miss  Lizzie  Chappelle,  of  Indiana  Conference. 

The  following  sent  letters  of  regret  for  not  being  present  during 
Conference:  Revs.  B.  F.  More,  W.  O.  Haycock,  J.  A.  Bell,  M.  L. 
Watson,  Otto  Cummins,  Winton  Beasley,  and  R.  B.  Hall. 


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[Official  Record.] 


FIRST  DAY. 

Wednesday,  August  19,  1908. 

The  fifty-first  session  of  Lower  Wabash  Conference  of  the 
Church  of  the  United  Brethren  in  Christ  convened  at  the  chapel 
in  Paris,  Illinois,  Wednesday  morning,  August  19,  1908,  Bishop 
G.  M.  Mathews,  D.D.,  in  the  chair. 

After  song  and  devotional  service  led  by  the  Bishop,  he  gave  a 
Bible  address  on  “Biblical  Idea  of  Prayer7' — a  most  helpful  and 
inspiring  address,  giving  many  proofs  that  there  is  a  God  who 
hears  and  answers  prayer ;  showing  also  the  virtue  of  a  prayer  life. 

Roll  called. 

At  this  point  in  the  proceedings  it  was  announced  that  Rev. 
W.  E.  Anderson,  one  of  our  superannuated  ministers,  had  just 
died.  On  motion,  Rev.  D.  R.  Seneff  was  appointed  to  prepare 
resolutions  of  condolence  and  sympathy  of  Conference  to  send  to 
bereft  family. 

On  motion,  Rev.  W.  M.  Givens  was  elected  Assistant  Chairman. 

On  motion  the  printed  program  was  adopted. 

On  motion  the  bar  of  Conference  was  fixed  to  embrace  first 
eight  rows  of  seats  across  front  of  house. 

On  motion  an  item  from  Committee  on  Recommendations  from 
Ministerial  Institute  relating  to  ministers  attending  Conference 
promptly  and  regularly  was  adopted. 

The  Bishop  announced  the  following  committees : 

On  Devotion — J.  A.  Hawkins,  J.  C.  Fowler,  and  J.  A.  Patter¬ 
son. 

On  Conference  Relations — S.  Mills,  R.  Griffin,  C.  A.  Hall,  and 
N.  Fouts. 

On  Elders7  Orders — J.  L.  Brandenburg,  J.  T.  McCreery,  and 
W.  C.  HarberL 

On  Memoirs — S.  E.  Long,  W.  L.  Perkins,  and  G.  W.  Reid. 

On  Auditing — W.  R.  Muncie,  O.  O.  Myers,  and  J.  A.  Layton. 


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On  Boundaries — D.  B.  Seneff,  J.  A.  Hawkins,  J.  B.  Connettr 
T.  D.  Spyker,  J.  C.  Fowler,  P.  F.  Ketring,  E.  M.  Pierson,  I.  S. 
Mclver,  L.  E.  Miller,  G.  W.  Beid,  I.  Markley,  C.  C.  Hodges,  N.  L. 
Montgomery,  J.  T.  Lambert,  H.  Holsapple,  and  I.  F.  Wortman. 

On  motion,  Bevs.  E.  E.  Bundy  of  Erie  Conference;  C.  C, 
Breden,  of  Indiana  Conference;  H.  H.  Heberly,  of  Pennsylvania 
Conference;  W.  H.  Nickerson,  of  Northern  Illinois  Conference; 
N.  Fouts,  of  Indiana  Conference,  and  E.  L.  Buckner,  of  the 
Methodist  Protestant  Church,  were  referred  to  Committee  on 
Conference  Belations. 

J.  A.  Hawkins,  of  Terre  Haute  District,  read  his  report,  which 
showed  a  marked  increase  in  pastors’  salaries  on  his  district,  also 
many  carefully-prepared  comparisons : 

REPORT  OF  TERRE  HAUTE  DISTRICT. 

Terre  Haute  District  comprises  seventeen  fields  of  labor — nine 
circuits,  five  stations,  and  three  mission  stations.  There  were 
forty-six  organized  societies  with  5,164  members  at  the  beginning 
of  the  year;  forty-six  church-houses  valued  at  $71,323;  nine  par¬ 
sonages  worth  $13,800.  There  were  forty  Sabbath  schools  with 
3,194  scholars,  and  thirty  local  societies  of  the  Y.  P.  C.  E.  U. 
with  a  membership  of  1,440. 

Designations  and  Appointments. — Brother  N.  Fouts  resigned 
Annapolis  Circuit  August  28.  Clay  City;  Third  Church,  Terre 
Haute,  and  Fourth  Church,  Terre  Haute,  were  left  by  the  Sta¬ 
tioning  Committee  “To  be  supplied.”  We  were  very  fortunate  in 
securing  good  men  for  these  places,  without  delay  and  consequent 
demoralization.  Brother  Fouts  was  appointed  to  Clay  City  Circuit 
September  13;  Brother  H.  C.  Powell  was  appointed  to  Fourth 
Church,  Terre  Haute,  September  14;  Brother  C.  C. .Breden  was 
appointed  to  Third  Church,  Terre  Haute,  September  20,  and 
Brother  Thomas  Walters  was  appointed  to  Annapolis  Circuit,  Sep¬ 
tember  22.  These  appointments  were  all  well  received,  and  each 
one  of  these  pastors  did  a  faithful  and  successful  year’s  work. 

Improvements. — The  increase  in  assets  took  the  shape  of  im¬ 
provements  rather  than  of  building  new  churches  this  year.  Eleven 
of  our  seventeen  charges  report  improvements  ranging  in  value 
from  $16.55  to  nearlv  $3,000,  and  amounting  to  an  aggregate  of 
$4,788.80. 

Besponding  to  the  demand  of  the  people  for  more  adequate 
church  accommodations,  the  devoted  members  of  Bobinson  Class 
enlarged  their  church,  nearly  doubling  its  seating  capacity.  This 
gives  them  a  commodious,  modern  church  of  more  attractive  and 


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convenient  arrangement,  and  is  proof  of  the  aggressive,  leadership 
of  the  pastor,  Brother  Halberstadt,  and  of  the  devotion  of  the 
members  in  cooperation  with  the  board  of  trustees,  of  which  Broth¬ 
ers  Connett,  McGovern,  and  Smith  are  members.  This .  church 
has  had  a  season  of  steady  growth  that  makes  the  expenditure  of 
this  $3,000  a  necessity  as  well  as  a  pleasure. 

Bethlehem  Church,  on  New  Goshen  Circuit,  enlarged  their 
audience-room  and  installed  a  lighting  plant  at  an  expense  of 
about  $500. 

Vermillion  Class  is  now  in  the  midst  of  very  appropriate  im¬ 
provement  of  their  church-building,  having  money  in  hand  for 
the  enterprise.  This  will  be  one  of  our  prettiest  audience-rooms. 

It  is  proper  that  we  remember  that  the  devotion  of  a  people  is 
not  always  told  by  the  amount  of  money  given  for  building  or 
improvements.  Some  of  our  societies  are  young  and  poor,  and 
deserve  commendation  for  the  faithfulness  with  which  they  have 
supported  the  Church,  though  it  is  not  expressed  in  impressive 
sums  of  money. 

Pastoral  Support. — It  is  matter  for  real  congratulation  that  our 
people  have  been  more  liberal  in  the  support  of  their  pastors  this 
year  than  ever  before.  Thirteen  of  our  seventeen  charges  in¬ 
creased  their  pastor’s  salaries  in  sums  ranging  from  $50  to  $300. 
Eleven  of  these  thirteen  have  paid  in  full,  and  the  others  paid 
more  than  last  year.  The  total  increase  for  the  year  is  $1,485, 
about  18J  per  cent.  The  smallest  salary  paid  on  this  district  for 
a  full  year’s  service  was  $482,  only  a  few  dollars  short  of  the 
minimum  mentioned  by  the  laymen  in  their  recommendation  to 
the  Conference  last  year.  The  largest  salary  paid  was  $1,300. 
The  average  was  $621.29.  The  largest  salary  paid  by  any  class 
in  this  district  per  member  was  the  Oblong  people,  $5.71,  and  the 
smallest  paid  per  member  was  by  the  Center  Point  Circuit,  $1,07. 
This  calculation  does  not  include  the  appropriations,  which,  when 
included,  raise  the  average  salary  in  this  district  to  $675. 

New  Members  Added. — Total  number  of  new  members  added 
this  year  is  513,  which  is  18 J  per  cent,  increase.  It  is  not  a  mere 
coincidence  that  this  sum  is  so  nearly  the  increase  in  assets,  though 
in  this  case  it  is  exactly  the  same  per  cent,  of  increase.  It  is  a 
well-known  promise  that  if  the  tithes  are  paid  the  blessing  will 
follow — what  people  pay  into  the  church  in  money  they  get  out 
of  it  in  spiritual  blessing.  The  ingathering  was  general,  every 
charge  on  the  district  having  had  some  additions.  Fourth  Church, 
Terre  Haute,  leads  with  119  accessions,  and  the  fewest  number 
was  three. 

Comparative  Statistics. — Last  year  we  added  338  to  our  list  of 
members.  This  year  we  report  the  very  handsome  increase  of  66 
per  cent,  (or  513)  over  last  year.  Last  year  we  reported  increase  in 

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assets  of  $14,841.13,  and  this  y&ar  we  report  only  $4,788.80,  which 
is  quite  a  decrease  in  assets.  But  it  is  only  fair  to  call  to  mind 
that  last  year  was  credited  with  several  thousand  dollars  that 
have  been  paid  this  year,  as  maturing  subscriptions;  and  there  are 
other  subscriptions  that  are  now  on  paper,  but  are  not  reported 
this  year,  notably  at  Marshall,  where  Brother  Griffin  has  about 
$700  towards  his  parsonage  enterprise,  and  the  improvement  at 
Vermillion  is  not  reported. 

A  wise  and  progressive  business  man  follows  his  investments 
with  painstaking  attention,  to  determine  what  lines  of  venture 
pay  the  best  returns.  And  we  should  be  as  much  interested  in  the 
business  of  the  kingdom,  and  as  attentive  to  detail.  .  If  we  com¬ 
pare  the  reports  of  the  country  and  the  city  charges,  we  may  dis¬ 
cover  facts  that  ought  to  receive  our  careful  attention.  Our  nine 
country  charges,  with  a  membership  of  3,005,  added  another  220, 
or  7j  per  cent.  Our  eight  city  charges,  with  a  membership  of 
1,621,  gained  another  292,  or  18J  per  cent.  The  country  charges 
gave  for  improvements  $1,458.28,  48  cents  per  member.  The  city 
charges  gave  $3,330.55,  or  $2.05  per  member.  The  country  charges 
advanced  their  pastors’  salaries  $550,  18  cents  per  member,  and 
the  city  charges  increased  their  pastors’  salaries  $925,  57  cents 
per  member.  The  total  paid  for  pastors’  salaries  in  this  district 
was  $10,610.  Of  this  sum  the  country  charges  paid  $5,210,  $1.73 
per  member,  and  the  city  charges  paid  $5,400,  $3.33  per  member. 

Church  Literature. — It  is  hopeful  to  consider  that  in  the  sharp 
competition  now  going  on  in  the  nation’s  secular  literature,  our 
own  Church  literature  is  holding  its  own.  We  increased  our 
Telescope  subscriptions  in  this  district  a  little  over  8  per  cent., 
having  now  263  against  228  last  year.  The  other  publications 
have  kept  pace  with  the  enlargement  of  our  Church  during  the 
year. 

Y.  P.  C.  E.  U. — We  had  last  year  30  locals;  this  year  we  have 
35  active. 

Commendations. — Brother  and  Sister  Breden,  as  pastors,  and 
Brother  Maurer  as  financial  leader,  have  so  transformed  Third 
Church,  Terre  Haute,  that  something  must  be  done  to  accommo¬ 
date  the  people  who  throng  there  for  services. 

The  business  men  of  Eirst  Church,  Terre  Haute,  have  aroused 
themselves,  and  are  planning  large  things  for  the  future  of  that 
church.  They  have  already  straightened  up  their  accounts  and 
closed  out  all  indebtedness  to  date. 

The  pastors  of  the  district  have  given  the  best  year’s  work,  as 
a  body,  that  I  have  ever  known,  and  the  cooperation  and  support 
of  the  laymen  have  been  equally  noticeable  and  commendable. 
So  satisfactory  is  the  relation  between  pastors  and  people  that 


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there  is  demand  for  the  return  of  about  three-fourths  of  our 
preachers. 

Personal  Statistics. — The  work  of  the  year  compressed  into  a 
few  figures  is  as  follows:  Held  65  regular  sessions  of  quarterly 
conferences  and  14  extra  and  adjoiyned  sessions;  attended  the 
meetings  of  12  of  my  17  finance  committee  meetings;  preached 
216  times,  besides  7  funerals,  and  performed  3  marriages.  My 
salary  is  over  full,  though  one  class  failed  to  meet  its  assessment 
for  elder.  My  expenses  for  the  year  were  larger  than  usual  on 
account  of  being  compelled  to  go  to  other  conferences  in  search 
of  men  to  fill  vacancies  left  me  by  Stationing  Committee,  and 
because  I  have  lived  in  hotels  more  than  heretofore.  Total  ex¬ 
penses  (car  fare,  hotel  bills,  livery  bills,  stationery,  and  postage), 
$234.40.  Salary,  assessed,  $836.50. 

Pecommendations. — 1.  That  Mt.  Hebron  Church  be  placed  in 
the  hands  of  proper  parties  for  sale  as  per  Discipline  for  “Aban¬ 
doned  Church-Houses.” 

2.  That  Grand  Turn  Church-House,  formerly  on  Marshall 
Circuit,  be  referred  to  the  same  parties,  for  sale,  and  that  the 
proceeds  be  applied  on  the  parsonage  being  built  on  our  church 
lot  in  Marshall. 

3.  That  for  the  uniform  and  expeditious  handling  of  pastors’ 
reports,  a  committee  of  five  shall  be  appointed,  of  which  the  Sta¬ 
tistical  Secretary  shall  be  chairman  and  the  Presiding  Elders 
ex  officio  members,  which  shall  report  to  the  Conference  the  fol¬ 
lowing  items  in  each  report :  1.  The  increase  or  decrease  in  mem¬ 
bers.  2.  Condition  of  finances.  3.  Completeness  of  report.  4. 
Unusual  features,  if  worthy  of  comment.  The  favorable  report 
of  this  committee  shall  be  accepted  as  “receiving  of  report  and 
passing  of  character,”  provided  that  no  matter  of  moral  or  official 
delinquency  be  chargeable  to  the  pastor,  all  of  such  cases  to  be 
reported  to  the  open  Conference.  This  committee  shall  in  no 
wise  interfere  with  the  reports  of  the  lay  delegate  or  the  Presid¬ 
ing  Elder. 

4.  That  a  registration  fee  of  one  dollar  ($1.00)  be  charged  of 
every  one  who  desires  free  entertainment  at  Annual  Conference, 
and  the  money  to  go  into  the  treasury  of  the  parties  giving  the 
entertainment. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

John  A.  Hawkins. 


Report  approved  and  character  passed. 

J.  B.  Connett,  of  Olney  District,  read  his  report,  which  also 
showed  increase  in  salaries  and  general  good  work  done  during 
year: 


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REPORT  OF  OLNEY  DISTRICT. 

There  are  63  church  organizations  on  this  district,  65  church- 
buildings,  and  13  parsonages.  These  churches  are  grouped  into 
18  charges — 15  circuits,  2  stations,  and  1  mission.  Of  the  18  pas¬ 
tors  assigned  these  charge*  14  served  the  entire  year  and  4  re¬ 
signed. 

William  Burns  resigned  Oak  Grove  at  the  beginning  of  the 
year,  and  I  appointed  Mary  Mitchell  pastor  of  the  charge. 

M.  L.  Watson  resigned  Yale  Circuit  at  the  first  quarterly  meet¬ 
ing,  and  I  appointed  F.  M.  Fink  to  finish  the  year’s  work.  Yale 
is  one  of  the  strongest  works  in  the  Conference  financially,  but  is 
making  slow  progress,  partly  because  the  people  are  not  fully 
aroused  upon  the  question  of  Christian  giving.  Otterbein  Church 
will  be  repaired  immediately  at  a  cost  of  $150.  Aside  from  this, 
little  has  been  accomplished. 

After  months  of  struggle  with  ill  health,  W.  O.  Haycock  was 
compelled  to  resign  Birds  Circuit,  much  to  the  regret  of  the  peo¬ 
ple.  G.  L.  Stine,  a  graduate  of  the  Seminary  of  the  class  of  1908, 
was  appointed  to  the  charge.  During  the  three  months  of  his 
pastorate  he  has  not  only  rendered  splendid  service,  but  has  in¬ 
spired  the  people  with  renewed  courage.  Birds  and  Otterbein 
churches  have  been  put  in  first  class  condition  at  a  cost  of  $250. 
A  concrete  walk  costing  $50  has  been  laid  along  the  parsonage 
lot,  and  the  best  financial  report  ever  made  by  the  circuit  will  be 
presented. 

Three  months  ago,  S.  O.  Stoltz,  pastor  of  New  Hebron  Circuit, 
was  elected  Field  Secretary  of  Westfield  College,  and  I  secured 
E.  E.  Bundy,  of  Erie  Conference  and  a  graduate  of  the  Seminary 
of  the  class  of  1908,  to  finish  the  year’s  work.  Brother  Bundy  has 
done  good  work  and,  with  experience,  will  make  one  of  our  effi¬ 
cient  pastors.  New  Hebron  and  Zion  churches  have  been  put  in 
good  condition  at  a  cost  of  $450,  and  all  Conference  assessments 
will  be  reported  full.  New  Hebron  Circuit  is  in  the  heart  of  the 
Illinois  oil  field  and  is  a  part  of  a  territory  of  vast  wealth.  Our 
people  have  been  blessed  with  increase  of  wealth,  and  have  been 
responding  to  the  calls  of  the  Church  with  enlarged  gifts.  Solici¬ 
tors  for  the  general  interests  of  the  Church  have  canvassed  and 
recanvassed  this  territory  and,  as  a  result,  have  reaped  a  bounteous 
harvest.  We  feel  that  it  is  time  for  them  to  hold  up  a  little  and 
give  us  a  chance  to  help  our  home  institutions. 

Olney  Station,  only  twelve  years  old,  the  second  church  in  the 
Conference  in  membership,  but  second  to  none  in  many  respects, 
has  had  a  year  of  splendid  progress.  Pastor  McCreery  will  report 
100  conversions,  45  accessions  to  the  Church,  and  all  Conference 
benevolences  in  full. 


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G.  W.  Ball,  pastor  of  Olney  Circuit,  has  had  a  very  good  year, 
but  has  not  realized  fully  the  desire  of  his  heart/ 

Parkersburg  Circuit  has  had  a  year  of  substantial  progress. 
I.  S.  Mclver  will  report  all  Conference  benevolences  in  full. 

L.  C.  Maple,  of  Calhoun,  has  been  greatly  hindered  in  his  work 
on  account  of  serious  affliction.  He  was  in  the  hospital  for  five 
weeks,  and  since  that  time  has  been  unable  to  work.  On  account 
of  affliction  he  has  been  unable  to  secure  all  his  assessments. 

Bluford  Circuit  will  have  the  best  report  in  her  history.  O.  J. 
Bogard,  the  pastor,  will  report  all  Conference  assessments  in  full 
and  a  nice  increase  in  membership.  Oakdale  church  has  been 
improved  and  modernized  at  a  cost  of  $600,  and  three  other 
churches  are  to  be  put  in  first-class  condition  immediately. 

Mt.  Vernon  has  made  some  progress,  but  on  account  of  the 
closing  of  the  factories  and  the  scattering  of  our  people  the 
finances  are  low.  Mt.  Vernon  should  wake  up  on  some  lines. 

W.  A.  Bandy  has  had  a  good  year  on  Flora  Mission.  He  will 
report  35  accessions  and  Conference  assessments  in  full. 

H.  J.  Musselman  will  report  105  conversions  and  62  accessions 
on  Flora  Circuit,  and  claims  all  full. 

Edgewood  and  Browns  are  among  our  weaker  charges,  but  have 
made  some  progress.  H.  A.  Bogard,  of  Edgewood,  has  had  a  year 
of  sacrifice,  having  received  little  remuneration  for  his  services. 
Elizabeth  Thompson  has  likewise  had  a  year  of  toil  and  sacrifice. 

T.  P.  Griff  eth  has  labored  faithfully  on  Vienna  Circuit,  and  has 
little  to  show  for  it.  Some  of  the  people  demand  a  pastor  who 
preaches  sanctification  according  to  their  notion ;  others  have 
petitioned  me  not  to  send  any  one,  preferring  to  have  none  to 
one  of  the  above  type.  If  those  people  could  distinguish  between 
sanctification  and  fanaticism,  and  if  they  would  profess  less  and 
practice  more,  we  might  do  something  for  them. 

St.  Francisville,  the  best  circuit  in  the  Conference,  under  the 
direction  of  E.  M.  Pierson  has  had  a  prosperous  year.  A  modern 
church-house  costing  $3,000  has  been  erected  at  Sand  Barrens 
appointment,  to  take  the  place  of  the  one  destroyed  by  fire.  Steps 
have  been  taken  to  erect  a  $5,000  church  in  St.  Francisville.  The 
work  was  to  have  been  done  this  summer,  but  on  account  of  the 
financial  condition  of  the  country  and  the  crop  failure  the  work 
has  been  deferred  until  spring..  They  have  paid  the  pastor  $960 
salary,  and  all  Conference  claims  are  full. 

Sumner  Circuit  has  made  good  progress.  An 'excellent  five-room 
parsonage  has  been  erected  and  paid  for  during  the  year,  the  cost 
of  the  property  being  $1,400.  Pastor  Hall  will  report  Conference 
assessments  in  full. 

C.  O.  Myers,  pastor  of  Vergennes,  has  had  a  good  year.  Pie  will 
report  an  increase  in  membership  and  some  progress  in  finance. 

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Metropolis  church  and  parsonage  are  abandoned  and,  not  being 
within  the  jurisdiction  of  a  quarterly  conference,  I  therefore  rec¬ 
ommend  that  a  board  of  trustees  be  elected  to  lease,  rent,  or  sell 
said  property. 

During  the  first  round  of  quarterlies,  I  made  an  earnest  effort 
to  have  the  pastors’  salaries  raised,  and  am  glad  to  report  that 
there  was  a  promised  increase  of  20  per  cent,  over  last  year  for  the 
district.  However,  in  some  instances  the  full  amount  has  not 
been  paid  on  account  of  resignations  and  the  financial  depression. 
Notwithstanding  these  things,  the  district  makes  the  best  report 
in  her  history. 

Statistics. — Number  of  conversions,  796;  accessions,  538;  Y.  P. 
C.  U.  societies,  24;  membership,  656;  Junior  societies,  7 ;  members, 
312;  Sunday  schools,  62;  enrollment,  3,032;  Telescopes,  380; 
Watchwords,  593;  Bible  Teachers,  135;  Quarterlies,  3,592;  Evan¬ 
gels,  33;  Presiding  Elder’s  salary,  $838.67;  preachers’  salaries, 
$7,890;  for  home  missions,  $737.55;  for  foreign  missions,  $309.31; 
increased  value  in  church  property,  $6,200. 

Personal  Items. — On  account  of  the  long  and  serious  illness  of 
my  aged  parents,  I  was  kept  at  home  for  five  weeks  during  Jan¬ 
uary  and  February.  Otherwise  I  have  been  able  to  render  what 
service  I  could.  I  have  averaged  17  days  out  of  each  month  on  the 
field;  traveled  5,571  miles  by  rail,  652  miles  by  buggy;  preached 
191  times;  visited  198  families,  and  spent  for  traveling  expenses 
and  postage,  $125.42;  net  salary,  $713.25.  A  number  of  the  breth¬ 
ren  assisted  me  in  holding  my  quarterly  meetings,  for  which  I  am- 
grateful.  J.  B.  Connett. 

Passed. 

D.  R.  Seneff,  of  Westfield  District,  read  his  report,  which  showed 
that  pastors  and  people  on  his  district  had  done  a  noble  year’s 
work,  showing  increase  on  many  lines: 

REPORT  OF  WESTFIELD  DISTRICT. 

To  the  Bishop  and  Members  of  Lower  Wabash  Conference ,  Greet¬ 
ing, 

It  was  very  unfortunate  that  on  the  adjournment  of  Conference 
a  year  ago  this  district  was  left  with  four  vacant  charges.  After 
the  lapse  of  two  months,  Rev.  H.  H.  Heberly,  of  Pennsylvania 
Conference,  was  secured  for  Westfield  Station,  and  Rev.  F.  H. 
King,  pastor  of  Chesterville,  undertook,  in  addition  to  his  own 
charge,  the  pastorate  of  Parkville.  These  two  appointments  proved 
entirely  satisfactory.  Ashmore  and  Newman  were  supplied  with 
brethren  from  other  denominations — brethren  whose  apparent 
qualifications  and  sincerity  of  purpose,  recommendations  and  ex- 

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perience  in  the  ministry  were  such  as  to  give  reasonable  assurance 
of  success,  but  whose  appointment,  whatever  may  have  been  their 
usefulness  in  the  churches  to  which  they  belong,  was  to  us  a  sad 
disappointment.  Rev.  F.  H.  Peters,  appointed  to  the  Ashmore 
Circuit,  resigned  in  April,  and  Rev.  W.  A.  Roberts,  appointed  to 
the  Newman  charge,  resigned  in  July.  Early  in  May,  Rev.  B.  F. 
Farris  was  secured  as  pastor  of  Ashmore,  and  served  the  charge 
faithfully  and  well  to  the  close  of  the  year.  Up  to  the  time  of 
Mr.  Roberts’  resignation,  though  occurring  so  near  the  close  of 
the  year,  nothing  whatever  had  been  done  toward  securing  benevo¬ 
lent  collections  or  Conference  assessments.  .  No  one  could  be 
secured  to  fill  this  vacancy.  Rev.  L.  E.  Miller,  pastor  of  Redmon 
Circuit,  gave  the  charge  two  Sabbaths  of  service  and  a  week’s 
work,  doing  what  was  possible  to  encourage  the  brethren  and  raise 
the  assessments,  his  pulpit,  meanwhile,  being  supplied  by  Prof. 
L.  H.  Cooley. 

Rev.  Walter  Hall  made  a  commendable  beginning  on  his  first 
charge,  Greenup  Circuit,  but,  owing  to  a  failure  in  health,  he  was 
compelled  to  resign  in  March.  Rev.  A.  A.  Rice  was  appointed  to 
fill  this  vacancy,  and  did  so  faithfully  to  the  close  of  the  year. 

Eleven  charges  contracted  with  pastors  for  increase  in  salary 
ranging  from  $20  to  $250.  How  faith  has  been  kept  in  carrying 
out  these  contracts,  final  reports  must  be  relied  on  to  show.  A 
number  of  pastors  will  report  salaries  and  collections  full.  Deficits, 
both  in  salaries  and  ‘collections,  occur  mainly  on  the  weaker 
charges,  perpetuating  from  year  to  year  the  conditions  that  keep 
them  weak.  A  number  of  communities  had  good  revivals,  result¬ 
ing  in  over  three  hundred  conversions'  and  accessions.  A  more 
careful,  necessary  correction  of  church  records  in  places  partially 
and  sadly  offsets  the  additions  to  the  membership.  Noticeable  it 
is  that  these  losses  in  membership  occur  mainly  in  congregations 
that  have  been  long  without  revival.  Sunday  schools  are  well  sus¬ 
tained,  hut  the  prayer-meeting  languishes.  The  great  need  of  the 
church  is  spiritual  awakening,  but  the  consecration  necessary  to 
it  is,  for  the  most  part,  wanting. 

At  the  beginning  of  the  year  the  parsonage  at  Toledo  was  moved 
from  the  corner  to  the  inner  lot  of  the  property  we  own  there  and 
repaired  at  a  cost  of  $500,  making  it  neat  and  comfortable.  The 
foundation  for  the  newr  church  at  Toledo  was  laid  on  the  corner 
lot  last  fall,  hut  work  was  suspended  through  the  winter  and 
spring.  A  while  ago  work  was  resumed  with  vigor,  and  the  church, 
a  brick  structure,  30  by  45  feet,  to  cost  about  $2,800,  will  soon  be 
.  completed.  This  done,  we  shall  have  a  substantial,  inviting  prop¬ 
erty  in  this  the  county-seat  of  Cumberland  County,  Illinois. 
Brother  C-.  W.  Perkins,  the  pastor,  merits  credit  for  his  persever¬ 
ing,  tactful  handling  of  this  interest.  Our  new  Redmon  church — 

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few  more  costly  and  none  more  neat  and  substantial  in  the  Con¬ 
ference — was  completed  and  dedicated  early  in  the  year.  At 
Friendship,  on  Martinsville  Circuit,  a  new  two-room  church  is  in 
process  of  erection.  The  church  at  Beecher  City  was  repainted, 
repapered,  and  reseated  at  a  cost  of  $227.  Fancher  church,  on  the 
same  charge,  was  repapered  and  repaired  at  a  cost  of  $60.  At 
Clarksville  the  parsonage  has  been  repapered,  a  debt  of  $50  on 
the  parsonage  paid,  the  church  repainted,  and  a  concrete  platform 
and  walk  put  down  at  a  cost  of  $120,  the  pastor,  Brother  Albert, 
doing  the  painting  and  much  of  the  work.  Long  Point  church,  on 
Casey  Circuit,  was  moved  to  a  better  location  and  repaired  at  a 
cost  of  $150.  At  Parkville,  $1,500  has  been  pledged  toward  build¬ 
ing  a  church  on  a  lot  secured  near  the  site  of  the  old  building 
used  for  church  purposes,  poorly  located  and  always  too  small  by 
far.  Our  people  at  Chesterville,  under  the  leadership  of  Bev. 
F.  H.  King,  sustain  well  their  aggressive  spirit.  Recently  they 
purchased  a  piano  for  the  church.  Many  minor  improvements  and 
repairs  have  been  made  here  and  there,  and  many  more  are 
needed. 

Reports  will  show  a  fair  increase  in  the  circulation  of  Church 
periodicals. 

There  are  conditions  relating  to  Westfield  District  t-o  which  the 
serious  attention  of  Conference  needs  to  be  directed  with  empha¬ 
sis.  Though  it  has,  as  now  constituted,  as  many  chargee  as  Olney 
District  and  one  more  than  Terre  Haute  District,  it  had,  at  the 
beginning  of  the  year,  737  fewer  members  than  the  former  and 
1,081  fewer  than  the  latter.  A  comparison  of  missionary  money 
appropriated  to  the  several  districts  within  the  last  nine  years 
reveals  the  astonishing  fact  that  while  Olney  District  has  had 
$2,125  and  Terre  Haute  District  $3,000,  Westfield  District  has  had 
but  $475.  The  few  attempts  that  have  been  made  within  these 
years  to  enter  the  towns  within  this. territory  have  been  so  feebly 
sustained  as  to  make  success  well  nigh  impossible.  One  is  con¬ 
strained  to  ask,  Is  this  either  fair  or  wise?  In  Charleston,  a  town 
only  second  in  importance  among  the  cities  of  the  Conference,  a 
lot  was  purchased  some  years  ago.  Though  located  on  one  of  the 
principal  streets  of  the  city,  a  few  squares  from  the  State  Normal 
School,  in  a  populous  locality,  remote  from  other  churches;  while 
we  have  some  thirty  members  of  our  Church  in  the  city,  it  is 
seriously  proposed  to  sell  this  lot  and  abandon  hope  of  establish¬ 
ing  ourselves  in  Charleston.  Now  that  there  is  a  hopeful  prospect 
of  an  interurban  railway  being  built  between  Terre  Haute  and 
Charleston  via  Marshall  and  Westfield,  is  it  a  time  to  surrender 
our  interests  in  Charleston?  To  do  so  will  be  humiliating  and 
demoralizing.  Newman,  and  now  Toledo,  are  towns  in  which,  if 
we  are  to  have  success  at  all,  our  interests  must  be  more  strongly 

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sustained  by  the  Church.  After  these  years  of  feeble  effort  in 
Newman,  we  are  no  stronger  than  we  were  when  we  began.  The 
citizenship  is  friendly  to  us,  and  mainly  through  its  liberality 
have  we  been  able  to  sustain  ourselves  at  all.  The  people  tire  of 
supporting  an  enterprise  that  shows  no  progress.  The  time  is  at 
hand  when  we  must  adopt  a  stronger  policy  here  or  abandon  the 
enterprise.  The  meager  amount  of  missionary  money  expended 
in  Westfield  District  in  these  years  is  not  due  to  a  lack  of  inviting 
territory.  It  is  due,  maybe,  to  oversight.  Others  have  not  received 
too  much,  but,  comparatively,  this  certainly  has  received  too  little. 

By  the  blessing  of  God,  not  a  day  of  interruption  in  work  has 
occurred  from  want  of  health  either  of  self  or  family.  By  the 
kindly  aid  of  brethren,  all  charges  have  been  given  four  quarterly 
conferences  except  Parkville,  which  had  but  two.  A  number  of 
extra  business  sessions  were  held.  All  travel  that  seemed  needful, 
by  whatever  mode  that  was  at  the  time  practicable,  was  accom¬ 
plished,  at  a  cost  for  travel  only  of  $91.52.  Net  salary,  $686.63. 

D.  R.  Seneff. 

Passed. 

These  reports  showed  that  there  had  been  1,350  accessions  to 
the  Church  in  the  Conference  during  the  year. 

On  motion  a  committee  was  appointed  to  take  charge  of  pastors’ 
reports,  to  examine  carefully  principal  items,  membership,  and 
finance,  and  report  to  Conference.  Committee  was  constituted  of 
the  following  persons:  L.  H.  Cooley,  G.  L.  Stine,  and  J.  A. 
Robinson. 

Rev.  Clay  F.  Gaumer,  Illinois  State  representative  and  temper¬ 
ance  worker,  was  introduced  to  Conference. 

Adjournment  for  noon.  Benediction  by  Rev.  S.  Mills. 


FIRST  DAY— AFTERNOON  SESSION. 

Conference  convened  at  1 :  30  p.m.,  Bishop  Mathews  in  chair. 
After  song  service  and  several  prayers,  the  theme,  “A  Lesson  in 
Evangelism,”  from  Paul’s  life,  was  presented  by  Rev.  G.  L.  Stine, 
embracing  the  following  divisions:  Conversion,  revelation,  and 
vision. 

On  motion,  Rev.  E.  Boley  was  chosen  Assistant  Conference 
Treasurer. 

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On  motion  it  was  decided  that  a  registration*  fee  of  one  dollar 
be  paid  by  each  member  of  Conference. 

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Examination  of  pastors  not  on  regular  fields  of  labor. 

On  motion  the  names  of  Revs.  W.  E.  Anderson,  S.  Bussard, 
J.  Peachy,  J.  H.  Penner,  and  W.  Quigley  were  referred  to  Com¬ 
mittee  on  Memoirs. 

On  motion  the  names  of  Revs.  J.  H.  Bunnell,  G.  W.  Baster, 
B.  C.  Haworth,  and  H.  W.  Lashbrook  were  referred  to  Committee 
on  Conference  Relations. 

A  paper  on  the  subject  of  Bible  Cause  was  presented  by  J.  A. 
Robinson. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  BIBLE  CAUSE. 

• 

We  believe  the  Bible  to  be  the  Word  of  God,  and  that  therein 
only  is  contained  the  knowledge  of  the  way  of  salvation. 

The  Word  of  God  is  true.  Jesus  said,  “Heaven  and  earth  shall 
pass  away,  but  my  words  shall  not  pass  away.”  Peter  wrote,  “The 
word  of  the  Lord  endureth  forever.” 

The  Bible  is  God’s  love-letter  to  this  fallen  world.  Without  the 
Word  quickened  by  the  Holy  Spirit,  depraved  man  might  grope 
on  in  darkness  forever,  and  never  find  his  way  back  to  his  Creator. 
But  the  Bible  reveals  to  man  his  ruined  condition,  and  teaches 
him  what  he  must  do  to  be  saved.  “For  the  word  of  God  is  quick, 
and  powerful,  and  sharper  than  any  two-edged  sword,  piercing 
even  to  the  dividing  asunder  of  soul  and  spirit,  and  of  the  joints 
and  marrow,  and  is  a  discerner  of  the  thoughts  and  intents  of  the 
heart.” 

The  Bible  is  inspired  by  the  Spirit  of  God.  Man  could  not 
have  written  it,  or  would  he  have  done  so  if  he  could,  because 
the  Scriptures  condemn  man’s  sinful  heart. 

“All  scripture  [both  Old  and  New  Testaments]  is  given  by 
inspiration  of  God.”  The  words  of  the  prophets  are  inspired. 
“For  the  prophecy  came  not  in  old  time  by  the  will  of  man;  but 
holy  men  of  God  spake  as  they  were  moved  by  the  Holy  Ghost” 
(II.  Peter  1:21).  The  writings  of  the  disciples  and  evangelists 
are  inspired.  Jesus  promised  that  the  Holy  Spirit  should  teach 
them  all  things,  and  bring  all  things  to  their  remembrance,  what¬ 
soever  he  had  said  unto  them.  Paul’s  writings  belong  to  the 
Scriptures.  Peter  speaks  of  “some  things  in  them  hard  to  be 
understood,  which  the  unlearned  and  unstable  wrest,  as  they  do 
also  the  other  scriptures  to  their  own  destruction.” 

The  Bible  is  the  world’s  masterpiece  of  literature.  Beautiful 
description,  delightful  narrative,  sweetest  poetry,  and  matchless 
oratory  combine  to  make  it  the  treasure-house  of  the  ages. 

The  Bible  is  intensely  practical — the  book  for  every  land  and 
generation.  It  meets  the  needs  of  the  most  exalted  and  the  most 


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lowly.  The  guide  from  earth  to  heaven,  it  tames  the  heart  of  the 
savage  and  comforts  the  dying  saint. 

Let  ns  read  the  Bible  more  and  exhort  others  to  read.  And  not 
only  this,  but  let  us  be  doers  of  the  word.  Would  we  be  Chris¬ 
tians  in  fact  as  well  as  in  name?  Let  us  do  as  the  psalmist,  who 
said,  “Thy  word  have  I  hid  in  .my  heart  that  I  might  not  sin 
against  thee.”  Therefore,  be  it 

Resolved ,  That  we  study  to  show  ourselves  approved  unto  God, 
that  we  may  be  workmen  needing  not  to  be  ashamed,  rightly  divid¬ 
ing  the  word  of  truth.  Then  can  we  speak  of  the  Bible  in  the 
words  of  the  poet: 

“Thou  truest  friend  man  ever  knew. 

Thy  constancy  I  ?ve  tried ; 

When  all  were  false,  I  found  thee  true, 

My  counselor  and  guide.” 

Respectfully  submitted, 

J.  A.  Robinson. 

Report  approved. 

Resolution  of  condolence  and  sympathy  of  Conference  in  refer¬ 
ence  to  Rev.  W.  E.  Anderson,  whose  death  occurred  just  as  Con¬ 
ference  convened,  presented  by  Rev.  D.  R*  Seneff,  committee,  was 
approved. 

Report  of  Committee  on  Sabbath  Schools  was  presented  in  a 
paper  read  by  P.  F.  Ketring. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  SUNDAY  SCHOOLS. 

The  question  may  arise,  What  is  the  Sunday  school?  We 
answer,  it  is  the  church  of  Jesus’  Christ  in  training,  the  initial 
drill,  or,  in  other  words,  qualifying  for  the  active  battles  of  church 
life  and  work. 

Paul  said  to  Timothy,  “Study  to  show  thyself  approved  of  God,” 
and  to  my  mind  the  reason  why  so  many  fail  in  the  Christian  life 
is  because  of  the  lack  of  a  proper  conception  or  understanding  of 
God’s  Holy  Word.  And  thus  we  read  in  the  Book  of  Psalms,  “Thy 
word  is  a  lamp  unto  my  feet,  and  a  light  unto  my  path.”  Or  the 
hope  which  the  Word  gives  us/  as  Paul  says,  “Which  is  as  an 
anchor  of  the  soul,  both  sure  and  steadfast,  and  that  reaches  to 
that  within  the  veil.” 

Upon  the  Word  strong  Christian  characters  are  built,  which 
doubt  and  skepticism  have  been  unable  to  overthrow.  And  we  are 
glad  that  the  time  is  coming,  yea,  even  now  is  here,  that  almost 
every  Christian  recognizes  the  Sunday  school  as  a  part  of  Chris¬ 
tianity,  and  not  simply  for  the  children. 


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It  is  a  source  of  great  satisfaction  to  us  to  know  of  the  large 
adult  Bible  classes  organized  in  the  Sunday  school  for  the  better 
study  of  the  Scriptures. 

The  Sunday  school  prepares  for  the  larger  and  more  active 
duties  of  the  church.  The  faithful  Sunday-school  scholar  usually 
develops  into  the  solid,  steady,  influential,  high-grade  Christian. 
The  student  of  the  Bible  always  has  an  answer  for  the  tempter, 
having  at  command  God’s  Word,  “which  is  the  sword  of  the  spirit, 
wherewith  he  is  able  to  quench  all  the  fiery  darts  of  the  enemy.” 

We  are  also  glad  to  notice  a  few  figures  which  are  encouraging 
along  this  line,  and  which  indicate  to  us  what  is  being  done  in 
this  splendid  department  of  church  work.  According  to  statistics, 
we  now  have  enrolled  in  the  Sunday  schools  of  our  own  Church 
304,015  Sunday-school  scholars,  including  our  foreign  fields.  And 
as  we  think  of  our  sister  denominations,  who  are  engaged  in  the 
same  work  as  well  as  we,  surely  we  feel  that  there  is  a  mighty 
force  at  work,  which  is  already  actively  engaged  in  this  great  cause 
of  righteousness.  Therefore, 

Resolved ,  1.  That  we,  as  ministers  of  this  Conference,  use  all 
reasonable  means  to  induce  all  our  people  to  attend  the  Sunday 
school. 

2.  That  we  encourage  the  Home  Department  and  Cradle  Boll 
of  the  Sunday  school,  recognizing  the  fact  that  it  is  a  great 
leverage  in  helping  the  indifferent  and  helpless  to  become  inter¬ 
ested  in  this  very  important  work. 

3.  That  we  do  not  forget  the  very  valuable  and  efficient  serv¬ 

ices  of  our  General  Secretary,  Colonel  Bobert  Cowden,  for  his  able 
and  wise  management  of  this  great  Sunday-school  department 
work,  and  for  his  youthful  spirit  and  untiring  energy  in  this  won¬ 
derful  work  for  God.  P.  F.  Ejetring,  Committee. 

Beport  approved. 

Beport  of  Committee  on  Christian  Home  was  presented  in  a 
paper  read  by  I.  S.  Mclver. 

# 

REPORT  OF  CO'MMITTEE  OX  THE  HOME. 

One’s  abode  is  not  necessarily  a  home.  To  have  a  happy,  true, 
peaceful  home,  there  must  be  union  of  hearts — mutual  love  and 
companionship.  The  home  is  brightened  and  beautified  where  the 
members  are  living  Christians. 

Joshua  declared,  “As  for  me  and  my  house  we  will  serve  the 
Lord.”  How  many  parents  can  speak  for  their  homes  as  Joshua 
did  for  his?  The  decision  had  been  made  in  Joshua’s  house,  and 
he  did  not  allow  public  cares  or  pleasures  to  interfere  with  the 
duties  he  owed  to  his  family.  In  many  homes  are  putrid  spots, 


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cankered  lives,  inflamed  wonnds,  all  because  Jesus  is  not  en¬ 
throned.  Jesus  is  lovely,  and  he  makes  every  home  lovely  where 
he  abides. 

Home  is  not  bounded  by  four  square  walls,  but  where  love  is, 
and  love  will  be  where  God  is,  for  God  is  love.  What  a  sacred  spot 
is  home,  sanctified  and  sweetened  by  blissful  memories — that  circle 
bound  together  by  holy  ties!  And  as  we  study  the  sacred  record 
we  find  that  God  has  his  perfect  plan,  which,  if  wholly  carried  out 
by  the  parents  and  children,  will  bring  to  each  home  a  divine 
benediction  and  blessedness. 

The  church-life  will  be  as  the  home-life  is,  and  as  we  look  over 
the  church-membership  we  find  nearly,  if  not  quite  seventy  per 
cent,  are  women,  and  the  great,  vital  problem  is,  how  to  save  the 
young  men,  for  while  we  have  grand  young  men  in  our  churches, 
yet,  alas!  the  great  mass  are  on  the  outside,  drifting  with  the  tide 
toward  the  world.  How  true  is  the  Spanish  proverb,  “We  sow  a 
thought  and  reap  an  act;  we  sow  an  act  and  reap  a  habit;  we  sow 
a  habit  and  reap  a  character;  we  sow  a  character  and  reap  a 
destiny.”  That  is  done  in  very  early  life,  and  parents,  we  fear, 
do  not  seem  to  realize  that  every  day  they  are  forming  character 
and  fixing  destiny  for  time  and  eternity. 

And  is  there  not  great  alarm  that  Christian  virtue  is  being  lost 
when  there  is  no  daily  recognition  of  God? — no  family  altar  or 
teaching  of  Scripture  in  the  large  majority  of  Christian  homes? 

We  look  to  the  Christian  homes  to  send  honest,  sturdy  Christian 
men  to  battle  with  national  problems.  It  has  been  said  that  the 
destiny  of  any  nation  at  any  time  is  determined  by  the  sentiment 
of  the  young  men  of  that  time.  What  is  the  sentiment  of  the 
young  men  of  our  time?  If  the  Christian  is  taken  as  a  standard 
of  judgment,  the  young  men  are  left  out  as  factors,  for  the  great 
multitudes  are  drifting  away  from  Christian  virtue. 

If  our  young  men  are  the  hope  of  tf^  church  and  nation,  then 
the  appalling  fact  stares  us  in  the  face  that  not  over  ten  per  cent, 
from  sixteen  to  thirty-five  years  of  age  are  members  of  our 
churches.  Twenty  per  cent,  more  occasionally  attend,  but  some 
seventy  per  cent,  scarcely  ever  cross  a  church  door.  This  brings 
us,  in  closing  this  article,  to  the  home  life  again,  for  our  national 
strength  is  the  product  of  the  family  life.  The  prominent  men 
of  noble,  stainless  life  are  those  who  have  breathed  the  vital  air 
of  genuine  Christian  homes.  And  how  out  of  the  divine  order 
is  the  fact  that  in  many  homes  the  mother  is  the  only  one  to  exert 
a  Christian  influence.  And  many  are  the  sons  and  daughters 
saved  through  her  Christian  teaching  and  example.  Yet  howT 
often  a  Christian  mother’s  influence  in  the  home,  and  through 
the  home  in  the  world,  is  crippled  by  an  un-Christian  father’s  life.. 


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A  man  has  no  more  right  to  do  evil  than  his  wife  Justice  de¬ 
mands  purity  and  uprightness  in  each.  Many  are  the  homes 
where  the  fathers  are  so  taken  up  with  business,  politics,  societies, 
and  pleasures  that  they  have  little  if  any  time  to  devote  to  their 
children,  to  intimate  heart  companionship;  and  boys  especially 
need  it  in  the  home,  and  if  not  found  there,  they  seek  it  else¬ 
where  ;  but  woe  be  to  the  boy  who  has  to  get  it  on  the  outside. 

“We  are  building  every  day,  in  a  good t or  evil  way! 

And  the  building  as  it  grows  will  our  inmost  soul  disclose. 

Build  it  well,  whatever  you  do;  build  it  straight  and  strong  and 
true; 

Build  it  clean  and  high  and  grand;  build  it  for  the  eye  of  God.” 

I.  S.  McIver,  Committee. 

Report  approved. 

Rev.  Mr.  Johnson  (colored)  and  Mr.  Harrison  (colored),  the 
blind  singer,  were  introduced  to  the  Conference.  Mr.  Harrison 
rendered  a  few  songs  to  the  delight  of  the  Conference. 

Rev.  O.  O.  Whitenack,  representative  of  the  Anti-Saloon  League, 
of  Terre  Haute  District  of  Indiana,  was  introduced  to  the  Con¬ 
ference  and  spoke  briefly  concerning  the  work  of  the  league  in 
Indiana. 

On  motion,  Rev.  S.  E.  Long  was  elected  trustee  of  the  Anti- 
Saloon  League  for  Terre  Haute  District. 

M.  C.  Hull,  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  was  introduced 
to  the  Conference. 

Conference  adjourned,  4:30  p.m.  Benediction  by  Rev.  Mr. 
Stadler,  of  Upper  Wabash  Conference. 


SECOND  DAY— MORNING  SESSION. 

Conference  convened  at  8:00  A.M.,  Bishop  Mathews  in  chair. 

After  song  service  and  several  prayers,  the  Bishop  gave  another 
very  stirring  Bible  address  on  the  theme,  “The  Preacher  as  a 
Servant  of  Christ.”  This  address  was  very  encouraging  and  help¬ 
ful,  especially  in  regard  to  the  importance  of  the  very  best  prep¬ 
aration  possible,  and  also  the  anointing  of  the  Holy  Spirit.  The 
preacher’s  work  is  partnership  and  cooperation  with  Jesus  Christ. 
All  faithful  ministers  should  he  recognized  as  of  equal  rank. 


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Roll  called.  Minutes  of  previous  day  read  and  approved. 

Rev.  W.  R.  Funk,  Publishing  Agent,  of  Dayton,  Ohio,  was  in¬ 
troduced  and  admitted  to  an  advisory  seat  in  the  Conference.  He 
gave  a  few  encouraging  remarks  to  Conference. 

Revs.  A.  J.  Christy,  of  the  Methodist  Protestant  Church,  and 
Rev.  Mr.  Daily  and  Rev.  Mr.  Swartz,  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  were  introduced  to  the  Conference. 

Report  of  Committee  on  Conference  Relations  presented  in  a 
paper  read  by  S.  Mills. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  CONFERENCE  RELATIONS. 

We,  the  Committee  on  Conference  Relations,  beg  to  submit  the 
following :  \ 

We  recommend — 

•  i 

That  Rev.  W.  H.  Nickerson,  of  Northern  Illinois  Conference, 
be  received  into  this  Conference  on  his  transfer,  and  that  he  com- 
plete  the  Fourth  Year  in  the  Reading  Course. 

That  Rev.  N.  Fouts,  of  Indiana  Conference;  Rev.  C.  C.  Breden, 
of  Indiana  Conference ;  Rev.  Id.  IT.  Heberly,  of  Pennsylvania 
Conference;  Rev.  E.  E.  Bundy,  of  Erie  Conference,  be  received 
subject  to  their  transfers. 

Rev.  E.  L.  Buckner  comes  to  us  from  the  Southern  Illinois 
Conference  of  the  Methodist  Protestant  Church,  with  letters  of 
standing,  and  having  completed  the  First  and  Second  Year  of 
reading  in  said  church,  we  recommend  that  he  be  received  and 
that  he  pursue  Third  and  Fourth  Year  in  Reading  Course  of  our 
Conference. 

We  recommend  that  the  name  of  Rev.  G.  W.  Boster  be  again 
placed  on  the  Conference  roll. 

We  recommend  that  the  Conference  Secretary  write  Rev.  W.  H. 
Lashbrook  concerning  financial  obligations  on  Casey  Circuit, 
admonishing  him  to  give  same  his  immediate  attention,  and  that 
the  matter  be  referred  to  his  quarterly  conference  for  further 

action. 

We  recommend  that  the  Rev.  J.  IT.  Bunnell  be  referred  back  to 
his  quarterly  conference. 

Inasmuch  as  at  our  Conference  one  year  ago  we  admitted  B.  F. 
Haworth,  without  his  having  proper  credentials  or  recommenda¬ 
tions  from  his  former  church,  and  now  he  has  been  employed  by  the 
United  States  Government  as  Japanese  interpreter,  which  has  taken 
him  from  the  United  States,  we  now  refer  him  back  to  his  former 
church  in  Japan. 


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We  recommend  that  on  the  request  of  W.  L.  Duncan  and  Mrs. 
H.  J.  Musselman  that  they  receive  open  transfers. 

S.  Mills, 

R.  Griffin, 

C.  A.  Hall, 

N.  Fouts, 
Committee. 

Report  approved. 

Report  of  Committee  on  Foreign  Missions  submitted  verbally 
by  S.  E.  Long.  Approved. 

This  was  followed  by  an  address  on  the  subject  of  foreign  mis¬ 
sions  by  Rev.  W.  R.  Funk,  Publishing  Agent,  of  Dayton,  Ohio, 
who  during  the  year  paid  a  visit  to  some  of  our  foreign  fields.  He 
gave  some  very  interesting  statements  concerning  our  work  in 
Africa  and  Porto  Rico,  and  the  special  peculiarities  of  these 
people.  He  also  stated  that  in  Africa  and  Porto  Rico  we  have  a 
body  of  workers  not  to  be  excelled  by  any  denomination  on  the 
globe. 

Conference  adjourned  for  noon.  Benediction  by  Rev.  P.  F. 
Ketring. 


SECOND  DAY— AFTERNOON  SESSION. 

Conference  convened  at  1 :  30  P.M.,  Bishop  Mathews  in  chair. 

After  song-service  and  prayer,  the  theme,  “Preparation  for 
Evangelism,”  from  Stephen’s  consecration,  was  presented  by  Rev. 
N.  Fouts,  followed  by  prayer  by  Rev.  W.  L.  Duncan. 

At  this  point  in  the  proceedings  request  was  made  by  Rev.  W.  L. 
Perkins,  of  Casey,  Illinois,  that  prayer  be  offered  in  behalf  of 
Brother  Neely,  one  of  his  parishioners,  who  was  dangerously  sick. 

Report  of  Committee  on  Publishing  Interests  was  presented  in 
a  paper  read  by  Rev.  C.  W.  Bauman. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  PUBLISHING  INTERESTS. 

“Go  ye  into  all  the  world  and  preach  my  gospel  to  every  crea¬ 
ture.”  If  we  would  heed  the  commands  of  our  Lord  we  must  pub¬ 
lish  to  all  the  world,  peace  on  earth  and  good  will  to  man.  We 
are  living  in  a  progressive  age  of  modern  improvement.  The 
minds  of  our  great  men  are  no  more  confined  to  the  few ;  but 
through  the  press  as  a  medium  their  thoughts  are  hurled  at 


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lightning  speed  across  the  globe.  No  home  so  remote  or  poor  that 
it  does  not  come  in  contact  with  the  great  men  of  to-day. 

“Sow  a  thought  and  reap  an  act.  Sow  an  act  and  reap  a  char¬ 
acter.  Sow  a  character  and  reap  a  destiny.”  In  this  great  read¬ 
ing  age  people  will  read  something.  Their  minds  will  either  be 
stored  with  useful  knowledge  or  poisoned  with  the  trashy  literature 
of  our  land.  If  we  would  have  the  minds  and  character  of  our 
young  people  pure,  we  must  see  the  necessity  of  ridding  our  homes 
of  all  such  literature  and  replace  it  with  such  periodicals  and  books 
as  will  stimulate  right  thought,  such  as  can  be  secured  from  our 
Publishing  House. 

Resolved ,  1.  That  we,  as  pastors  and  people,  will  use  our  influ¬ 
ence  to  supplant  the  trashy,  vile,  degrading  literature  that  is 
scattered  over  our  own  land  with  good,  wholesome  books  and 
papers  that  will  help  our  young  people  to  build  characters  of  honor 
and  purity. 

2.  That  the  people  who  are  loyal  to  the  support  of  our  Church, 
both  spiritually  and  financially,  are  those  who  read  our  Church 
organ,  the  Telescope.  Therefore  let  us  resolve  that  we  endeavor 
to  place  it  in  every  home. 

3.  That  we  believe  our  Sunday-school  supplies  are  second  to 
none.  We  recommend  that,  as  pastors  and  people,  we  use  every 
reasonable  means  to  see  that  our  own  literature  be  used  in  our 
Sunday  schools. 

4.  That  we  believe  the  Watchword  as  a  young  people’s  paper 
has  no  equal,  and  should  be  in  every  home. 

5.  That  we,  as  pastors,  believe  our  books  and  periodicals  as 
published  by  our  Publishing  House  to  be  the  best,  purest,  and 
cleanest  that  can  be  had  at  any  price,  and  that  we  will  use  our 
best  effort  to  circulate  them  in  as  many  homes  as  possible. 

6.  That  we  extend  to  W.  R.  Funk  and  staff  our  hearty  thanks 
for  the  wise  management  and  consecrated,  faithful,  untiring  toil 
which  has  brought  to  us  the  very  best  thought  for  building  char¬ 
acter,  and  that  we  do  not  forget  to  pray  that  God’s  choicest  bless¬ 
ings  may  ever  rest  on  them. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

C.  W.  Bauman,  Committee. 

Report  approved. 

This  was  followed  by  an  address  on  the  subject  by  Rev.  W.  R. 
Funk,  of  Dayton,  Ohio.  Fie  spoke  concerning  the  publications  of 
the  House  and  the  periodicals  of  the  Church,  urging  the  impor¬ 
tance  of  a  more  general  patronage. 

Memorial  services.  Rev.  S.  E.  Long  acting  as  chairman. 

Special  songs  and  prayer. 


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During  the  year  five  of  the  aged  ministers  of  the  Conference 
have  fallen  in  death.  In  behalf  of  Rev.  W.  Quigley,  Rev.  J.  B. 
Oonnett  spoke  concerning  his  life  and  labors.  In  behalf  of 
J.  H.  Penner,  Rev.  S.  O.  Stoltz  spoke.  In  behalf  of  S.  Bussard, 
Rev.  Wm.  Givens  spoke  tenderly  and  gave  touching  words  con¬ 
cerning  this  one  of  the  charter  members  of  the  Conference.  In 
behalf  of  W.  E.  Anderson,  Rev.  D.  R.  Seneff  spoke  tenderly.  In 
behalf  of  J.  Peachy,  Rev.  S.  Mills  spoke.  In  behalf  of  the  wife 
of  Rev.  Wm.  Givens,  Rev.  S.  E.  Long  spoke  tenderly.  Each  of 
these  brethren  gave  some  touching  words  concerning  the  life  and 
labors  of  our  honored  dead. 

On  motion,  Rev.  C.  Whitney,  General  Home  Missionary  Secre¬ 
tary,  was  given  an  advisory  seat  in  Conference. 

Rev.  J.  W.  Nye  was  given  an  advisory  seat  in  Conference. 

Conference  adjourned.  Benediction  by  Rev.  W.  R.  Funk. 


THIRD  DAY— MORNING  SESSION. 

Conference  convened  at  8 :  00  A.M.,  Bishop  Mathews  in  the  chair. 

Song  and  devotion  by  different  members  of  Conference,  after 
which  the  Bishop  gave  another  of  those  helpful  and  encouraging 
Bible  addresses  on  the  theme,  “The  Supreme  Test  in  the  Kingdom 
of  Christ  as  to  Membership  and  Conduct.”  He  said  that  it  is 
more  than  a  certain  religious  intoxication.  The  best  service  is 
being  and  doing — a  willingness  to  sacrifice  self-interest  for  the 
sake  of  Christ  and  others.  This  is  the  supreme  test  of  our  loyalty 
to  him.  The  credentials  of  Christianity  are  miracles  of  grace. 
The  supreme  test  of  Christianity  is  its  record.  He  said  that 
Christ  never  sang  a  song  or  founded  a  college,  yet  to-day  there 
are  thousands  upon  thousands  of  Christian  hymns  sung  in  his 
praise  and  hundreds  of  Christian  colleges  and  institutions  in  his 
name  and  honor.  A  most  inspiring  and  helpful  address. 

Minutes  of  previous  day  read  and  approved. 

On  motion  decided  to  elect  a  Board  of  Conference  Trustees  to 
fill  the  vacancy  caused  by  resignation  of  the  former  Board:  Revs. 
J.  B.  Connett,  D.  R.  Seneff,  and  S.  Mills.  Conference  proceeded 
to  elect,  resulting  as  follows:  P.  F.  Ketring,  J.  A.  Smith,  and 
L.  E.  Miller. 


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On  motion  it  was  ordered  that  all  matters  pertaining  to  vacant 
or  unoccupied  church-houses  be  referred  to  them  for  action. 

On  motion  the  following  church  properties  were  referred  to  this 
Board  for  sale:  Mt.  Hebron,  Grand  Turn,  Pleasant  Grove,  Lick¬ 
ing,  and  Hopewell.  Also,  the  Metropolis  church  and  parsonage 
being  abandoned,  the  Conference  Board  of  Trustees  were  author¬ 
ized  to  lease,  rent,  or  sell  said  property. 

On  motion  the  Branch  Missionary  Treasurer  was  authorized  to 
pay  balance  of  $233.68  debt  owing  from  Conference  to  Publishing 
House. 

Mr.  L.  O.  Miller,  General  Church  Treasurer,  of  Dayton,  Ohio, 
was  introduced  and  given  an  advisory  seat  in  Conference. 

Beport  of  Committee  on  First  Year’s  Course  of  Beading  read. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  FIRST  YEAR’S  COURSE  OF  READING. 

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The  class  consists  of  the  following  named  persons:  W.  F. 
Langston,  B.  L.  Weber,  G.  W.  Padrick,  F.  H.  King,  O.  J.  Bogard, 
Harvey  Bogard,  M.  W.  Smeltzer,  J.  A.  Bobinson,  B.  B.  Hall, 
D.  T.  Whitesell,  Elizabeth  Thompson,  W.  Beasley,  F.  H.  King, 
T.  H.  Decker,  and  Otto  Cummins. 

The  following  persons  appeared  before  the  committee  and  made 
the  following  grades: 

H.  A.  Bogard — Manual  of  Discipline,  88;  United  Brethren 
Church  History,  82;  New  Acts  of  the  Apostles,  70;  Sell’s  Bible 
Study,  75.  Average,  74 J. 

F.  H.  King — Manual  of  Discipline,  92;  Homiletics,  95;  United 
Brethren  Church  History,  90  ;  Art  of  Beading  and  Speaking,  92; 
Sermon,  85.  Average,  90§. 

T.  H.  Decker — Manual  of  Discipline,  95;  Art  of  Beading  and 
Speaking,  95;  New  Acts  of  the  Apostles,  84;  Sell’s  Bible  Study, 
99;  Sermon,  90.  Average,  92§. 

Elizabeth  Thompson — Sell’s  Bible  Study,  93.  Average,  93. 

O.  J.  Bogard — United  Brethren  Church  History,  85.  Average, 

85. 

We  recommend  that  the  following  persons  be  continued  in  the 
First  Year’s  Course  of  Beading  until  completed: 

That  G.  W.  Padrick  and  M.  W.  Smeltzer,  having  given  satis¬ 
factory  excuse,  be  retained. 

That  Otto  Cummins,  W.  Beasley,  and  B.  B.  Hall,  having  written 
letters  to  the  Conference,  be  retained  in  the  First  Year’s  Course. 

That  J.  A.  Bobinson,  being  now  a  student  in  the  Seminary,  be 
excused  from  examination,  as  per  Discipline. 


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R.  L.  Weber  came  too  late  to  be  examined.  We  recommend 
that  he  be  retained  in  the  First  Year’s  Course  of  Reading. 

We  also  recommend  that  licentiates  appear  before  the  committee 
on  examination  day  and  not  during  sessions  of  Conference. 

O.  J.  Bogard  and  Harvey  Bogard  having  completed  the  First 
Year’s  Course  of  Reading,  we  recommend  that  they  be  advanced  to 
the  Second  Year. 

W.  F.  Langston,  J.  H.  Knelf,  and  D.  T.  Whitesell  not  having 
reported  to  the  committee  in  any  way,  we  recommend  that  they 
be  given  one  more  year  on  trial. 

P.  F.  Ketring, 

J.  C.  Fowler, 

Robert  Griffin, 

\  •  Committee. 

Report  approved. 

Report  of  Committee  on  Third  Year’s  Course  of  Reading  read. 

report  of  committee  on  third  year’s  course  of  reading. 

Your  committee  reports  as  follows: 

The  class  consists  of  *  the  following  persons:  I.  S.  Mclver, 
J.  L.  Pellum,  and  Mrs.  R.  J.  Hash.  They  met  the  committee  and 
made  the  following  grades : 

I.  S.  Mclver — Fischer’s  Church  History,  80. 

J.  L.  Pellum — Miley’s  Theology,  80J;  Exegesis  (Exodus)  100, 
(Hebrews)  100;  Pastoral  Theology,  87. 

R.  J.  Hash — Hill’s  Psychology,  98;  Miley’s  Theology,  88;  Hil- 
precht’s  Recent  Researches,  86;  Exegesis  (Exodus)  85,  (Hebrews) 
94. 

We  recommend  that  they  each  be  continued  in  the  Second  Year’s 
Course  until  completed. 

S.  E.  Long, 

W.  R.  Muncie, 

L.  H.  Cooley, 

Committee. 

Report  approved. 

Report  of  Committee  on  Recommendations  from  Ministerial 
Institute  read. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  RECOMMENDATIONS  FROM  MINISTERIAL 

INSTITUTE. 

The  committee  appointed  by  our  Ministerial  Institute  to  pre¬ 
pare  recommendations  for  presentation  to  the  Conference  now 
assembled  ask  to  submit  the  following  report : 


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1.  We  recommend  that  we,  as  a  Conference,  agree  that  min¬ 
isterial  membership  in  the  Annual  Conference  shall  carry  with  it 
membership  in  the  Conference  Church  Erection  Society. 

2.  That  pastors  urge  their  lay  delegates  and  other  lay  members 
to  become  members  of  said  society. 

3.  That  the  time  be  so  divided  between  the  sessions  of  the 
Conference  and  the  meetings  of  the  various  committees  as  to 
permit  all  members  of  the  Conference  to  be  present  at  every 
sssion.  And  that  all  members  be  required  to  attend  each  session 
faithfully. 

4.  We  further  recommend  that  the  pastors  of  this  Conference 
shall  have  an  offering  taken  at  every  regular  preaching  service, 
same  to  be  appropriated  according  to  the  action  of  the  official 
board  or  finance  committee.  That  finance  committees  arrange  for 
personal  pledges  by  card  or  otherwise  for  pastors’  salaries,  and 
that  the  envelope  system  be  observed  as  a  systematic  means  of 
payment  of  said  pledges. 

5.  That  presiding  elders  meet  the  finance  committees  where 

desirable,  and  in  order  to  allow  them  time  for  the  strengthening 
of  weaker  charges,  assisting  in  matters  of  finance,  aiding  in  new 
enterprises,  etc.  That  apart  from  holding  the  first  and  fourth 
quarterly  meetings,  they  have  liberty  in  reference  to  the  second 
and  third.  Respectfully  submitted, 

D.  R.  Seneff, 

J.  B.  Connett, 

J.  A.  Hawkins, 

S.  E.  Long, 

W.  L.  Perkins, 
Committee. 


Report  approved. 

Report  of  Committee  on  Boundaries  read.  Item  pertaining  to 
districts,  “That  there  he  three  districts Report  adopted. 

A  vote  taken  for  Presiding  Elders  resulted  in  the  election  of 
J.  A.  Hawkins,  J.  B.  Connett,  and  D.  R.  Seneff. 

A  vote  taken  for  committee  to  help  station  presiding  elders 
resulted  in  the  election  of  P.  F.  Ketring  and  S.  E.  Long,  of  Terre 
Haute  District;  W.  L.  Perkins  and  H.  H.  Heberly,  of  Westfield 
District;  J.  T.  McCreery  and  E.  M.  Pierson,  of  Olney  District. 

A  ballot  taken  to  select  ministers  who  shall  be  eligible  to 
be  voted  for  as  delegates  to  the  next  General  Conference  resulted 
in  the  selection  of  the.  following-named  brethren :  P.  F.  Ketring, 
J.  A.  Hawkins,  S.  E.  Long,  J.  B.  Connett,  D.  R.  Seneff,  J.  L. 


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Brandenburg,  A.  D.  Markley,  J.  C.  Fowler,  J.  T.  McCreery,  T.  D. 
Spyker,  E.  M.  Pierson,  and  S.  O.  Stoltz. 

Correction  of  itinerant  list. 

G.  L.  Stine,  Harvey  Bogard,  and  O.  J.  Bogard  were  admitted  to 
the  itineracy. 

W.  L.  Duncan  and  Mrs.  »H.  J.  Musselman  were  granted  open 
transfers. 

The  name  of  G.  W.  Baster  was  restored  to  the  roll. 

Bev.  M.  B.  Spayd,  of  Northern  Illinois  Conference,  was  intro¬ 
duced  and  given  an  advisory  seat. 

Conference  adjourned.  Benediction  by  Bev.  W.  B.  Shuey. 


THIBD  DAY— AFTEBNOON  SESSION. 

Conference  convened  at  1 :  30  p.m..  Bishop  Mathews  in  the  chair. 

After  song  and  prayer  service,  Bev.  B.  Griffin  presented  and  dis¬ 
cussed  the  theme,  “Preparation  for  World-Wide  Evangelism/7 
based  on  John’s  vision.  It  was  a  very  energetic,  earnest  appeal, 
based  on  the  fact  that,  like  John,  we  must  get  a  vision  of  God 
and  of  the  world’s  need. 

Beport  on  Church  Erection  presented  in  paper  read  by  H.  H. 
Heberly. 


REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  CHURCH  ERECTION. 

When  properly  presented,  there  is  something  about  the  work  of 
the  Church  Erection  Society  that  grips  the  heart.  The  Church 
cannot  help  but  respond  to  the  eloquent  appeal  from  .churchless 
people  and  others  who,  in  the  changing  condition  of  city  life,  must 
take  a  bold  step  of  enlargement  or  lose  the  respect  of  the  people, 
and  finally  abandon  the  work.  Such  arguments  appeal  mightily, 
but  there  is  another  side,  and  that  is  Church  Erection  as  a  business 
proposition. 

Man  is  naturally  generous  with  his  money.  I  say  naturally, 
for  so  God  created  him.  Where  he  is  not,  there  is  an  abnormal 
condition.  The  physique  may  be  perfect,  but  the  spiritual  life  is 
at  a  low  ebb.  Man  may  be  generous  without  being  a  Christian, 
but  not  a  Christian  without  being  generous  in  proportion  to  in¬ 
come. 

How  and  where  to  give  to  the  best  advantage  is  the  question  of 
the  sincere  philanthropist.  Appealing  hands  invite  contributions 
everywhere,  but  just  as  business  men  do  not  make  their  fortune  in 


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one  investment,  but  by  keeping  capital  in  motion,  so  the  Church 
Erection  Board  offers  the  best  investment  possible.  It  says,  “Gen¬ 
tlemen,  we  shall  not  use  your  gifts  to  build  a  single  monument 
to  your  generosity,  but  in  loaning  and  reloaning  without  interest, 
it  shall  be  a  perpetual  working  force  in  the  Church,  helping  not 
simply  one  church,  but  a  hundred.” 

Other  denominations  are  becoming  more  and  more  alive  to  the 
enormous  power  of  an  adequate  church-erection  fund.  Our 
denomination  can  be  proud  of  its  record  in  recent  years,  but  our 
Church  Erection  Board  at  Dayton  are  heartbroken  at  the  neces¬ 
sity  of  turning  down  dozens  of  pitiful  appeals  because  the  funds 
are  lacking. 

Knowing  as  we  do  the  great  need  of  occupying  strategic  places 
within  the  bounds  of  this  Conference,  and  the  enlarging  of  our 
work  at  other  places,  both  of  which  are  impossible  without  the 
Church  Erection  Society,  therefore  be  it 

Resolved ,  1.  That  we,  as  ministers,  strive  to  become  more  fully 
informed  in  regard  to  this  great  force  in  our  Church,  and  then 
with  holy  zeal  lay  this  matter  upon  the  hearts  of  the  people  for 
prayerful  thought  and  action. 

2.  That  we  commend  the  present  system  so  successfully  led  by 
our  Doctor  Gabel,  the  efficient  Secretary. 

3.  That  every  church  in  Lower  Wabash  Conference  be  loyal  to 
the  Church  Erection  Society,  whether  it  expects  help  or  not,  and 
that  we  faithfully  take  the  Easter  offering  for  this  purpose. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

H.  H.  Heberly,  Committee. 

Report  approved. 

The  subject  of  Church  Erection  was  discussed  by  Mr.  L.  O. 
Miller,  General  Church  Treasurer,  of  Dayton,  Ohio.  The  impor¬ 
tance  of  this  interest  was  set  forth  clearly,  and  an  earnest  appeal 
made  for  the  further  extension  of  this  most  important  arm  of  the 
Church. 

A  paper  on  “Changes  in  Our  Conference  Church  Erection  So¬ 
ciety”  was  read  by  D.  B.  Seneff,  together  with  a  resolution  to 
adopt  same. 

CHURCH  ERECTION  SOCIETY. 

The  Church  Erection  Society  of  Lower  Wabash  Conference  of 
the  Church  of  the  United  Brethren  in  Christ  was  organized  in 
Paris,  Edgar  County,  Illinois,  September  24,  1890,  and  was  char¬ 
tered  under  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Illinois,  September  22,  1891. 


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Kule  I. — Name. 

This  organization  shall  he  known  as  the  Church  Erection  So¬ 
ciety  of  the  Lower  Wabash  Annual  Conference  of  the  Church  of 
the  United  Brethren  in  Christ. 

Rule  II. — Object. 

The  object  of  this  society  shall  be  to  build  and  aid  in  building 
United  Brethren  churches  within  the  bounds  of  Lower  Wabash 
Conference,  and  to  carry  on  missionary  and  evangelistic  work  in 
said  Conference. 

Rule  III. — Membership,  Quorum. 

Membership  in  the  Lower  Wabash  Conference  of  the  Church  of 
the  United  Brethren  in  Christ  shall  carry  wTith  it  membership  in 
this  society.  Any  person  who  is  not  a  member  of  the  Conference 
may  become  a  member  of  this  society  by  allowing  his  name  to  be 
enrolled  as  such  and  paying  his  annual  dues. 

A  quorum  shall  consist  of  the  members  that  are  present  at  any 
meeting  of  the  Annual  Conference.  All  members  shall  be  entitled 
to  equal  participation  in  the  transaction  of  the  society’s  business. 

Rule  IV. — Officers,  Their  Election  and  Duties. 

The  officers  of  this  society  shall  consist  of  a  president,  secretary, 
treasurer,  three  trustees,  and  a  board  of  control  consisting  of  five 
members.  The  president,  secretary,  and  treasurer  shall*  be  iden¬ 
tical  with  the  president,  secretary,  and  treasurer  of  the  Branch 
Home  Missionary  Society,  and  shall  be  elected  as  provided  for  in 
Chapter  XVII,  Article  VI,  of  the  United  Brethren  Church  Dis¬ 
cipline  of  1905.  The  president,  secretary,  and  treasurer  shall  con¬ 
stitute  a  board  of  trustees,  and  they,  together  with  the  two  mem¬ 
bers  of  the  Branch  Home  Missionary  Society  not  trustees,  shall 
constitute  a  board  of  control.  The  trustees  shall  be  the  official 
body  of  the  corporation  to  execute  legally  the  business  of  the 
society  as  determined  by  the  society  and  its  board  of  control  from 

time  to  time.  The  treasurer  shall  hold  in  common  all  funds  com- 

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ing  to  either  society,  subject  to  the  order  of  the  board  of  control. 
The  special  work  of  the  board  of  control  shall  be  church  extension , 
(1)  by  building  and  aiding  in  building  churches;  (2)  by  project¬ 
ing  and  supporting  mission  work,  and  supporting  or  aiding  in 
supporting  pastors  on  mission  charges;  and  (3)  by  planning, 
directing,  and  supporting  evangelistic  work.  In  administering  its 
business  the  board  of  control  shall  be  governed  by  a  majority  of 
its  members  under  such  rules  as  it  may  itself  adopt,  provided  that 
in  acquiring  real  estate  for  church  purposes  and  in  making  loans 
in  aid  of  churches  it  shall  be  governed  by  the  provisions  of  the 
Church  Discipline  and  the  General  Church  Erection  Society. 


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In  connection  with  the  meeting  of  the  Branch  Home  Mission¬ 
ary  Society,  provided  for  in  Chapter  XVII,  Article  VI,  Para¬ 
graph  2,  of  the  Discipline  of  1905,  the  treasurer  shall  submit 
annually  a  report  setting  forth  the  receipts  and  disbursements  for 
the  year,  property  acquired  or  sold,  and  the  assets  of  the  society. 

For  the  purpose  of  the  election  of  officers  the  Conference  Mis¬ 
sionary  Treasurer,  the  Conference  Treasurer,  and  the  Treasurer 
of  the  Ministerial  Aid  Society  shall  annually  constitute  a  nom¬ 
inating  committee,  who  shall  select  from  the  membership  of  the 
society  the  names  of  ten  persons,  five  of  whom  shall,  by  a  majority 
of  the  votes  cast,  be  elected  the  Branch  Home  Missionary  Society 
and  Board  of  Control.  The  nominating  committee  shall  post  in 
view  of  the  Conference  the  names  to  be  voted  for,  and  provide 
blank  ballots  for  the  purpose  of  voting. 

Rule  V. — Appropriations. 

The  board  of  control  shall  annually  cooperate  with  the  Boun¬ 
dary  and  Finance  Committee  of  the  Conference  in  making  appro¬ 
priations  of  funds  available  at  the  time  for  mission  purposes. 

Rule  VI. — No  Conflict  of  Duties. 

Nothing  in  these  rules  shall  interfere  with  the  duties  of  the 
Branch  Home  Missionary  Society  as  they  relate  to  the  General 
Home  Missionary  Society. 

Rule  VII. — Funds.  r 

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1.  Each  member  shall  pay  into  the  treasury  of  the  society 
annually  at  the  end  of  each  Conference  year  one-fourth  of  one 
per  cent,  of  his  gross  annual  income  for  the  year,  said  income  to 
be  determined  by  subtracting  expenses  (not  including  expenses  of 
living)  from  receipts. 

2.  There  shall  be  made  annually  an  assessment  of  five  cents 
per  member  upon  the  Conference  for  Conference  church  exten¬ 
sion,  to  be  collected  by  pastors  and  paid  into  the  society’s  treasury. 

3.  The  board  of  control  may  provide  for  procuring  funds  by 
personal  solicitation  and  by  enlisting  Sunday  schools,  Young 
People’s  societies,  Ladies’  Aid  societies,  etc.,  in  the  promotion  of 
its  enterprises. 

Rule  VIII. — Expenses. 

All  expenses  incurred  by  the  board  of  control  in  the  discharge 
of  its  duties,  cost  of  travel,  stationery,  postage,  printing,  etc., 
may  be  paid  out  of  the  society  treasury. 

Rule  IX. — Amendments. 

The  rules  of  this  society  may  be  changed  or  amended  at  any 
regular  meeting  of  the  society,  a  majority  of  its  members  present 
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Resolved,  That  immediately  on  the  adoption  by  the  Lower 
Wabash  Annual  Conference  of  the  Church  of  the  United  Brethren 
in  Christ  of  the  foregoing  amended  and  changed  rules  of  the 
Conference  Church  Erection  Society  of  said  Lower  Wabash  Con¬ 
ference,  the  said  amended  and  changed  rules  shall  be  the  rules 
of  this  society  until  changed  or  amended  according  to  the  pro¬ 
visions  of  said  rules. 

Paper  and  resolution  to  adopt  same  were  adopted  by  the  Con¬ 
ference. 

Report  of  Treasurer  of  Conference  Church  Erection  Society. 

REPORT  OF  CONFERENCE  CHURCH  ERECTION  TREASURER. 


Receipts . 

1907. 

Aug.  21.  Balance  cash  in  treasury . $361  48 

Aug.  24.  Balance  on  chart  and  personal  dues  .  .  29  55 


Total  receipts  . . .  $391  03 


Disbursements. 

1907. 

Aug.  25.  Paid  D.  R.  Seneff,  printing  cards  ....  $1  50 

1908. 

Apr.  29.  Paid  taxes  Charleston  lots,  postage  ...  15  72 


Total  disbursements  . . .  $17  22 

Balance  in  treasury .  $373  81 


A.  D.  Markley,  Treasurer. 

Report  approved. 

The  amended  rules  of  the  Conference  Church  Erection  Society, 
accompanied  by  a  resolution,  as  mentioned  above,  showing  that 
the  adoption  of  said  rules  by  the  society  was  made  contingent  on 
the  adoption  of  them  by  the  Conference,  (see  rules  and  resolution,) 
were  on  motion  adopted  by  the  Conference  without  a  dissenting 
vote.  By  this  action  of  the  society  and  Conference,  the  Conference 
Church  Erection  Society  and  the  Branch  Home  Missionary  Society 
are  blended  under  one  management,  both,  however,  preserving  their 
identity. 

The  topic,  “A  Closer  Cooperation  of  Laymen/’  was  presented 
and  discussed  by  Rev.  W.  L.  Perkins.  It  was  taken  for  granted 


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that  a  closer  cooperation  was  needed.  To  bring  this  about  he 
urged  the  importance  of  giving  the  laity  the  proper  information 
in  regard  to  all  the  interests  of  the  Church.  This  the  pastor 
ought  to  do.  In  order  to  do  this  he  should  urge  the  laity  to  secure 
and  read  the  Church  literature.  The  pastor  should  put  it  in  the 
hands  of  the  people. 

On  motion  it  was  decided  to  arrange  for  a  laymen’s  convention. 
On  motion  a  committee  consisting  of  the  three  presiding  elders 
and  one  layman  from  each  of  their  districts  was  appointed  to 
make  arrangements  for  such  a  convention. 

Rev.  B.  F.  Daugherty,  President  of  Westfield  College,  made  an 
appeal  concerning  the  attendance  of  students  at  Westfield  College, 
and  urging  pastors  to  aid  in  securing  the  students  for  the  college. 

Report  of  lay  delegates. 

REPORT  OF  LAY  DELEGATES’  MEETING. 

.  The  lay  delegates  met  in  the  Methodist  church  at  11:30  a.m., 
and  organized  with  C.  E.  Bigelow,  President,  and  Ross  Woolf ord. 
Secretary. 

The  selection  of  nominees  to  be  voted  on  for  delegates  to  the 
General  Conference  was  taken  up  at  once.  The  following  were 
selected:  Emma  Freederburg,  C.  C.  Rose,  C.  E.  Bigelow,  C.  C. 
Hodges,  I.  D.  Andrews,  C.  C.  Fancher,  R.  S.  Hunt,  D.  D.  Case, 
T.  H.  Grounds,  M.  O.  Cullison,  C.  M.  Painter,  Ben  Bierbaum. 

The  plan  wras  heartily  approved  by  the  laymen  present  that 
should  any  of  us  be  permitted  to  be  delegates  to  the  General  Con¬ 
ference  next  year  that  we  effect  an  early  (not  later  than  the 
second  day)  organization  of  the  lay  delegates,  and  if  not  present 
we  recommend  an  early  organization  of  that  body. 

Report  approved. 

On  motion  Conference  adjourned.  Benediction  by  Rev.  J.  W. 
Nye. 


FOURTH  DAY— MORNING  SESSION. 

Conference  convened  at  8 :  00  a.m.,  Bishop  Mathews  in  chair. 
After  song  and  prayer  the  Bishop  gave  another  of  his  helpful 
Bible  addresses  on  the  theme,  “The  Need  of  a  Deeper  Spiritual 
Unity.”  The  law  of  unity  in  nature  was  taken  to  illustrate  the 
law  of  unity  in  the  ecclesiastical  world.  A  study  of  the  Apostle 


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Paul’s  statements  concerning  the  diversity  of  gifts  and  yet  the 
general  unity  of  all.  This  was  one  of  the  most  helpful  of  all  his 
addresses  given  so  far. 

Minutes  of  previous  day  read  and  approved. 

Rev.  Mr.  Selby,  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  was  intro¬ 
duced  to  the  Conference. 

The  Bishop  gave  some  instruction  to  laymen  concerning  the 
scope  and  purpose  of  holding  a  laymen’s  convention. 

A  few  earnest  and  encouraging  words  from  Rev.  S.  Mills,  one 
of  the  charter  members  of  the  Conference,  were  listened  to  with 
interest  and  attention.  How  we  all  do  love  to  hear  these  kindly 
•words  from  our  aged  brethren  who  wrought  so  nobly  and  well 
during  the  past  years!  A  few  words  expressing  our  appreciation 
of  same  were  given  by  the  Bishop. 

Committee  on  Second  Year’s  Course  of  Reading  submitted 
report 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  SECOND  YEAR’S  COURSE  OF  READING. 

The  class  consists  of  M.  L.  Watson,  O.  J.  Bogard,  Harvey 
Bogard,  and  Harry  S.  Reese  (Logic,  78;  Oratory,  80). 

O.  J.  Bogard  passed  on  the  following  books,  with  the  grades 
attached:  Sell’s  Old  Testament  History,  76;  Homiletics,  77; 
Exegetical  Studies  (Galatians)  86,  (John)  94;  Extemporaneous 
Oratory,  70;  Church  History,  70.  We  recommend  that  he  be 
retained  in  the  course. 

Harvey  Bogard  as  follows:  Gospel  of  John,  93;  Galatians,  70. 

H.  S.  Reese  as  follows:  Gospel  of  John,  98;  Galatians,  70; 
Homiletics,  80;  Church  History,  70.  We  recommend  that  he  be 
retained  in  the  course. 

M.  L.  Watson  did  not  appear.  We  recommend  that  he  be 
retained  in  the  course. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

T.  D.  Spyker, 

J.  T.  McCreery, 

N.  E.  Royer, 

Committee. 

Report  approved. 

Committee  on  Fourth  Year’s  Course  of  Reading  submitted  re¬ 
port. 


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REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  FOURTH  YEAR’S  COURSE  OF  READING. 

Report  as  follows: 

J.  L.  Pellum  appeared  before  the  committee  and  was  examined 
on  Kephart’s  Apologetics.  He  made  a  grade  of  100.  We  recom¬ 
mend  that  he  be  continued  in  the  Fourth  year  until  completed. 

P.  F.  Ketring, 

H.  J.  Mussulman, 

T.  J.  Richey, 

Committee. 

Report  approved. 

Report  of  Committee  on  Education  presented  a  paper,  read 
by  Rev.  G.  L.  Stine. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  EDUCATION. 

Education  is  the  art  of  drawing  out  or  developing  the  faculties 
or  the  training  of  human  beings  for  the  functions  for  which  they 
are  destined. 

Education  means  the  imparting  or  gaining  of  knowledge  of 
every  kind,  good  and  evil  as  well;  but  specifically  it  signifies  all 
that  broadens  the  mind,  disciplines  the  temper,  develops  the  tastes, 
corrects  the  manners,  and  molds  the  habits.  If  education  means 
all  this,  then  its  importance  is  obvious  to  us  all.  The  greatest 
boon  that  ever  came  to  this  earth  is  the  religion  of  Jesus  Christ, 
and  next  to  it  is  modern  education. 

The  greatest  need  of  our  young  people  is  Christ,  and  next  to  it 
they  need  the  right  kind  of  an  education  to  fit  them  for  life’s 
great  work.  Education  of  the  right  kind  creates  ideals,  broadens 
the  horizon,  and  gives  vision  to  life’s  possibilities.  It  leads  the 
young  man  or  the  young  woman  to  higher  altitudes  than  they  have 
ever  experienced,  and  presents  to  them  larger  opportunities  than 
they  have  ever  known. 

We  need  not  make  a  difference  between  Christian  education  and 
that  which  is  un-Christian.  The  difference  exists  already.  We 
should  recognize  that  difference,  however,  and  induce  our  young 
people  to  attend  the  college  that  will  give  them  equipment  and 
direct  their  purposes  in  the  way  of  the  largest  and  most  effective 
service  for  the  Church  and  the  world. 

As  a  Conference,  we  trust  we  are  interested  in  the  great  cause 
of  education  everywhere,  but  especially  we  are  vitally  related  to, 
and  interested  in  Westfield  College,  Bonebrake  Biblical  Seminary, 
and  the  Board  of  Education  of  the  Church  of  the  United  Brethren 
in  Christ. 

We  rejoice  in  the  success  and  prosperity  that  have  attended 
both  the  college  and  the  Seminary  the  past  year.  The  enrollment 


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at  the  Seminary  was  one  of  the  largest  in  its  history.  The  enroll¬ 
ment  at  Westfield  College  was  the  largest  for  years.  The  present 
efficient  management  and  teaching  force  of  these  institutions 
continue  to  commend  them  to  the  confidence  and  support  of  this 
Conference  and  the  whole  Church. 

We,  your  committee,  recommend  that  we,  as  ministers — 

1.  Bring  ourselves  in  closer  contact  and  sympathy  with  our 
y#uth  and  encourage  them  to  complete  their  work  in  the  high 
school,  and  then  take  a  college  course,  and  that  we  aid  them  as 
far  as  possible  in  helping  them  to  choose  their  life’s  work  and  to 
secure  for  themselves  the  best  equipment  possible. 

2.  That  to  our  young  men  who  contemplate  making  the  min¬ 

istry  their  life’s  work  wTe  recommend  that  they  complete  the  courses 
in  Westfield  College  and  Bonebrake  .  Biblical  Seminary,  for  we 
believe  that  adequate  preparation  for  the  ministry  is  not  found 
short  of  both  a  collegiate  and  theological  course.  Some  one  has 
said,  “Never  was  the  utmost  preparation  for  the  work  of  the  min¬ 
istry  more  imperative  than  it  is  now,  if  the  United  Brethren 
Church  would  bear  a  worthy  part  in  conquering  the  world  for 
Christ.”  '  , 

3.  That  we  raise  all  the  assessments  for  Westfield  College,  thb 
Seminary,  and  Beneficiary  Education,  and  that  we  welcome  to  our 
charges  solicitors  for  these  institutions  and  help  them  as  far  as 
practicable  in  inducing  our  people  to  give  to  them  liberal  support. 

4.  That  we  observe  the  Day  of  Prayer  for  Students  and  the 
Day  of  Prayer  for  Colleges  and  that  we  preach  at  least  once  during 
the  year  on  the  subject  of  education,  on  Educational  Day,  the  first 
Sunday  in  July. 

5.  That  we  cooperate  with  the  Board  of  Education  in  every 
way,  and  that  we  do  what  we  can  to  increase  the  Beneficiary  Edu¬ 
cation  Fund,  that  adequate  help  may  be  given  to  deserving  young 
men  who  are  preparing  for  the  ministry  in  our  Church. 

6.  That  we  instruct  our  delegates  to  the  General  Conference  to 
favor  the  election  of  a  Secretary  of  Education,  who  shall  devote 
all  his  time  and  energy  to  this  important  interest. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

G.  L.  Stine,  Committee. 

Report  approved. 

A  few  encouraging  remarks  on  same  were  spoken  by  Rev.  S. 
Mills  and  President  Daugherty,  of  Westfield  Collega 

On  motion,  Cloyd  C.  Rose,  of  Olney,  Illinois,  was  chosen  as  a 
trustee  of  Westfield  College. 

Report  of  Home  Mission  Committee. 


C o n fere n c e  Free eed ings 


REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  PIOME  MISSIONS. 

The  Home  Missionary  Society  lies  at  the  foundation  of  our 
church  life.  We  must  have  a  local  church  before  we  can  have 
any  general  church  interest.  Therefore,  just  in  proportion  as  we 
push  home  missions  do  we  form  a  base  of  supply  for  all  other 
interests.  The  annual  report  of  the  General  Secretary  shows  most 
gratifying  progress  in  all  the  departments  of  work.  In  our  own 
Conference,  during  last  and  this  year,  we  have  made  a  strong 
effort  to  free  ourselves  from  a  heavy  debt  that  has  been  upon  us  a 
number  of  years.  At  last  we  have  now  succeeded  in  providing  in 
full  for  the  final  liquidation  of  this  debt. 

Now  we  feel  that  the  way  is  open  for  Lower  Wabash  Conference 
to  take  advance  steps  in  pushing  home  mission  work,  and  especially 
in  some  of  our  cities  and  towns  within  our  Conference  borders, 
where,  by  the  aid  of  more  money,  we  could  soon  have  thriving 
churches.  Therefore, 

Resolved ,  1.  That  we  cheerfully  try  to  raise  the  full  apportion¬ 
ment  for  home  missions  on  our  various  fields  of  labor. 

2.  That  home  missionary  rallies  be  held  on  as  many  charges 
as  possible  at  least  once  during  the  year,  under  the  direction  of 
committee  in  cooperation  with  the  General  Board,  with  a  purpose 
of  raising  additional  sums  of  money  for  home  missions. 

3.  That  we  recommend  the  organization  of  Woman’s  Home 
Missionary  societies  on  our  various  charges,  under  the  direction 
of  the  General  Home  Mission  Board. 

4.  That  we,  as  pastors  of  the  various  charges,  together  with 
the  presiding  elders,  urge  the  organization  of  home  mission  study 
classes  to  educate  our  people  on  the  subject. 

5.  That  we  also  appreciate  the  efforts  being  made  by  the  Gen¬ 
eral  Home  Missions  Board  in  planting  and  establishing  churches 
in  the  great  centers  and  at  the  same  time  struggling  to  keep  out 
of  debt.  We,  as  a  Conference,  are  willing  to  cooperate  with  them 
in  plans  to  raise  more  money  for  this  purpose. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

A.  D.  Markley, 

J.  E.  Fowler, 

P.  F.  Ketring, 

L.  E.  Miller, 

W.  H.  Halberstadt, 

Committee. 

i 

Beport  approved. 

Report  of  Committee  on  Y.  P.  C.  E.  U. 


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REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  Y.  P.  C.  E.  U. 

The  older  the  Young  People’s  Christian  Endeavor  Union  organi¬ 
zation  becomes  the  larger  and  wider  is  its  influence  for  good  in 
the  world.  This  child  of  the  Church  has  grown  to  such  a  size  that 
it  is  now  recognized  as  a  great  world  influence  in  God’s  kingdom 
for  the  lifting  up  and  pushing  forward  the  interests  of  the  Church 
among  the  young  people.  It  is  not  an  ornament  or  plaything  of 
the  Church,  but  a  real,  hard  daily  laborer  for  the  advancement  of 
the  borders  of  Zion. 

We  are  proud  of  the  results,  both  as  to  the  number  of  members 
and  work  accomplished.  We  now  have  more  than  twenty-one 
hundred  societies;  about  one  hundred  were  organized  in  the  last 
two  years.  There  are  now  more  than  eighty-eight  thousand  mem¬ 
bers. 

•  ' 

The  benevolent  work  done  by  this  organization  amounts  to 
$8,000  annually.  This  is  used  in  both  home  and  foreign  fields. 

Our  own  branch,  under  the  leadership  of  our  hustling  president, 
is  doing  things  these  days  which  must  bring  lasting  good  to  the 
Church  and  country. 

We  deem  it  wise  and  fitting  that  the  young  people  should  take 
at  this  time  a  definite  course  in  doing  such  work  as  was  planned 
in  its  last  convention,  which  was  held  at  Sumner,  Illinois.  Lower 
Wabash  Branch  has  decided  to  help  plant  and  support  mission 
■stations  in  good  fields.  Surely  this  work  will  mean  material  as 
well  as  spiritual  blessing. 

We  are  delighted  at  the  interest  manifested  in  the  study  of  mis¬ 
sions,  both  home  and  foreign.  We  must  be  interested  in  both  in 
order  to  keep  well  balanced  in  the  Waster’s  work,  for,  after  all, 
there  is  no  difference  in  missions,  only  this:  one  is  near  us  as  to 
distance,  while  the  other  is  farther  away.  In  spirit  we  have,  or 
ought  to  have  the  whole  at  heart,  because  it  is  God’s  plan  that  all 
should  be  saved. 

As  we  study  and  pray  we  get  new  visions,  and  with  these  come 
new  opportunities  and  duties,  which,  by  the  truly  active  Christian, 
will  be  us^d  to  honor  and  glorify  God,  and  thereby  help  and  bless 
our  fellow-creatures. 

The  matter  of  systematic  giving  has  grown  wonderfully  in  the 
last  year.  This  is  due  because  of  the  information  received  by  the 
study  of  conditions  as  they  exist. 

Brethren,  look  out  yonder  and  behold  the  vast  army  of  strong 
and  sturdy  young  people  who  are,  and  have  been  in  training  and 
practice  preparing  themselves  for  hard  service  in  the  Church  of 
the  United  Brethren  in  Christ.  See  how  they  are  moving  about, 
all  astir.  Ah,  they  are  lining  on  the  field  to  make  a  touchdown  in 
the  next  few  years  such  as  has  never  been  seen  or  heard  about. 


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Resolved ,  1.  That,  as  coworkers  with  God,  we  will  seek,  in  so  far 
as  we  are  able,  to  enlist  more  young  people  in  this  great  work. 

2.  That  we  will  teach,  preach,  and  practice  the  giving  of  tithes 
and  offerings  to  our  God,  who  has  so  richly  blessed  us. 

3.  That,  as  pastors  and  delegates,  we  will  endeavor  to  fall  in 

line  with  the  action  taken  at  the  last  Biennial  Convention  and 
have  all  local  societies  change  their  names  to  Young  People’s 
Christian  Endeavor  Union.  M.  W.  SMELTZER/Committee. 

Report  approved. 

On  motion  the  following  were  appointed  as  board  of  tellers  for 
deciding  vote  for  General  Conference  delegates:  L.  A.  Rider, 
H.  H.  Heberly,  and  Samuel  Spelbring;  alternates,  R.  C.  Catron, 
E.  R.  Shuey,  and  O.  E.  Fancher. 

The  committee  appointed  to  put  in  nomination  ten  names  of 
persons  to  be  voted  for  as  officers  of  Board  of  Control  for  Confer¬ 
ence  Church  Extension  Society,  embracing  both  the  Church  Erec¬ 
tion  and  Missionary  societies  of  Conference.  ,  Five  of  these  ten 
persons  nominated  are  to  be  elected  as  officers  of  same.  Nomina¬ 
tions  are:  J.  C.  Fowler,  A.  D.  Markley,  P.  E.  Ketring,  S.  O. 
Stoltz,  L.  E.  Miller,  W.  H.  Halberstadt,  J.  T.  McCreery,  W.  L. 
Perkins,  G.  L.  Stine,  and  E.  M.  Pierson.  After  vote  was  taken  it 
was  announced  that  J.  C.  Fowler,  A.  D.  Markley,  S.  O.  Stoltz, 
E.  M.  Pierson,  and  P.  F.  Ketring  were  duly  elected  as  Board  of 
Control. 

Report  of  Branch  Missionary  Treasurer,  J.  C.  Fowler,  was  read. 

REPORT  OF  BRANCH  MISSIONARY  TREASURER. 

Your  Branch  Treasurer  would  submit  the  following  report  : 

Received  since  August  23,  1907  . $2,405  63 

Paid  to  Parent  Board,  to  pastors,  on  notes,  interest,  and 

incidentals  .  2,400  89 

Balance  in  treasury .  $474  00 

Respectfully  submitted, 

J.  C.  Fowler,  Treasurer. 

Report  approved. 

On  motion,  J.  C.  Fowler  was  reelected  Branch  Missionary 
Treasurer. 

On  motion,  S.  E.  Long  was  reelected  Sabbath-School  Secretary. 


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On  motion  it  was  decided  that  the  next  Annual  Conference  be 
held  at  Robinson,  Illinois. 

On  motion,  Brothers  S.  E.  Long,  W.  L.  Perkins,  and  It.  Griffin 

were  elected  Conference  Foreign  Mission  Committee. 

•  • 

On  motion  it  was  decided  that  the  Recording  Secretary  be 
authorized  to  secure  the  publication  of  the  Conference  Minutes. 

Report  of  committee  having  charge  of  examination  of  pastors’ 
reports  submitted  report. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  HAVING  CHARGE  OF  PASTORS’  REPORTS. 

Three  charges  reported  an  increase  in  membership  of  fifty  or 
more.  Eleven  charges  reported  an  increase  of  twenty-five  to  fifty 
members.  Twenty-one  charges  reported  an  increase  of  less  than 
twenty-five  members.  Sixteen  charges  reported  a  loss  in  member¬ 
ship.  Nine  charges  reported  an  increase  in  number  of  Senior 
Y.  P.  0.  E.  U.  societies,  while  fifteen  charges  reported  an  increase 
in  membership  of  societies.  Two  charges  reported  an  'increase  in 
Junior  societies.  Eive  charges  reported  an  increase  in  number 
of  Sabbath  schools.  Thirty-one  reported  an  increase  in  member¬ 
ship  of  Sabbath  schools.  Thirty-one  charges  reported  an  increase 
in  Church  literature  taken,  while  only  nine  reported  decrease. 
Thirty-eight  charges  reported  an  increase  in  pastor’s  salary,  while 
only  ten  reported  a  decrease.  Twenty-eight  charges  reported 
assessments  all  full.  Ten  charges  reported  a  collection  special  of 
$25  or  more  on  Conference  mission  debt.v  One  charge,  Westfield 
Station,  reported  heroic  ($1  per  member)  on  foreign  missions. 
Nine  charges  reported  the  minimum  (25  cents  per  member)  for 
foreign  missions. 

L.  H.  Cooley, 

G.  L.  Stine, 

J.  A.  Robinson, 
Committee. 

Report  approved. 

It  was  shown  further  by  pastors’  reports  that  general  good  work 
had  been  done.  Four  had  organized  Bible  study  classes  for  men. 
Nine  had  organized  mission  study  classes. 

On  motion,  Conference  selected  E.  M.  Pierson  to  be  Secretary 
of  Conference  Church  Extension  Board  of  Control.  /The  Board 
then  elected  S.  O.  Stoltz  as  President  and  A.  D.  Markley  as  Treas¬ 
urer  of  said  Board  of  Control. 

Conference  adjourned  for  noon.  Benediction  by  Rev.  J.  L. 
Brandenburg. 


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FOURTH  DAY— AFTERNOON  SESSION. 

Conference  convened  at  1:30  p.m.,  Bishop  Mathews  in  chair. 

After  song  and  prayer,  Rev.  W.  H.  Halberstadt  presented  the 
theme,  “Power  for  Evangelism,”  from  basis  of  Peter’s  bold  truth¬ 
fulness.  He  said  that  Peter  believed  that  Christ  was  the  Son  of 
God.  He  was  fully  persuaded.  He  was  sure  of  his  commission. 

On  motion  it  was  ordered  that  the  Recording  Secretary  be  au¬ 
thorized  to  procure  a  new  book  for  recording  minutes  and  tran¬ 
scribe  the  first  volume  of  the  oldest  records  of  the  Conference, 
and  that  he  receive  a  reasonable  compensation. 

Rev.  I.  W.  Thoms,  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  was 
introduced  to  the  Conference. 

Report  of  Preachers’  Aid  Treasurer,  S.  Mills. 

REPORT  OF  PREACHERS’  AID  TREASURER. 


Receipts. 

In  treasury  one  year  ago .  $397  75 

Received  from  a  friend .  100  00 

Collected  from  chart  and  on  notes .  1,439  55 


Total  . .  $1,937  30 

Disbursements. 

To  beneficiaries  and  loaned .  $1,844  70 


In  treasury  . .  $92  60 


Assets. 

Cash  . ' .  $92  60 

Bequest  of  King  Henry  and  wife,  a  house 

and  10  lots  in  Loogootee,  Illinois .  1,500  00 

Notes  .  5,341  30 


Total  .  $6,933  90 


S.  Mills,  Treasurer. 

Report  approved. 

Report  of  Auditing  Committee. 

REPORT  OF  AUDITING  COMMITTEE. 

We,  your  committee,  have  examined  the  books  of  the  Branch 
Missionary  Treasurer,  the  Conference  Treasurer,  the  Preachers’ 

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Aid  Treasurer,  and  the  Conference  Church  Erection  Treasurer. 
We  find  them  to  be  correct. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

W.  R.  Muncie, 

C.  O.  Myers, 

J.  A.  Layton, 
Committee. 

Report  approved. 

At  this  point  in  the  proceeding's  of  the  Conference  a  pleasing 
little  digression  from  the  ordinary  took  place,  it  being  the  sixtieth 
birthday  of  our  beloved  Bishop  Mathews.  Rev.  D.  R.  Seneff  came 
up  to  the  platform  on  a  question  of  privilege.  In  a  most  appro¬ 
priate  speech  he  presented  to  the  Bishop,  in  behalf  of  the  members 
of  the  Conference,  a  token  of  expression  of  good  will — two  gold 
coins,  a  $20  and  a  $5  gold  piece.  The  Bishop  made  a  very  tender 
and  touching  reply  of  appreciation. 

Greetings  from  Lower  Wabash  Woman’s  Missionary  Society 
were  presented  by  Miss  Lizzie  Chappelle. 

On  motion  a  paper  of  appreciation  was  adopted,  as  follows: 

We  appreciate  the  courtesy  expressed  by  the  representative. 
Miss  Lizzie  Chappelle,  of  one  of  our  most  heroic  and  useful  Church 
organizations,  and  congratulate  the  society  upon  their  successful 
work  for  the  extension  of  the  kingdom. 

Rev.  J.  A.  Robinson  was  appointed  to  bear  greetings  of  Con¬ 
ference  to  their  next  annual  meeting. 

On  motion,  Miss  Lizzie  Chappelle,  of  Indiana  Conference,  was 
admitted  to  an  advisory  seat  in  Conference. 

Report  of  Committee  on  Boundaries  and  Finance. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  BOUNDARIES. 

We  recommend  the  following  changes  in  boundary: 

Detach  Adams  Corners  and  Patton  appointments  from  St. 
Francisville  Circuit  and  attach  them  to  Browns  Circuit,  to  con¬ 
stitute  Patton  Circuit. 

Attach  Oak  Grove  appointment  to  Mt.  Vernon. 

Detach  Pearl  appointment  from  Birds  Circuit  and  attach  it  to 
New  Hebron  Circuit. 

Attach  Diana  and  Oak  Ridge  appointments  to  Westfield  Circuit. 

Detach  Zion  and  Johnstown  appointments  from  Toledo  Circuit 
and  place  them  under  the  supervision  of  the  presiding  elder,  the 


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remaining  churches  on  Toledo  Circuit  to  constitute  Toledo  Mis¬ 
sion. 

Detach  Saline  appointment  from  Clay  City  Circuit  and  attach 
it  to  Mt.  Zion  Circuit,  to  constitute  Saline  Circuit,  the  remaining 
appointments  of  Clay  City  Circuit  to  constitute  Clay  City  Mis¬ 
sion,  with  an  appropriation  from  the  Conference. 

That  West  Terre  Haute  appointment  be  detached  from  Third 
Church. 

That  Parkville  appointment  be  placed  under  the  supervision  of 
the  presiding  elder  and  the  Galton  pastor. 

We  recommend  that  ther  districts  remain  as  they  are. 

T.  D.  Spyker,  Secretary. 


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Fields. 

Pres.  Elder’s 
Salary. 

Home 

Missions. 

Bishop’s 

Salary. 

Preachers’ 

Aid  Fund. 

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Extension. 

S.  S.  General 

Fund. 

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Beneficiary. 

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Publication 

Fund. 

Gen.  Conf. 

Expenses. 

Terre  Haute  Dist. 

Annapolis . 

$55 

$48 

$10 

$8 

$9 

60 

$5 

$5 

$3 

$15 

$4 

00 

$2  75 

Center  Point  .  . . 

69 

65 

12 

9 

25 

60 

6 

7 

4 

25 

4 

00 

Clay  City  . 

45 

40 

—  6 

4 

16 

45 

3 

'  4 

2 

10 

3 

00 

Lewis . 

65 

60 

10 

8 

25 

35 

5 

6 

3 

15 

4 

00 

Marshal  . 

24 

20 

5 

4 

4 

35 

3 

3 

1 

5 

2 

00 

New  Goshen  .... 

69 

64 

12 

8 

14 

75 

6 

7 

4 

20 

%  5 

00 

Oblong . 

30 

24 

6 

5 

5 

90 

3 

3 

2 

6 

4 

00 

Paris . 

44 

42 

9 

6 

10 

60 

4 

5 

2 

10 

4 

00 

Prairieton . 

65 

60 

10 

8 

11 

90 

5 

6 

3 

12 

4 

00 

Robinson . 

40 

35 

6 

3 

10 

30 

3 

3 

2 

8 

3 

00 

Saline . 

65 

56 

10 

6 

12 

45 

4 

4 

3 

15 

4 

66 

6  50 

Terre  Haute,  1st. 

69 

50 

12 

8 

18 

40 

6 

7 

4 

20 

5 

00 

2d  Church  .... 

46 

40 

7 

5 

12 

40 

3 

4 

2 

10. 

3 

00 

3d  Church  .... 

25 

20 

3 

2 

10 

40 

1 

1 

1 

4 

2 

00 

4th  Church  .  .  . 

22 

12 

2 

2 

5 

40 

1 

1 

1 

4 

2 

00 

2  00 

Vermillion  .  .  ^  .  . 

45 

42 

7 

6 

6 

50 

4 

5 

2 

10 

4 

00 

10  00 

Black  Hawk  .  .  . 

65 

50 

10 

8 

14 

45 

5 

5 

3 

15 

4 

00 

•  •  «  •  • 

W  Terre  Haute.  . 

Olney  Dist. 

Birds  . 

45 

42 

7 

6 

9 

95 

4 

5 

2 

10 

3 

50 

Bluford  . 

56 

50 

8 

7 

15 

35 

5 

6 

3 

12 

3 

50 

Calhoun . 

46 

34 

6 

4 

8 

00 

3 

3 

2 

8 

2 

50 

1  61 

Edgewood . 

40 

38 

5 

4 

5 

25 

3 

3 

2 

6 

2 

50 

7  50 

Flora  . 

30 

28 

4 

3 

5 

35 

2 

2  ' 

2 

7 

2 

00 

Flora  Circuit  .  .  . 

56 

52 

9 

8 

14 

35 

5 

5 

3 

11 

4 

50 

Mt.  Vernon  .... 

44 

50 

6 

5 

7 

70 

3 

4 

2 

8 

2 

50 

6  00 

New  Hebron  .... 

60 

60 

9 

9 

19 

00 

6 

6 

3 

16 

4 

50 

Olney  . 

56 

45 

8 

6 

15 

80 

4 

5 

3 

10 

3 

50 

Olney  Circuit  .  .  . 

52 

44 

7 

6 

9 

70 

4 

5 

2 

12 

3 

50 

6  00 

Parkersburg  .  .  . 

64 

60 

10 

8 

12 

45 

5 

6 

3 

12 

4 

50 

Patton . 

56 

52 

9 

8 

11 

40 

5 

5 

3 

11 

4 

50 

5  00 

St.  Francisville  . 

60 

60 

9 

8 

20 

00 

5 

5 

3 

.11 

4 

50 

Sumner . 

70 

64 

12 

9 

17 

95 

6 

7 

4 

16 

4 

50 

2  00 

Vergennes . 

54 

44 

7 

6 

12 

80 

4 

5 

2 

10 

3 

50 

7  50 

Vienna . 

30 

25 

3 

3 

9 

55 

2 

3 

1 

8 

2 

00 

8  00 

Yale . 

65 

60 

9 

8 

14 

85 

5 

6 

3 

15 

4 

50 

10  00 

Westfield  Dist. 

Avena  . 

44 

34 

6 

5 

8 

30 

•  3 

4 

2 

8 

3 

00 

4  00 

Ashmore . 

45 

40 

8 

6 

9 

40 

4 

5 

2 

12 

4 

00 

8  00 

Beecher  City  .  .  . 

30 

24 

3 

3 

7 

15 

2 

2 

1 

6 

2 

00 

Clarksburg  ...  . 

42 

38 

6 

5 

6 

45 

3 

3 

1 

8 

3 

00 

Casey  . 

56 

48 

10 

8 

8 

05 

5 

6 

3 

12 

4 

00 

Casey  Circuit  .  . 

65 

60 

10 

8 

9 

05 

5* 

6 

3 

12 

4 

00 

2  00 

Chesterville  .  .  . 

25 

20 

4 

3 

8 

60 

2 

2 

1 

5 

2 

00 

Galton . 

40 

40 

8 

7 

4 

15 

4 

4 

2 

10 

3 

00 

Greenup . 

40 

35 

6 

5 

6 

50 

2 

3 

1 

8 

3 

00 

3  00 

Island  Grove  .  .  . 

46 

34 

7 

5 

9 

25 

3 

3 

3 

8 

2 

00 

7  00 

Loogootee . 

62 

62 

10 

8 

9 

35 

5 

6 

3 

12 

4 

00 

Martinville  .  .  .  . 

64 

65 

10 

8 

14 

60 

5 

6 

4 

15 

5 

00 

Newman . 

40 

22 

7 

4 

4 

15 

2 

3 

2 

6 

3 

00 

4  00 

Parkville . 

16 

5 

1 

1 

1 

50 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

00 

Redmon  . 

56 

52 

9 

6 

11 

30 

4 

6 

3 

15 

4 

00 

Toledo . 

50 

50 

6 

5 

7 

10 

4 

5 

2 

12 

3 

00 

8  00 

Westfield . 

69 

64 

12 

6 

10 

50 

6 

7 

4 

16 

5 

00 

Westfield  Circuit 

56 

40 

8 

6 

18 

50 

4 

5 

2 

15 

3 

00 

6  00 

Conference  Proceedings 


Report  approved. 

Report  of  Committee  on  Temperance  submitted  in  a  paper  read 
by  H.  S.  Reese. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  TEMPERANCE. 

Drunkenness  must  be  reckoned  as  a  great  social  curse  of  this 
country.  It  is  the  greatest  which  can  be  otherwise  freely  spoken 
of.  It  is  so  notoriously  mischievous  as  an  evil  that  no  one  ven¬ 
tures  to  plead  for  or  defend  it.  But,  thank  God,  the  very  best 
people  of  all  church  and  state  are  coming  up  as  a  solid  phalanx 
against  the  monster  evil.  Just  now  the  question  of  the  saloon 
touches  the  church,  and  I  believe  the  opportunity  for  the  church 
to  demonstrate  her  God-given  authority  to  rid  our  land  of  this 
evil  was  never  greater  than  now. 

The  church  of  Jesus  Christ  is  the  greatest  force  we  have  in  the 
world  for  good.  God  works  through  it  for  the  tearing  down  of 
the  bad  and  the  building  up  of  the  good.  If  the  liquor  forces  of 
the  country  are  to  be  subdued,  it  will  be  done  through  the  influence 
of  the  church.  It  is  the  work  of  the  church  to  tear  down  the 
strongholds  of  sin.  Surely  we,  as  representatives  of  the  church,, 
are  not  blind  to  the  awful,  contaminating  and  blighting  influences 
of  the  saloon. 

A  definition  of  a  saloon  must  be  an  indictment.  It  is  the  local 
expression  of  almost  every  evil.  It  is  the  enemy  of  mankind.  It 
bloats  his  body,  reddens  his  eyes,  seethes  his  flesh,  and  makes  a 
common  sewer  of  his  body.  It* corrupts  his  heart,  enfeebles  his 
will,  paralyzes  his  conscience,  and  sends  him  reeling  into  the  dark¬ 
ness  from  which  a  voice  returns,  “No  drunkard  shall  inherit  the 
kingdom  of  God.” 

Second,  it  is  the  enemy  of  the  home.  It  puts  out  the  fire  on  the 
hearth,  empties  the  barrel  and  the  cruse,  transforms  the  protector 
of  the  family  into  a  fiend  incarnate,  clothes  the  wife  in  rags,  and 
dooms  innocent  children  to  suffering  and  shame. 

Third,  it  is  the  enemy  of  the  state.  It  casts  illegal  votes,  buys 
the  ignorant  and  the  unstable  man  and  helps  to  pave  his  path  to 
a  yawning  hell.  We  shall  have  reform  only  when  we  rightly  deal 
with  it.  If  ever  this  nation  should  follow  the  ruined  nations  of 
the  past,  it  will  be  on  the  account  of  the  saloon. 

Fourth,  it  is  the  enemy  of  the  church.  This  is  the  impassable 
wall  between  the  soul  and  Calvary.  It  engenders  bitter  hatred 
for  the  things  that  are  true  and  lovely  and  of  good  report.  The 
saloon  stands  in  the  way  of  the  sanctuary  and  heaven. 

»  Fifth.  What  witness  have  we  for  this  indictment?  Reeling 
specimens  on  the  streets.  All  sorts  of  men  and  women  are  in  the 
march  downward.  Professional  men,  honest  toilers,  frauds,  gam- 

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biers,  tricksters,  rich  and  poor,  all  colors  and  grades.  What  wreck 
and  ruin!  In  a  Kentucky  town  the  grandson  of  Henry  Clay  lay 
dying  of  a  wound  received  in  a  drunken  brawl,  while  at  the  same 
time  the  grandson  of  John  J.  Crittenden  was  wrestling  with  delir¬ 
ium  tremens,  and  the  grandson  of  Patrick  Henry  was  serving  a 
term  of  imprisonment  for  attempted  murder,  the  result  of  a 
drunken  debauch. 

Brethren  of  the  ministry,  if  we  have  not  become  sufficiently 
aroused  by  the  deadly  work  of  the  saloon,  we  have  only  to  lift  up 
our  eyes  and  look  on  the  fields  to  see  poverty,  stricken  homesr 
laughter  of  lost  womanhood,  crowded  prisons,  insane  asylums,  and 
the  potter’s  field.  What  tragedies  of  pain  and  sorrow  lie  hidden 
under  these  mounds!  Men  and  women,  too,  who  struggled  vainly 
in  the  grip  of  habit  and  ended  in  frenzy.  Some  day  an  awful 
specter,  composed  of  multitudes  of  victims,  will  rise  out  of  these 
graves,  to  the  horror  of  the  saloon-keeper  and  his  sympathizers. 

Christ  came  to  this  earth  to  wage  relentless  war  against  sin. 
He  made  no  compromises.  The  dramshop  will  continue  only  until 
God’s  people  shall  become  colaborers  with  Christ  for  its  over¬ 
throw.  The  war  is  on.  Let  us  fight  it  to  the  finish.  Give  no  quar¬ 
ter  to  the  saloon.  In  the  Crimean  War,  Russian  troops  were  get¬ 
ting  the  worst  of  it  in  a  hand-to-hand  struggle  with  some  Scotch 
Highlanders.  All  the  English  the  Russians  could  say  was,  “No 
quarter.”  A  brawny  Scotchman  replied,  in  his  broadest  brogue, 
“We  have  no  time  for  quarter;  we  will  just  cut  ye  atwa’.”  No 
quarter  for  the  saloon. 

Trusting  that  all  our  brethren  in  the  minsitry  took  a  part  in 
the  recent  local  option  fight  which  accomplished  so  much  for  the 
temperance  cause, 

Resolved ,  1.  That  we  redouble  our  diligence  and  do  more  to 
promote  this  great  movement  in  the  coming  year. 

2.  That  we,  as  preachers,  talk  it  in  the  home  and  in  the  pulpit 
when  an  opportunity  presents  itself. 

3.  That  we  try  to  have  at  least  one  temperance  rally  on  our 

field  of  labor  during  the  coming  year,  for  the  purpose  of  enlisting 
more  laborers  in  this  work.  H.  S.  Reese,  Committee. 

Report  approved. 

Report  of  Committee  on  Resolutions  submitted  in  a  paper  read 
by  J.  L.  Brandenburg. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  RESOLUTIONS. 

The  Church. 

We  are  thankful  to  God  our  Father  for  the  church  our  blessed 
Redeemer  bought  with  his  own  blood  on  the  cross  of  Calvary,  and 


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for  the  success  that  has  come  to  the  ministry  and  laity  of  this 
Conference  for  the  salvation  of  so  many  souls. 

Missions. 

Reasons  why  every  Christian  should  help  in  world-wide  missions : 

1.  Because  God  planned  it  so.  » 

2.  Because  Christ  commanded  it. 

3.  Because  the  very  spirit  of  the  gospel  inspires  it. 

4.  Because  the  principles  of  the  gospel  demand  it. 

5.  Because  the  need  of  the  world  calls  for  it. 

6.  Because  favoring  Providence  invites  it. 

7. ‘  Because  the  Holy  Spirit  is  prompting  it. 

8.  Because  each  Christian  has  received  the  gospel  from  some 
one  who  was  a  missionary  to  him. 

9.  Because  he  will  be  held  responsible  for  those  he  might  have 
helped. 

10.  Because  all  the  power  and  resources  of  God  are  available 
for  the  work. 

11.  Because  to  neglect  to  do  it  is  to  fail  of  richest  blessings. 

12.  Because  to  deliberately  refuse  to  do  it  is  to  question  the 
genuineness  of  his  conversion. 

Resolved ,  That  we  renew  allegiance  to  our  Lord  by  giving 
more  money  for  the  home  and  foreign  fields,  that  the  gospel  may 
be  preached  to  every  creature. 

Ministry. 

We  believe  in  a  divinely-called  ministry,  Spirit-filled,  and  the 
required  intellectual  preparation,  as  per  Discipline. 

Resolved ,  That  we  insist  on  candidates  for  the  ministry  acquir¬ 
ing  the  best  preparation  possible  for  the  work,  and  that  we  guard 
the  door  of  our  quarterly  conference  against  any  that  would  under¬ 
value  the  work  of  the  Lord — that  would  neglect  the  needed  prep¬ 
aration  for  the  same. 

Westfield  College. 

Westfield  College,  within  the  bounds  of  this  Conference,  is  a 
power  for  good  and  the  very  life  of  the  denomination. 

Resolved ,  1.  That  we  will  do  all  we  can  to  get  young  men  and 
women  to  go  to  Westfield  and  have  the  advantages  of  a  Christian 
education. 

2.  That  we  cheerfully  accept  the  college  assessments  to  our 
respective  fields  of  labor,  and  collect  the  same  as  early  as  we  can 
in  the  Conference  year. 

Moral  Reform. 

We  deplore  the  growung  tendency  of  the  people  to  desecrate  the 
Sabbath  day  and  the  neglect  of  the  study  of  God’s  Word. 

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Tobacco. 

May  God  our  Father  send  the  day  soon  when  neither  the  min¬ 
istry  nor  laymen  will  touch  or  taste  tobacco  in  any  form. 

Temperance. 

We  rejoice  in  the  great  victories  that  have  come  to  the  temper¬ 
ance  workers  in  the  past  year  in  the  States  of  Illinois  and  Indiana, 
and  we  hail  the  Anti-Saloon  League  as  a  power  in  the  hand  of 
God  for  the  destruction  of  the  saloon.  And  we  would  urge  all  of 
our  church-members  to  organize  and  stand  firm  for  God  and  man. 

Thanks. 

Resolved That  we  tender  our  sincerest  thanks — 

1.  To  the  pastor,  Rev.  J.  C.  Fowler,  members,  and  friends  of 
the  United  Brethren  Church  in  Paris,  Illinois,  for  the  kind  and 
hospitable  manner  in  which  they  have  entertained  the  Conference. 

2.  To  our  beloved  Bishop  Mathews,  D.D.,  for  the  kind,  im¬ 
partial,  and  patient  manner  in  which  he  has  presided  over  our 
various  sessions. 

Further,  that  we  hereby  extend  our  thanks  to  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  congregation  and  pastor  of  Paris,  for  their  courtesy  in 
extending  to  us  the  use  of  their  house  of  worship  for  our  com¬ 
mittee  meetings.  Also,  that  we  heartily  commend  and  extend  our 
thanks  to  the  editors  of  the  Paris  papers  for  their  courtesy  in  print¬ 
ing  such  good  reports  of  our  proceedings. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

J.  L.  Brandenburg,  Committee. 

Report  approved. 

Report  of  Statistical  Secretary  approved. 

On  motion  it  was  decided  that  final  adjournment  of  Conference 
be  at  close  of  Sunday  evening  service. 

On  motion,  S.  O.  Stoltz  was  reelected  Conference  Treasurer. 

On  motion  the  vote  of  Conference  was  cast  for  A.  D.  Markley 
as  Recording  Secretary  for  coming  year.  L.  H.  Cooley  was  chosen 
as  Statistical  Secretary. 

On  motion  it  was  decided  that  the  Committee  on  Examination 
of  Pastors’  Reports  be  reelected  for  coming  year.  The  following 
were  unanimously  elected:  L.  H.  Cooley,  G.  L.  Stine,  and  J.  A. 
Robinson. 

It  was  also  ordered  that  pastors  be  required  to  submit  their 
reports  to  this  committee  within  twenty-four  hours  from  the  open¬ 
ing  of  Conference. 

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On  motion,  S.  O.  Stoltz  was  reelected  as  Conference  Foreign 

r •  • 

Missionary  Treasurer. 

On  motion,  S.  Mills  was  reelected  as  Branch  Missionary  Sec¬ 
retary. 

Report  of  Conference  Treasurer  read  by  S.  O.  Stoltz. 


REPORT  OF  CONFERENCE  TREASURER. 


Receipts. 


Home  Missions . $1,615  49 

Foreign  Missions  . 803  47 

Home  Mission  debt  .  286  48 

Church  Erection  .  156  70 

Sunday-School  General  Fund .  145  83 

Bishop’s  salary  .  350  02 

Preachers’  Aid  . :  250  00 

Beneficiary  Education .  77  75 

Westfield  College  .  370  50 

.  Union  Biblical  Seminary .  162  50 

Publication  Fund .  68  60 

Bible  Cause .  29  25 

General  Conference  expenses  .  309  89 

Church  Erection,  special  .  34  94 

Children’s  Day  offering  .  2  00 

Parsonage  Erection .  •  4  50 


Disbursements. 


> 


$4,668  47 


J.  C.  Fowler  . 
G.  M.  Mathews 
A.  D.  Markley 

S.  Mills  . 

L.  H.  Cooley  . 
W.  R.  Funk  .  . 
L.  O.  Miller  . . 
Balance . 


$1,901  97 
350  00 
156  75 
250  00 
370  50 
44  25 
1,594  98 
2 


-  $4,668  47 

S.  O.  Stoltz,  Treasurer. 

Report  approved. 

Bishop  announced  standing  committees  for  the  following  year. 
Conference  adjourned.  Benediction  by  Rev.  W.  M.  Givens. 


REPORT  OF  STATIONING  COMMITTEE. 

Terre  Haute  District — J.  A.  Hawkins,  Presiding  Elder. 
Blackhawk — A.  D.  Markley. 

Lewis — J.  L.  Brandenburg. 

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Center  Point— John  Rosenberger. 

Clay  City — N.  Fonts. 

Saline — M.  L.  Watson. 

Robinson — W.  H.  Halberstadt. 

Oblong — G.  L.  Stine. 

Marshall — R,  Griffin. 

Annapolis — T.  Walters.  * 

Paris — J.  C.  Fowler. 

Vermilion — W.  R.  Muncie. 

New  Goshen — C.  W.  Bauman. 

Prairieton — M.  W.  Smeltzer. 

Terre  Haute,  First — S.  E.  Long. 

Terre.  Haute,  Second — P.  F.  Ketring. 

Terre  Haute,  Third — M.  J.  Breden. 

Terre  Haute,  Fourth — C.  C.  Breden. 

West  Terre  Haute — Lewis  Maurer. 

Olney  District — J.  B.  Connett,  Presiding  Elder. 
Olney — J.  T.  McCreery. 

Olney  Circuit — H.  A.  Bogard. 

Calhoun — E.  L.  Buckner. 

Parkersburg — I.  S.  Mclver. 

Flora — O.  N.  Glad  well. 

Flora  Circuit — E.  Boley. 

Edgewood — Elizabeth  Thomson. 

Bluford — 0.  J.  Bogard. 

Mt,  Vernon — To  be  supplied. 

Vergennes — Mrs.  R.  J.  Nash. 

Vienna — C.  E.  and  O.  R.  Hogue. 

Patton — J.  F.  Fowler. 

St.  Francisville — E.  M.  Pierson. 

Sumner — C.  A.  Flail. 

Birds— G.  W.  Ball. 

New  Hebron — H.  W.  Broadstone. 

Yale — T.  D.  Spyker. 

Westfield  District — D.  R.  Seneff,  Presiding  Elder. 
Toledo — C.  W.  Perkins, 

Greenup — W.  IT.  Nickerson. 

Island  Grove — J.  L.  Pellum. 

Loogootee — C.  O.  Myers. 

Avena — G.  W.  Padrick. 

Galton — N.  E.  Royer. 

Chesterville — F.  H.  King. 

Parkville — N.  E.  Royer. 

Martinsville — H.  S.  Reese. 


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Newman — L.  E.  Miller. 

Redmon — E.  E.  Bundy. 

Beecher  City — T.  H.  Decker. 

Clarksburg’ — W.  O.  Albert. 

Ashmore — R.  B.  Hall. 

Westfield— H.  H.  Heberly. 

Westfield  Circuit— G.  W.  Reid. 

Casey — W.  L.  Perkins. 

Casey  Circuit — W.  C.  Harbert. 

B.  F.  Daugherty,  A.M.,  D.D.,  President  of  Westfield  College. 
L.  H.  Cooley,  Professor  in  Westfield  College. 

S.  O.  Stoltz,  Field  Secretary  for  Westfield  College. 

J.  A.  Robinson,  Student  in  Union  Biblical  Seminary. 


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MISSIONARY  CONTRIBUTIONS 


TERRE  HAUTE  DISTRICT. 

ANNAPOLIS  CIRCUIT— T.  Walters,  Pastor. 

A.  G.  Cowden,  $10 ;  Mrs.  A.  G.  Cowden,  Mrs.  Emma  Hodges,  C.  C. 
Hodges,  each,  $5;  F.  M.  Buckner,  $2;  Taylor  Robinson  and  wife,  $5; 
Grace  Cooper,  Wm.  McNary,  each,  $2 ;  Sadie  Meeker,  Roy  Drummond, 
James  Drummond,  each,  $1;  Mattie  McNary,  50  cents;  Maggie  Drum¬ 
mond,  Ethel  Meeker,  each,  25  cents :  Roy  Buckner,  $1 ;  Edward  Medsger, 
50  cents;  Robert  Weir,  $1;  Milo  Baker,  $2;  Lola  McNary,  $1;  Tillie 
Medsger,  25  cents ;  Doctor  Brown  and  wife,  $5 ;  M.  M.  Snyder  and  wife, 
$2.50 ;  Orlando  Meeker,  Frank  Dodd,  Eva  White,  each,  $1 ;  Henry  Kile, 
25  cents;  Mike  Moore,  John  Beebaum,  C.  Amacker,  each  $2;  Charles 
Day,  $1 ;  Christina  Deitly,  $2 ;  Dan  Neff  and  wife,  $1.50 ;  Lena  Eitel, 
$1 ;  Mrs.  George  Kile,  Edith  Eitel,  Ruth  .Eitel,  Clarine  Eitel,  each  50 
cents ;  Anna  Kile,  25  cents  ;  Amy  Smith,  50  cents ;  Henry  Deitly,  Fred 
Shotts,  $1;  John  Renner,  50  cents;  Nora  Newlin,  25  cents;  Julia  O. 
Cox,  Otto  Faught,  each,  $1 ;  Sarah  Smith,  25  cents ;  E.  E.  Barrett,  $1 ; 
S.  E.  Hollowell,  Alice  Keenan,  each,  25  cents ;  A.  E.  Bline,  50  cents ; 
E.  M.  Slusser,  $1.  Total,  $78.75.  Distributed  to  all  the  Church  inter¬ 
ests,  including  deficit  in  presiding  elder's  salary.  Offering  to  foreign 
missions,  $5.68. 

BLACK  HAWK  CIRCUIT— A.  D.  Markley,  Pastor. 

Oak  Hill  Class. — Wm.  Clingerman  ^and  wife,  $12;  Calvin  Houk,  $6; 
Verna  Thomson,  D.  M.  Wallace,  each,  $2 ;  John  Moseman,  $3 ;  Mary 
Moseman,  Mrs.  E.  Fox,  Mary  Thomson,  Charles  .Toslin,  John  R.  Turner, 
Nathan  Donham,  Everett  Fox,  Viola  Fox,  Jas.  Tucker  and  wife,  Agnes 
Wilson,  each,  $1 ;  Loren  Fox,  Otis  Moseman,  Delpha  Moseman,  each, 
50  cents ;  Robert  Clingerman,  Rula  Thomson,  Myrtle  Turner,  each,  25 
cents;  Millard  Turner,  Florence  Turner,  each,  10  cents.  Total  for  class, 
$37.45. 

Black  Hawk  Class. — E.  G.  Singhurse,  Edna  Singhurse,  each,  $5 ;  Lee 
McCoy,  L.  E.  Miller,  each,  $3  ;  Susan  Tool,  $2 ;  Wrm.  Miller  and  wife, 
$1.50;  Virgil  Tryon,  James  Tyron,  Julia  Burke,  Sarah  Thomson,  Mr. 
Tryon  and  wife,  Thomas  Tryon,  each  $1 ;  Alice  Tryon,  25  cents ;  Alma 
Tryon,  Ida  Tryon,  Oscar  Tryon,  each,  10  cents.  Total  for  class,  $27.05. 

North  Union  Class. — Claud  Thomas,  Mrs.  Claud  Thomas,  Wm.  Perrigo, 
J.  W.  Miller,  Perry  WThitecotton,'  IL  L.  Donham,  Mrs.  McKenzie,  each, 
$1 ;  Mrs.  H.  L.  Donham,  $2 ;  Mrs.  J.  W.  Miller,  Jas.  Clark,  each,  50 
cents;  Mrs.  Nassel,  25  cents;  George  Latham,  50  cents;  John  Rector, 
$1 ;  Pastor,  $6.50.  Total  for  class,  $18.75. 

Shady  Grove  Class. — Frances  Peters,  $2;  John  Dietz,  Elmer  Copeland, 
Emery  Wellman,  Joseph  Peters,  Mrs.  Anna  Meyers,  Minnie  Copeland, 
each,  $1 ;  George  Johnson,  Bettie  Wellman,  Della  Dietz,  Flora.  Johnson, 
each,  50  cents ;  Garrett  Larue,  50  cents ;  Roy  Larue,  Amelia  Dietz,  each, 
25  cents.  Total  for  class,  $11. 

Grand  total  for  all,  $92.75.  (Applied  on  missions  and  other  Conference 
claims.) 


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CENTER  POINT  CIRCUIT— M.  W.  Smeltzer,  Pastor.  .. 

Prairie  City  Class. — Alfred  Emmert,  $2.50 ;  W.  J.  Redenbarger,  O.  D. 
Targett,  W.  J.  Hooker,  Monroe  Barnet,  Mrs.  M.  W.  Perkins,  each  $2 ; 
B.  N.  Snyder,  T.  C.  Wright,  Henry  Sinders,  Wm.  Zenor,  Thompson 
Zenor,  J.  C.  Perkins,  H.  Targett,  Levi  Sinders,  J.  A.  Trout,  E.  F. 
Nolte,  Philip  Redenbarger,  each  $1 ;  Mary  Trout,  Ida  Redenbarger,  E. 
Stunkard,  Mrs.  Wm.  Hooker.  George  Redenbarger,  Conrad  Redenbarger, 
J.  Barnet,  Geo.  Stunkard,  Fred  Sinders,  Orvil  Short,  Oscar  May  rose, 
Nellie  Trout,  John  Redenbarger,  Mrs.  Levi  Sinders,  Geo.  Hirt,  W.  A. 
Buckalew,  Otto  Wright,  Allen  Buckalew,  Frank  Buckalew,  John  Willen, 
R.  E.  Wright,  each  50  cents;  Mertie  Hooker,  Margaret  Huffman,  Wm. 
Moore,  Wm.  Butt,  Delpha  Pentz,  Birchie  Sinders,  each  25  cents ;  Ott 
Fry,  20  cents ;  collection,  81  cents.  Total,  $36.51. 

Union  Class. — G.  McCullough,  $2 ;  Fred  Emmert  and  wife,  $2  ;  Wil¬ 
liam  Scharff,  Philip  Fishaber,  Ewald  Wegner,  Geo.  Burkhart,  Myra 
McCullough,  H.  L.  Muncie,  Cynthia  Scharff,  Bessie  Scharff,  Mrs.  Geo. 
Scharff,  Essie  A.  Whittington,  Dell  Burkhart,  Lou  Hadley,  Mrs.  Wm. 
Siegelin,  Wm.  Siegelin,  Mrs.  Minnie  Nussel,  Ersom  Boling,  Hanna 
Fisher,  Lewis  McCullough,  each  $1;  Jacob  Heck.  Geo.  Burns,  James 
Rikard,  Janet  Knox,  Rebecca  Burns,  Mrs.  Stella  Wagner,  Harriot 
Boling,  James  Daniels,  John  Emmert,  Anna  Knox,  J.  *M.  McCullough, 
each  50  cents ;  Chas.  Pollum,  C’onsuello  Scharff,  Mrs.  Wm.  Scharff, 
Walter  Boling,  Parmelia  Crouse,  Robert  Mace,  Lydia  Fritz.  Mollie  Mc¬ 
Cullough,  Jasper  Lucas,  Mrs.  J.  M.  McCullough,  Mirtie  Fisher,  Allie 
J.  Muncie,  each  25  cents;  Bessie  Siegelin,  30  cents;  Jane  Johnston,  15 
cents ;  collection,  $1.56.  Total,  $32.51. 

Mt.  Carmel  Class. — Julia  Buskirk,  $5;  Geo.  Moon,  $3;  M.  T.  Buskirk, 
$2.50 ;  John  Moon,  O.  P.  Moon,  E.  W.  Killion,  Russell  Clingerman,  G. 
IL  Burkhart,  each  $2 ;  G.  W.  Snyder,  Wm.  Dressier,  E.  O.  Hicks,  Wm. 
G.  Zenor,  Sarah  Hepler,  Israel  Brewer,  G.  C.  Milligan,  Marshal  Moon. 
Roy  Moon,  Mrs.  Catharine  Moon,  Wm.  Helton,  Rosa  Krack,  Harley  Le- 
Selle,  Geo.  Kellum,  J.  P.  Kellum,  each  $1 ;  H.  C.  Boyce,  friend,  Clara 
Dressier,  Lewis  Weaver,  Lottie  Boyce,  Carie  Moon,  Lyda  Killion, 
Florence  Moon,  J.  M.  Fisher,  Earnest  Fisher,  Otis  Moon,  Jas.  Hepler, 
Chas.  Moon,  each  50  cents ;  Janie  Hicks,  Mrs.  Weaver,  Jane  Hepler, 
G.  F.  Jones,  Susie  Boyce,  Mrs.  Ella  Perry,  Tracy  Krack,  Margaret 
Wood,  Catharine  Moon,  each  25  cents.  Total,  $44.25. 

Center  Point  Class. — Rev.  W.  M.  Givens,  M.  W.  Smeltzer,  each  $5 ; 
P.  L.  Lancet t,  $3  ;  Sadie  Brown,  Mary  R.  Turner,  each  $2 ;  Mrs.  Daniel 
Brewer,  $1.50 ;  Tiny  Kennedy,  Mrs.  Harvey  Hicks,  Elia  Perry,  R.  W. 
James,  Lew  Bond,  Rev.  John  Hicks,  Lydia  Huff.  C.  O.  Rentschler,  Geo. 
Ealey,  Effie  Martin,  M.  A.  Perry,  Annie  Ealey,  Florence  Wilson,  Barbara 
Gracier,  Myrtle  Debrewler,  Oscar  Burk,  each  $1 ;  John  Lytle,  Mrs.  Els- 
worth  Brown,  Wm.  Perigo,  James  Jones,  E.  D.  Mayrose,  Rev.  B.  F. 
Moon,  Phoebe  Ealey,  friend,  Hester  Jones,  Bert  Moon,  Calvin  Presnell, 
J.  F.  Dierdorf,  Mary  Rubeck,  Bettie  Rubeck,  Jacob  Geltz,  each  50 
cents ;  Elizabeth  Ambrose,  40  cents ;  Emma  Ealey,  Ruby  Reeder,  Mrs. 
Thomas,  Ross  Brown,  Jane  Bridewell,  Emma  Williams,  Grandma  Grif¬ 
fith,  Mr.  Moore,  Mary  Boyce,  Mrs.  Howells,  Mrs.  James,  Mrs.  Benell, 
Susan  Dunagan,  Dan.  Renyolds,  G.  L.  Brooks,  L.  Neidlinger,  Ben  Moore, 
each  25  cents ;  Ethel  Ealey,  Lois  Dunagan,  each  10  cents ;  Mrs.  B.  F. 
Moon,  5  cents.  Total,  $46.90. 


CLAY  CITY  CIRCUIT— N.  Fouts,  Pastor. 

Clay  City  Class. — Jessie  Widen,  $1.50:  W.  S.  Moyer,  IP.  Clymer. 
Isaac  Nets,  each,  $1 ;  J.  Schlagle  and  wife,  $5 ;  W.  M.  Malsom,  $1  ; 
J.  T.  Jones,  $2;  M.  Middlemas,  Ira  Winklepleck,  each,  50  cents;  M. 
Miller,  25  cents ;  Mern  McCulong,  $2.50 ;  A.  Burman,  25  cents ;  J.  Weber, 

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$2 ;  Cora  Markley,  $1 ;  Isaac  Markley,  $2.60 ;  L.  J.  Cooprider,  $1 ;  ,L 
Cooprider,  50  cents :  G.  W.  Baumgartner,  $6 ;  W.  A.  Schafer,  $2 ;  Charles 
Knox,  $2.  Total,  $33.10. 

Saline  City  Class. — .1.  Hutchen,  $1;  H.  F.  Weber,  Charles  Stewart, 
each,  $5 ;  G.  H.  Welman,  $2 ;  Ida  Aldendorf,  $2.60 ;  Richard  Myer, 
$2.50 ;  L.  F.  Aldendorf,  $5.20 ;  Alva  Long,  25  cents ;  Glen  Barnhart, 
50  cents;  T.  Myer,  $3.50;  Mrs.  D.  M.  Barnhart,  $2.10;  C.  Baummuk, 
25  cents ;  M.  Pahr,  $2.25 ;  G.  Myer,  $5.20 ;  X.  E.  Wilson,  $2.50 ;  L. 
Unger,  M.  Unger,  each,  $1  ;  G.  Aldendorf,  $10.50 ;  W.  Schopenhorst,  $2  ; 
Lizzie  Opelbring,  50  cents ;  Lizzie  Warner,  $1.50 ;  R.  E.  Barnhart, 
$1.25 ;  .J.  M.  Stewart,  $1 ;  Sophie  Long,  $2.60 ;  M.  J.  Brown,  $6 ;  D.  M. 
Barnhart,  $5.20 ;  H.  H.  Longenecker,  $1.50 ;  M.  Myer,  35  cents ;  Charles 
Mattox,  25  cents ;  L.  Mattox,  15  cents.  Total,  $74.49. 

Conley  Class. — G.  W.  Brown,  $2  ;  Z.  M.  Brown,  $1.05 ;  Mary  Seymore, 
$1.04 ;  Clara  Brown.  $1 ;  Iva  Robinson,  50  cents.  'Total,  $5.59. 

Grand  total,  $113.09. 

Freewill  offerings  for  foreign  missions :  Clay  City  Class,  $11.36 ; 
Saline  City  Class,  $12.60 ;  Conley  Class,  $2.35.  Grand  total,  $26.21. 


LEWIS  CIRCUIT — J.  L.  Brandenburg,  Pastor. 

Briley  Class. — Gilbert  Liston,  E.  H.  Liston,  David  Keller,  All.  Gehman 
and  wife.  Rev.  H.  Shidler  and  wife,  and  .T.  L.  Brandenburg,  each,  $5 ; 
Henry  Watkins,  F.  M.  Laning,  each,  $2;  Johana  Brown,  Sarah  Laning. 
Lena  Bowlinger,  M.  E.  Bush,  Mary  Smith.  John  Bowlinger,  Nathan 
Nickerson.  Thomas  Chambers,  Rev.  J.  W.  Brush.  George  Phegly,  Otto 
Shidler,  W.  W.  Shidler,  Barbara  Brush,  each  $1 ;  Ernest  Nickerson, 
Fred  Kenna,  each.  50  cents ;  Maud  Medcalf,  Mabel  Gehman,  Stella 
Watkins,  Alma  Dalgarn,  Maggie  Chambers,  Lila  Hoiston,  Sibea 
Holston,  each,  25  cents. 

Xyes  Class. — James  Bennett,  All.  Forbes,  John  Bridwell,  W.  S.  Hill, 
J.  L.  Brandenburg,  each,  $5 ;  Charley  Denton,  Sister  Shaw,  Clary  Ben¬ 
nett,  E.  Willans,  Albert  Creamer,  Charley  Shaw,  James  Scofield,  John 
Heck,  each,  $1  ;  Cary  Pierce,  Will  Pierce,  Dora  Hegberman,  Tune 
Everly,  John  Vincent,  P.  Everly,  Evaline  Vincent,  Bert  Shaw,  each,  50 
cents ;  Thers.  Woods,  $1 ;  Mary  Heck,  50  cents ;  Sister  Cramer,  A. 
Turner.  Ola  Heck,  Blanche  All,  Grace  Forbes,  each.  25  cents. 

Oak  Grove  Class. — Roy  Mc-Lennon.  Earnest  Capman,  each  $2 ;  Harry 
Frelan,  $3  ;  E.  Peterson,  $1 ;  J.  L.  Brandenburg,  $5. 

Lewis  Class. — Mary  St.  John,  Philip  Fritz,  Elsworth  Criss,  George 
Coalman,  J.  L.  Brandenburg,  each.  $5 ;  Mrs.  Coalman.  Mrs.  M.  E.  Stock- 
well,  each,  $2.50 ;  J.  P.  Stevens,  M.  S.  Brown,  X.  Woods,  Christ  Dietz, 
Ben  Mahan,  Ella  Hosteller.  Mr.  Kemery,  each,  $1 ;  William  Goodman, 
Jacob  Loncos,  Henry  Bedwell,  each,  50  cents;  Odell  Coalman.  35  cents; 
Estle  and  Myrtle  Coalman,  each,  1  cent. 

Coalmont  Class. — A.  Furgson,  Rev.  .T.  F.  Fowler,  choir  at  Coalmont, 
Ladies’  Aid,  Mrs.  Fred  C'horchoran.  J.  L.  Brandenburg,  each  $5  ;  David 
Harris,  James  Crane,  Mother  Swaggerty,  George  Bickle,  each.  $1. 


MARSHALL  STATION— Robert  Griffin,  Pastor. 

Robert  Griffin,  Joseph  Stewart,  each  $7  ;  Jacob  Metz.  $6 ;  Win.  Ham- 
erly,  Sarah  Rudy,  Lula  Griffin,  each  $5;  Mrs.  S.  E.  Dover,  M.  E.  Hond- 
rich,  each  $3  ;  A.  E.  Poffinbarger,  $2.50 ;  Kate  Atwood  ;  Emma  Frieden- 
barger,  John  Heifel.  George  Mason,  each  $2;  Frank  Chickadonz,  Re¬ 
becca  Slusser,  Theodosia  Chickadonz,  each  $1.50 :  Sarah  Fredenbarger. 
Chas.  Gummere,  each  $1.25;  Eliza  Johnson,  Thomas  Atwood,  Virgil 
Griffin,  Edith  Griffin.  Nora  Bennett.  Lewis  Gully,  Amandana  Gasaway, 
Ada  Walker,  L.  W.  Jones,  Levi  Platz,  Henry  Sater,  Geo.  Tingley,  and 
Satcr,  each  $1;  Elizabeth  Weihle,  50  cents;  Wesley  Dover,  Ada  Jones, 


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Elva  Head,  May  Walters,  Ruth  Chickadonz,  Emma  ^Coldren,  Carrie 
Findley,  each  25  cents;  special  to  Rev.  T.  Ishiguro,  $2.85;  Sunday-school 
for  parsonage  erection,  $2.50 ;  special  for  U.  B.  Seminary,  $15.75 ;  spe¬ 
cial  for  Anti-Saloon  League,  $14.84 ;  W.  F.  M.  A.,  $14.60 ;  special  for 
Westfield  College,  $2.  Total,  $126.29. 

Applied  to  missions,  $56.60.  Balance  to  other  interests. 

NEW  GOSHEN  CIRCUIT— T.  .T.  Richey,  Pastor. 

New  Goshen  Class. — Martha  Barber,  $5  ;  Earl  Hay,  $1 ;  Mrs.  Bruce 
Gould,  $3 ;  Bruce  Hay,  Martha  Jackson,  Matilda  Shirley,  each  $2 ; 
Carl  Brown,  Anna  Minnick,  Mrs.  E.  Webster,  Mrs.  W.  C.  Rhyan,  Ed. 
Strole,  Morton  Whitesell,  Ora  Strole,  Carrie  Strole,  Cora  Barber,  Anora 
Dyer,  Bro.  Richardson,  Hattie  Whitlock,  Mrs.  Bruce  Hay,  Mrs.  Carl 
Brown,  Clyde  Christeson,  Elijah  Whitesell,  each  $1 ;  Will  Richardson, 
Mrs.  Em.  Kibby,  Jessie  Strole,  Mrs.  Elijah  Whitesell,  James  Webster, 
Sadie  Haymaker,  each  50  cents;  Henry  Hover,  $1;  Jacob  R.  Cobber, 
25  cents ;  Iva  Rhyan,  $1.  Total,  $36.25. 

Rose  Hill  Class. — J.  M.  Whitesell,  $6 ;  O.  H.  Whitesell,  $3 ;  Mrs. 
Tritt,  Grace  Whitesell,  each  $2  ;  James  Popham,  J.  H.  Ewing,  each  $1 ; 

J.  L.  Davis,  50  cents  F.  O.  Bandy,  $1;  Emma  Vermillion,  50  cents; 
Wm.  Ramage,  5  cents  ;  Anna  Popham,  Lucinda  Ward,  Mollie  McCarty, 
each  50  cents;  Jane  Todd,  $1;  Clara  Ramage,  35  cents;  Art  Hickman, 
50  cents ;  Samuel  Holdaway.  30  cents ;  Will  Holdaway,  C.  H.  Holda- 
way,  Sr.,  each  25  cents ;  H.  D.  Holdaway,  50  cents  ;  Wm.  H.  Piker  and 
wife,  B.  F.  Holdaway  and  wife,  each  $1  ;  Done  Robinson,  55  cents  ;  Flora 
F uqua,  25  cents ;  J.  W.  Wolf,  50  centsij  J.  W.  Jones  and  wife,  $2 ; 
Jessie  Todd,  25  cents;  W.  F.  Whitesell,  Joseph  Hickman  and  wife,  each 
$1 :  Mary  N.  Smith,  50  cents  ;  James  E.  Smith,  $1.  Total,  $30.75. 

Bethlehem  Class. — Noah  Hedges,  $5 ;  Lora  Rhyan,  Etta  Crossland, 
each  $3 ;  Thirza  Foltz,  Gurney  Foltz,  C.  C.  Hedges,  each  $2 ;  Eliza 
Shew,  $1.50;  L.  H.  Rhyan,  $2;  W.  C.  Wright,  R.  O.  Foltz,  Sarrah 
Wright,  Mattie  Barnhart,  Levi  Wright,  each  $1 ;  Will  Brown,  $2  ;  Mrs. 
McCullah,  Robt.  Foltz,  Felander  Wright,  each  $1 ;  Milton  Rhyan,  $2 ; 
Elce  Humpheys,  20  cents;  Chas.  Hamilton,  50  cents;  Chas.  Tice,  $1.; 
Mela  A.  Tennis,  10  cents ;  Lisander  Shew.  $1  ;  H.  C.  Foltz.  Bulah  . 
Foltz,  David  Stone,  each  25  cents ;  Sarrah  Wright,  50  cents ;  Sylvanis 
Rhyan  and  wife,  $1.30;  PI.  D.  Spear,  50  cents.  Total,  $38.35. 

New  Vermillion  Class. — M.  D.  Sites  and  Henry  Whitesell,  each  $2 ; 
Thomas  Vermillion  and  Mrs.  Sites,  each  $1 ;  Hazel  Sites,  25  cents ; 
Lettie  Vermillion.  Willie  Vermillion,  Art.  Hickman,  each  50  cents;  J. 
M.  Whitesell,  Delilah  Case,  each  50  cents  *  Sarrah  Vermillion,  25  cents  ; 
Thos.  H.  McAdams,  Lora  McAdams,  each  40  cents ;  Spotty  Rush,  50 
cents.  Total,  $9.90. 

Grand  total,  $115.15. 

OBLONG  STATION— T.  D.  Spyker,  Pastor. 

J.  Toliill  and  wife,  $10  ;  Charles  Seilir,  George  Zeigler,  James  Perrine 
and  wife,  Bethel  Jones,  Christian  Shire,  T.  Diedrick,  T.  D.  Spyker  and 
wife,  each,  $5  ;  L.  E.  Cortelyou,  $3  ;  Charles  Bottenfield,  Thomas  Hook, 
E.  M.  Muchmore,  Henry  Freeman,  Arthur  Heck,  each,  $2  ;  Sister  Botten¬ 
field,  .T.  Shire,  Versa  Barker,  Mary  White,  Rachel  Zeigler,  Catherine 
Diedrick,  Gladys  Jones,  each,  $1;  Sunday  school,  $3.  Total,  $68. 

PARIS  STATION— J.  C.  Fowler,  Pastor. 

H.  F.  Brubaker  and  wife,  $25;  J.  C.  Fowler  and  wife,  Mrs.  Philinda 
Fowler,  .T.  W.  Purcell  and  wife,  each,  $10  ;  Wm,  Wilson,  Wm.  McComas 
and  wife,  .T.  A.  Patterson  and  wife,  Wm.  Henderson  and  wife,  Ray 
Norman  and  wife,  Alfred  Robinson,  J.  R.  Whitsel  and  wife,  each,  $5  ; 

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Leslie  Whitsel,  $2 ;  J.  Grace  Mincie,  $1 ;  P.  F.  Inlow,  $3  :  Mrs.  Sarena 
Suddeth,  50  cents :  Charles  Pittenger,  Sarah  Sims,  Bessie  Klingler,  Nancy 
Stotts,  Mrs.  Eva  ,Houghten,  each,  $1 ;  Maggie  Trott,  Mrs.  Susanna  Clark, 
each,  50  cents:  Edna  Mason.  $1 ;  John  Bomgardner  and  wife.  G.  Bom- 
gardner  and  wife,  each,  .$5 ;  Wm.  Jones,  Charles  Horslev,  Buelah  Inlow, 
Mrs.  Acord,  each,  $1:  Sunday  school,  $23.03.  Grand  total,  $140.53. 
Applied  on  Conference  assessments,  $97  ;  balance  on  other  interests. 

PRAIRIETOX  CIRCUIT— C.  W.  Baumax,  Pastor. 

Prairieton  Class. — C.  W.  Bauman  and  wife,  $5 :  John  Reynolds,  Edna 
Nelson,  Barbara  Scott,  Cordelia  Short,  Okie  Little,  each,  $1;  Collection, 
$2.46.  Total,  $12.46. 

Otterbein  Class. — T.  A.  Hayworth  and  wife,  Wm.  C.  Mays,  George 
Stout  and  wife,  William  Stout  and  wife,  each,  $5 :  Emeline  Mays,  $3 ; 
Cyrus  Lane,  Sallie  Cook,  each.  $1 ;  Collection,  $2.75 ;  freewill  offerings, 
$5.65;  birthday  offerings.  $6:  Julia  Heck,  Della  Burnett,  each.  50  cents: 
Mrs.  Cullens,  $1;  Charles  Norris,  Maria  Volker,  each,  25  cents.  Total, 
$41.90. 

^Pleasant  Valley  Class. — SOIh  Clark.  Emanuel  Clark,  $5;  by  a  friend, 
$5 ;  S.  C.  Collins,  Samantha  Collins,  Charley  Clark,  Emma  Clark,  Milton 
Warner,  each,  $2 ;  Charlotte  Clark,  $1 ;  William  Collins,  $2 :  Mollie 
Norris,  Belle  Clark,  Wesley  Johnson,  each,  $1 ;  Herbert  Clark,  50  cents : 
birthday  offering,  $10.82 ;  freewill  offering,  $13.09.  Total,  $55.41.  From 
circuit  missionary  class,  $25. 

Farmers  Chapel  Class. — Samantha  Hull,  Alice  Harlan,  each,  $10 ; 
Cora  McCoskey,  Wm.  Sapington,  each,  $5 ;  Georgia  Hull,  $3 ;  Sadie 
Harlan,  Ollie  Hull,  John  Whiteman,  each,  $1 ;  Bertha  Whiteman,  $1.50 ; 
Effie  Milam.  Sam  Orcutt,  Mary  Bye.  Rhoda  Moore,  Mahlon  Moore,  each. 
$1 ;  Ann  Persinger,  25  cents ;  Collection,  $2.10 ;  Leroy  Thomas,  $1 ; 
freewill  offering,  $6.19 ;  birthday  offerings,  $8.33 ;  Stella  Wellman,  $2. 
Total,  $62.37. 

Grand  total,  $197.14.  Twenty-seven  dollars  and  fifty  cents  applied 
on  home  missions  assessment ;  $60  applied  on  foreign  missions ;  balance 
applied  on  Conference  assessments. 

ROBINSON  CHARGE— W.  H.  Halberstadt,  Pastor. 

Phillip  McGivern,  W.  H.  Halberstadt  and  wife,  Sabbath  school,  each, 
$10 ;  Peter  Smith,  Jas.  Jones,  Wm.  Powell,  J.  W.  Wesley,  L.  Fry,  Y.  P. 
C.  U.,  each,  $5:  Children's  Day,  $5.72;  Mrs.  Childers,  $3;  Juniors,  $2.50: 
Effice  Taylor,  Mrs.  P.  Smith.  Mrs.  Raynes,  Elemina  — ,  Mr.  Gales,  each  $2  : 
Jane  Dennis,  Etta  Kennedy,  Judge  Eagleton,  each,  $1 ;  Mrs.  Brown. 
50  cents ;  Frank  Dennis,  $5.  Total,  $88.72.  Applied  as  follows  :  Home 
missions,  $40 ;  foreign  missions,  $18 ;  balance  on  chart  collections. 

TERRE  HAUTE  FIRST  CHURCH— S.  E.  Loxg,  Pastor. 

J.  B.  Wallace  and  wife,  S.  E.  Lon-g  and  wife,  each.  $13;  E.  Brewer, 
E.  Lawrence,  T.  H.  King,  W.  H.  Anderson,  Otis  Powell,  X.  Cheek,  John 
Swan,  H.  Grulich,  each,  $5;  Henry  Brewer,  Mrs.  Fanny  C.  Anderson. 
Mrs.  Ellen  Armstrong,  each,  $3 :  Cary  Anderson,  John  Egnew,  May 
Trogden,  Mrs.  R.  Z.  Wallace,  Mrs.  Anna  Hollowell,  each,  $2;  Mrs. 
Emily  Reihle,  Mrs.  Eliza  Ross.  Mrs.  Katharine  Slusser,  Mrs.  Rosa 
McFarland,  Mrs.  Lousinda  Tritt,  Mrs.  Ivate  Geiger,  Cora  Jordan,  Georgia 
Dimiek,  Mrs.  Lillie  Penner,  Sadie  Grimes,  Wm.  Kinser  and  wife.  Minnie 
Booth.  Mary  E.  Long,  and  Paul  C.  Long,  each.  $1 ;  Mrs.  C.  Evirhart. 
Mrs.  Louisa  Lowe,  and  Mrs.  Estella  Lamb.  each.  50  cents :  general 
offering  for  foreign  missions.  $50 ;  home  mission  assessment,  $50 :  Y.  P. 
C.  IT.  for  home  missions.  $15  :  Y.  P.  C.  U.  for  foreign  missions.  $15.83  ; 
Woman's  Missionary  Association,  $40:  other  collections,  $147.50. 

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Disbursements. — Home  missions,  $65 ;  foreign  missions,  $105.83 ;  total 
for  missions,  $170.83 ;  other  Conference  claims,  $147.50.  Total,  $318.33. 

TERRE  HAUTE  SECOND  CHURCH — P.  F.  Ketring,  Pastor. 

C.  V.  Dorsey  and  wife.  Peter  Detrick  and  wife,  R.  L.  Bevis  and  wife, 
Ira  D.  Andrews  and  wife,  H.  W.  Broadstone  and  wife.  P.  F.  Ketring 
and  wife,  Ladies’  Aid  Society,  Wm.  Chapelle  and  family,  each,  $5;  C. 
R.  Detrick,  Wm.  Detrick,  John  Hensely,  Guss  Ballard  and  wife,  Wm. 
Myers,  Andy  Lashbrooks  and  wife,  Jacob  Nation,  G.  W.  McCracken  and 
wife,  each,  $3 ;  Samuel  Stuthard  and  wife,  .T.  M.  Curtis,  C.  B.  Chappelle,. 
J.  W.  Brentlinger  and  wife,  Charles  I.  Wilson  and  wife,  J.  P.  Walker, 
each,  $2.50 ;  Willis  Prewett,  $2 ;  Jesse  Ballard,  James  Newton,  Sr., 
Frank  Hogue  and  wife,  each,  $1.50;  Mary  Curtis,  Orin  Brammer, 
Gurtie  Hartman,  Mollie  McGillvery,  Dollie  Detrick,  Jacob  Miller,  Her¬ 
bert  Lashbrooks,  George  Minnick,  Ella  Lashbrooks,  T.  S.  King  and 
wife,  Jennie  Nelson,  Charles  Douglas,  Emery  Guyer,  Hayden  Lashbrooks, 
Melissa  Minnick,  Orman  Ketring,  by  collection,  each,  $1  :  John  Haycock, 
Addie  Cook,  Jennie  Evans,  Bessie  Broadstone,  Beulah  Broadstone,  each, 
50  cents ;  Goldie  Cook,  Anna  Nipple,  each,  25  cents.  Total  for  all 
purposes,  $105.50. 

TERRE  HAUTE  THIRD  CHURCH — C.  C.  Breden  and  Wife,  Pastors. 

G.  Hall,  K.  A.  Breden,  and  C.  C.  Breden,  each,  $5 ;  Mrs.  R.  Brazzell, 
R.  Hockett,  Mrs.  Bastian,  each,  $3 ;  A.  Rodgers,  J.  Maurer,  W.  Bell, 
Junior  Society,  Senior  Society,  Ladies’  Aid  Society,  each  $2  ;  L.  Killian, 
W.  Austin,  Miss  S.  Hayworth,  #  each,  $1 ;  E.  Liffick,  C.  Sparks,  Mrs. 
Zebart,  Miss  C.  Hollingworth,'  H.  Jones,  e*ach,  50  cents;  John  A. 
Howiett,  D.  Owens,  E.  Owens,  I.  Hockett,  A.  Liffick,  L.  Liffick,  each, 
25  cents ;  Sunday  school,  $15.10 ;  collection,  $1.40.  Total,  $59.50. 

West  Terre  Haute. — J.  Yakley,  Junior  Society,  each,  $1 ;  Sunday 
school,  $1.51.  Total,  $3.51. 

Grand  total,  $60.01.  Special  to  home  missions,  $15 ;  special  to  college 
missions,  $30 ;  special  for  foreign  missions,  $2.90.  Total,  general  and 
special,  $110.91.  All  assessments  full  and  $33.40  for  foreign  missions. 

TERRE  HAUTE  FOURTH  CHURCH-MI.  C.  Powell,  Pastor. 

Rev.  T.  H.  Grounds,  $5 ;  Harry  .Tones,  $1 ;  W.  D.  Fulk,  John  Osborn, 
C.  W.  Lutes,  Lena  Lutes,  each,  50  cents ;  Dan  .Tones,  $1 ;  Martha  E. 
Fulk,  50  cents ;  Alice  C.  Outland,  25  cents ;  Mollie  Powell,  $5 ;  Ralph 
Glasco,  Luetta  Glasco,  each,  25  cents ;  J.  Evinsonhaler  and  wife,  50 
cents ;  H.  C.  Powell,  $5. 

VERMILION  CIRCUIT— W.  R.  Muncie,  Pastor. 

John  A.  ITornberger,  C.  R.  Wright,  each,  $10;  W.  R.  Muncie  and 
family,  $5.75 ;  Sallie  Sheets.  Jefferson  Dodd,  George  Cassel,  Luther 
Pendley,  Wilkin  Brothers,  each,  $2  ;  Andrew  York,  $1.50 ;  Andrew  Farn- 
ham  and  wife,  Ida  Nye,  Wm.  Givens,  L.  E.  Ford,  Lizzie  Sheets,  Ivy 
Wilkins,  Mrs.  R.  W.  Vanside,  Mrs.  Dan  Vansickle,  Mrs.  Lochinour,  Anna 
Volkers,  Sarah  Wright,  Soudersand  Bartholomew,  each,  $1 ;  Wm.  Stubbs, 
$1.30;  Luella  Jordan,  Lydia  Jordan,  R.  E.  Givens,  Maggie  Balsey,  Mary 
Holloway,  David  Mason,  Mrs.  Corry  Hornberger,  each  50  cents ;  Mrs. 
Jordan,  Cynthia  White,  Mrs.  John  Tweedy,  Miranda  Miller,  Grace 
Martin,  Edna  Mason,  E.  W.  White,  each,  25  cents ;  Ela  Duslheimer,  75 
cents;  Sabbath  school,  $5;  public  collection,  $2.25.  Total,  $63. 

Prairie  Chapel  Class. — Bruce  Ferguson,  Susan  Whitesell,  Lida  Ross, 
Gertrude  Wright,  Ransom  Whitesell,  Mary  Glick.  John  Cusick.  each, 
$2.50;  Frank  Runion,  $3.25;  Cooper  Welsh,  $1.25;  Susan  Ferguson, 
Mr.  Morris,  each,  $1 ;  Mr.  Kelsheimer,  50  cents ;  public  collection,  $11.50. 
Total,  $36. 


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Grand  total,  .$90.  Paid  to  missions,  home,  $42 ; 
ance  on  Conference  claims. 


foreign,  $12.25 ;  bal- 


OLNEY  DISTRICT. 

BIRDS  CIRCUIT— W.  O.  Haycock,  Pastor. 

Birds. — C.  E.  Gibson  and  wife,  $2.50 ;  F.  D.  Fitch,  $2  ;  Dora  Fitch, 
$1 ;  W.  R.  Seitzinger,  Ellen  Rash,  Alcinda  Mickey,  M.  J.  Whitson,  each, 
$1 ;  Mrs.  W.  R.  Seitzinger,  Martha  Ford,  each,  50  cents ;  Sunday  school, 
$3.50 ;  E.  H.  Mills,  25  cents.  Total,  $14.25. 

Otterbein. — Josiah  Conrad,  $6;  Michael  Seitzinger  and  wife,  A.  M. 
Higlismitli  and  wife,  each,  $5 ;  Wm.  Seitzinger  and  wife,  $2 ;  Della 
Stevens  and  Lora  Seitzinger,  each,  $1 ;  Margaret  Conrad,  $2 ;  X.  Seit¬ 
zinger,  50  cents  ;  Dora  Borden,  Vina  Seitzinger,  each,  50  cents  ;  collection, 
$2,27 ;  Sunday  school,  80  cents ;  Aneliza  Seitzinger,  25  cents.  Total, 
$26.32. 

East  Pinkstaff. — J.  H.  Willis  and  wife,  $2 ;  Chas.  Pinkstaff,  Mrs. 
Seany,  each,  $1 ;  Vina  Pinkstaff,  Anna  Pinkstaff,  Ella  Pinkstaff,  Henry 
Pinkstaff,  each,  $1 :  Sunday  school,  95  cents ;  G.  W.  Miller  and  wife, 
50  cents.  Total,  $7.45. 

Union. — J.  G.  Simons,  $2 ;  G.  L.  Stine,  Mattie  Simons,  Harry  Simons, 
Elmer  Wesley,  Bert  Wesley,  Mary  E.  Maxwell,  each,  $1 ;  Thomas  Kent, 
Mary  E.  Wallace,  each,  50  cents;  J.  Wm.  Jones,  $5;  Sunday  school,  $3; 
Maude  Simons,  Serena  Simons,  Lena  Cay  wood,  Sarah  Cay  wood,  each, 
25  cents ;  .T.  B.  Connett,  25  cents ;  Harry  Highsmith,  Iona  Reynolds, 
Chas.  Simons,  each,  $1;  Elijah  Wesley,  Geneora  Wesley,  each,  50  cents; 
Cora  Steffy,  10  cents.  Total,  $22.35. 

Pearl  Chapel. — John  Lawrence  and  wife,  $2  ;  Dave  Johnson,  $1 ;  A.  L. 
Jewel  and  wife,  A.  J.  Crum  and  wife,  each,  $1 ;  J.  L.  Clark.  S.  P.  Rich, 
J.  J.  Swings,  each,  50  cents ;  Sunday  school,  80  cents.  Total,  $7.30. 

Foreign  Missions. — Lewis  Tohill,  $5 ;  Josiah  Conrad,  Margaret  Conrad, 
Mary  J.  Miller,  each,  $1 ;  East  Pinkstaff,  $3.15 ;  Otterbein,  $2.05 ;  Union, 
40  cents ;  Gertrude  Stine,  $1 ;  Lorin  Stine,  20  cents ;  Catherine  Stine, 
10  cents;  Herman  Miller,  10  cents;  Jonas  Springer,  25  cents.  Total  for 
foreign  missions,  $15.25.  Collection  publishing  fund,  $3.50 ;  surplus 
publishing  fund,  95  cents.  Grand  total,  $93.87. 

BLUFORD  CIRCUIT— O.  J.  Bogard,  Pastor. 

Bluford  Class. — B.  M.  Hughes,  $10 ;  J.  Coffman,  $5  ;  O.  J.  Bogard, 
$6.54 ;  B.  G.  Wood,  $5 ;  A.  J.  Smith,  Walter  Gregory,  each  $3 ;  Non 

Miller,  - ;  Robert  Ashby,  $2  ;  Stella  Crash,  Will  Staley,  T.  D.  Davis, 

Lizzie  Davidson,  Etta  Miller,  Albert  Wood,  Gar  Barton,  Clarence  Middle- 
ton,  Tom  Wilson,  Laura  Blvth,  W.  IT.  Barton,  each  $1 ;  public  collection, 
$1.68.  Total,  $47.22. 

Oakdale  Class. — R.  S.  Young,  $5 ;  Mary  Parritage.  $2 ;  Ira  Parritage, 
Rob  Parritage,  Lene  Parritage,  B.  F.  Case,  Elbe  Parritage,  each  $1 ; 
collection,  $3.68 ;  Edward  Holmes,  $2.  Total,  $17.68. 

LTnion  Grove  Class. — Lon  Lamar,  $5 ;  Lafe  Carpenter,  $2 ;  Wm.  Blake, 
Mrs.  Badky,  Ross  Swem,  Dora  Swem,  each  $1  ;  Loe  Swem,  Alice  Swem, 
each  50  cents;  collection,  SO  cents.  Total,  $12.0.  8 

Oak  Hill  Class. — Z.  A.  Saxton,  Jas.  Smith,  Alex  Page,  P.  A.  Smith. 
Dora  Smith,  M.  A.  Boster,  G.  W.  Boster,  each  $1  ;  Frank  Grothoff, 

Nellie  Smith,  Martha  McFoose,  each  50  cents  ;  J.  R.  Burns,  35  cents  ; 

Stella  Sink,  Lena  Boster,  Lela  Boster,  Girls,  each  25  cents  ;  collection. 
55  cents ;  Mrs.  Bowels,  25  cents.  Total,  $10.65. 

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Nebo  Class. — B.  F.  Witters,  Henry  Huffstutler,  P.  Smover,  E.  H. 
Carson,  C.  A.  Gibbs, ^each  $2;  Martha  Witter,  Nora  Huffstutler,  Frank 
Witter,  Amelia  Carson,  Walter  Carson,  each  $1 ;  Belle  Shirley,  Alice 
Snover,  Harriet  Shaffer,  Mary  .T.  Seal,  Mary  A.  Seal,  each  50  centi ; 
Maud  Gibbs,  25  cents ;  T.  R.  Askew,  50  cents ;  Ella  Gibbs,  15  cents. 
Total,  $18.40. 

Grand  total,  $106.75. 

BROWNS  CIRCUIT — Miss  Elizabeth  Thomson,  Pastor. 

Home  Missions. — Ben  Seibert,  $2;  Joseph  Litherland,  $2.50;  Liman 
Miller,  Harvey  Seibert,  Lew  Stoltz.  each,  $1 ;  Wm.  Stoltz,  Margaret 
Seibert,  Cora  Seibert,  Mrs.  John  Miller,  Laura  Lacer,  each,  50  cents ; 
John  Wilcox,  Harvey  Curren,  Cora  Deisher,  Mattie  Miller,  each,  25 
cents ;  Clara  Case,  20  cents ;  Grandma  Miller,  15  cents ;  Mrs.  Leipold, 

10  cents.  Total,  $31.45. 

Pleasant  Grove. — Martha  Ginther,  $1 ;  Frank  Munday,  62  cents  ;  Lizzie 
Wood,  50  cents ;  Hester  Sperling,  Grandma  Munday,  each,  25  cents. 
Total,  $2.52. 

Mills  Prairie. — Francis  Brake,  $1.20 ;  John  Cortrecht,  Libby  Lopp, 
each,  $1 ;  Susan  Darling,  75  cents ;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Brake,  60  cents ; 
Colman  Brake,  50  cents:  Jas.  Mills,  25  cents.  Total,  $5.30. 

Grand  total,  $19.27. 

EDGEWOOD  CIRCUIT— H.  A.  Bogard,  Pastor. 

Lynn  Branch  Class. — Geo.  Pilcher,  $1.50 ;  Gracy  Payoton,  John 
Crum,  Warren  Shaw,  each  $1 ;  Cartha  Smith,  Silva  Alexander,  each  50 
cents  ;  Anna  Cole,  Mary  Bailer,  each  25  cents.  Total,  $6. 

Locust  Grove  Class. — C.  R.  Brown,  $2 ;  Febby  Crum,  Sister  Pilcher, 
each  $1 ;  Sister  Shade^  Brother  Allen,  each  50  cents  ;  Sister  Brown,  25  t 
cents ;  Florance,  5  cents ;  Sunday  school,  $1.50.  Total.  $6.80. 

Wabash  Class. — Sister  Broom,  Sister  Mc-Elroy,  Sister  Burch,  Bro. 
Duewert,  each  50  cents  ;  Sister  Minnie  Gurtia,  Stella  Broom,  Sister  Irey, 
each  25  cents;  collections,  35  cents.  Total,  $3.35. 

Arcada  Class. — Emery  Smith,  Sister  Oakley,  each  $1  ;  Bro.  Denton, 
Sister  Denton,  Bro.  Mashel,  Dacy  Adams,  Mrs.  Gosh,  Sister  Payton, 
each  25  cents  ;  collections,  17  cents.  Total,  $3.67. 

FLORA  MISSION— W.  A.  Bandy,  Pastor. 

Flora  Class. — W.  A.  Bandy  and  wife,  $6 ;  -  Gibson,  $5 ;  M.  O. 

Cullison,  $3  ;  R.  F.  Cullison.  Matilda  Cox,  A.  Brown  and  wife,  each  $2  ; 
Iva  Leonard,  Visa  Gilliand,  Minnie  Denbon,  each  $1 ;  B.  L.  Deweese,  50 
cents ;  Mrs.  Marburry,  Josephine  Humes,  each  25  cents ;  Wm.  Train, 
$1.50 ;  Sunday  school,  $4.66.  Total,  $30.16. 

Woo'dlawn  Class. — Wm.  Tinkler,  H.  L.  Featherly,  Tib  Howe,  C.  N. 
Howe,  Lily  Loeffel,  each  $2  ;  Emery  Loeffel,  Arthur  Belden,  Ira  Merri- 
hew,  Robert  Ashbrook,  Rosa  Perdue,  Ethan  Merrihew,  J.  E.  Ashbrook, 
Nolan  Howe,  Marshall  Howe,  Norman  Waring,  each  $1 ;  Mattie  Merri¬ 
hew,  Philandia  Ashbrook,  Clara  Featherly,  each  50  cents;  Mrs.  E.  Mer¬ 
rihew,  Anna  Finn,  Donna  Waring,  Moses  Bartley,  Albert  Waring,  M. 

O.  Cullison,  Mrs.  Al.  Waring,  each  25  cents ;  Sunday  school,  $4.67  :  Mrs. 
Fear,  Anna  Howe,  Luther. Howe,  each  25  cents;  Jessie  Briscoe  and  wife, 

50  cents.  Total,  $29.17. 

Grand  total,  $59.33. 

FLORA  CIRCUIT — Mrs.  H.  .T.  Musselman,  Tastor. 

Zion  Class. — H.  B.  Lambert,  $3  ;  Lillie  Lambert,  50  cents ;  Sarah 
Gill,  $2;  Lula  Hardy,  25  cents;  Robert  Kitley,  $3;  Orpha  Kit-ley,  25 
cents ;  Sophia  Lee,  50  cents ;  Charles  Ruger,  35  cents ;  Viola  Stanford, 


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Rose  Roger,  each,  25  cents ;  Ellie  Renskin,  .Tack  Lee,  Elizabeth  Lee, 
each  50  cents ;  S.  Devore,  Ethel  Devore,  Willis  Colclaser,  Effie  Col- 
claser,  each  25  cents ;  missionary  rally,  $2.50 ;  Chas.  O.  Raley,  $1 ;  C. 
O.  Lee,  50  cents.  Total,  $12.85. 

Harmony  Class. — Wm.  Huger  and  wife,  W.  H.  Goudy,  each,  $2 ;  Mrs. 
Ida  Goudy,  Milo  Goudy,  each,  $1.50 ;  Ettie  Goudy,  S..  E.  Babcock,  each, 
50  cents ;  J.  R.  Babcock,  $2 ;  Arlie  Babcock,  May  Babcock,  each,  25 
cents ;  A.  Pierce,  Emma  Pierce,  each,  $1.50 ;  F ern  Pierce,  $1 ;  Roy 
Pierce,  Harry  Robinson,  Holland  Cassidy,  each,  50  cents ;  Earnest 
Robinson,  $1 ;  Fred  Bennett,  50  cents ;  John  Cassidy.  $2 ;  Fannie  Ben¬ 
nett,  25  cents;  Marguerite  Burrell,  50  cents;  G.  E.  Bennett,  Wm.  Bay, 
each,  $1 ;  Alice  Davis,  $1.07 ;  G.  W.  Bay,  $3  ;  Sadie  Bay,  75  cents  ;  Olive 
Bay,  50  cents ;  E.  A.  Lewis  and  wife,  $2 ;  Rosanna  Stanford,  $1 ;  May 
Stanford,  50  cents ;  Cora  Stanford,  10  cents ;  G.  O.  Lewis,  $1 ;  Josie 
Curry,  Clara  Boone,  each,  25  cents ;  Charles  Clark,  $5 ;  Ellen  Kitley, 
50  cents;  Georgia  Cazadd,  25  cents;  John  Kneff,  Charles  Kitley,  each, 
$1 ;  Mr.  Atherton,  Lillian  Burrell,  each,  50  cents;  Sister  E.  R.  Kearney, 
75  cents ;  Harold  Cassidy,  50  cents ;  E.  Crown,  25  cents ;  Mrs.  John 
Cassidy,  $1.50 ;  hat  collection,  $1.43 ;  Ethel  Kitley,  20  cents ;  H.  J. 
Musselman,  $1.50 ;  Garfield  Cooper,  50  cents ;  Lillie  Cooper,  40  cents ; 
Alice  Kneff,  48  cents ;  Byron  W.  Kneff,  8  cents ;  F.  A.  Robertson,  $1 ; 
Thomas  Kneff,  50  cents ;  missionary  rally,  $4 ;  A.  J.  Chaney,  $2.50 ; 
Wm.  Chaney,  $1.  Total,  $58.07. 

Bethel  Class. — Alex.  Robinson  and  wife,  $4.50;  Fred  Robinson,  $1 ; 
Morris  Bayler,  50  cents ;  Abe  Kauble,  Hannah  Gill,  each  $1 ;  Roy  Gil¬ 
bert,  Verda  Gill,  Ora  Gill,  Alice  Stanford,  each,  25  cents ;  Alice  Smith, 
75  cents  ;  Charles  Clawson,  $2  ;  George  Bay,  $1.50 ;  Mrs.  H.  J.  Mussel- 
man,  Mrs.  Rose  Staley.  Alice  Bissey,  Sarah  J.  Kauble,  Mary  Clawson, 
each,  $1;  Jessie  Clawson,  Mrs.  H.  J.  Musselman,  each,  50  cents;  Grant 
Smith,  .Julia  Patterson,  Stella  Staley,  Elmer  Staley,  each,  25  cents  ;  G. 
H.  Bissey,  75  cents ;  Sister  E.  R.  Kearney,  50  cents ;  hat  collection,  65 
cents ;  mission  rally,  $2.50 ;  C.  E.  McClure,  Anna  Carman,  each,  25 
cents.  Total,  $25.15. 

Liberty  Class. — H.  J.  Musselman,  $1.25;  Cash  Chandler,  $1;  Thomas 
Koons,  Maggie  Koons,  ’  each,  $2 ;  Samuel  Koons,  50  cents ;  Malinda 
Koons,  $1 ;  Chas.  Boehler,  50  cents ;  Otto  Wendle,  Grandma  Koons,  each, 
$1.50 ;  J.  R.  Babcock,  Edward  Goad,  J.  Osterdock,  Clarence  Koons, 
B.  F.  Koons,  L.  F.  Koons,  Arlie  Wendle,  each,  25  cents;  W.  F.  Windle 
and  wife,  $1;  Charity  Windle,  25  cents;  Maria  Woomer,  50  cents;  John 
Boehmer,  50  cents ;  Sunday-school  collection,  34  cents ;  hat  collection, 
85  cents ;  Homer  Van  Winkle,  $2 ;  Elmira  Austin,  David  Van  Winkle, 
each,  50  cents  *  Julia  Van  Winkle,  25  cents ;  missionary  rally,  $4.  Total. 
$23.69. 

Special  collection,  $4.74.  Grand  total  (four  points),  $124.50.  Applied 
on  home  missions,  $52 ;  applied  on  Conference  claims,  $61.50 ;  applied 
on  foreign  missions,  $11. 

MT.  VERNON  STATION— J.  A.  Bell,  Pastor. 

John  Beppler,  L.  S.  Wood,  each  $5 ;  Noal  Douthet.  $2 ;  Mrs.  C.  W. 
Case,  $1 ;  Stella  Gordon,  $1.50 ;  W.  W.  White,  Chas.  Mitchel,  each  $1 ; 
Berton  Case,  Bulla  Wood,  each  10  cents;  Bertie  Marshal,  $1;  Joy 
Wood,  Myrtle  Wood,  each  25  cents;  Virgil  Bell,  $1;  other  collections, 
80  cents.  Total,  $20. 

NEW  HEBRON  CIRCUIT— S.  O.  Stoltz,  Pastor. 

D.  W.  Richart  and  wife,  $25;  Julia  Ducomen,  Walter  Ducomen,  Ira 
Renchen  and  wife,  Jos.  Wampler  and  wife,  Amanda  M.  Dennis,  .J.  P. 
Martin  and  wife,  each,  $10 ;  S.  O.  Stoltz.  E.  E.  Bundy  and  wife,  D.  A. 


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Maxwell  and  wife,  Priscilla  Weirich,  Henry  Weirich,  Caroline  Eagleton, 
W.  B.  Adams  and  family,  Ruth  Miller,  Charles  Martin  and  family,  Levi 
McColpin,  William  Weirich  and  family,  J.  H.  Buck,  each  $5 ;  T.  P. 
Mulvane  and  wife.  $4 ;  J.  W.  Baldwin,  $3.50 :  M.  L.  Fry  and  wife,  Rosa 
Mann,  each  $3 ;  G.  W.  Heck,  $2.50 ;  Lucy  Prior,  C.  L.  McColpin  and 
wife,  Elizabeth  Kennedy,  Frank  Van  Winkle  and  wife,  John  McColpin 
and  family,  John  Malcolm,  J.  W.  Walker,  Francis  McColpin  and  wife, 
each,  $2 ;  Mrs.  Basom,  $1.50 ;  J.  L.  Rikes  and  wife,  Homer  Inboden  and 
wife,  J.  W.  Inboden  and  wife,  H.  O.  Sears  and  wife,  each  $1.50:  Elmer 

R.  S.  Leeds,  $1.20.  Claudie  Maxwell,  Mabel  Eagleton,  Ethel  Weirich, 
Grace  Weirich,  Simon  Weirich,  Lula  Wampler,  Andrew  White  and  wife, 
George  White,  Della  Richart,  Frank  Richart,  J.  W.  Brown  and  wife, 
J.  A.  Mikeworth.  Lola  Wilkinson,  Opal  Wilkinson,  Virgil  E.  Martin, 
Alta  Dennis,  Dale  Dennis,  Philip  Miller,  Emma  Kennedy,  Mrs.  Jennie 
Sparks,  Hattie  Weirich,  W.  E.  Mitchell,  Della  Ducomen,  each,  $1 ;  Emma 
Lamerson,  Clifford  Wampler,  Simon  Wampler,  Letha  Fry,  Inez  Fry, 
Charles  Fry,  Earl  Fry,  Eli  Richart,  Mary  Pfouts,  Oma  McColpin,  Clara 
Miller,  Bertha  Birch,  Henry  Ducomen,  Frank  Newman,  Mary  Heck, 
Lizzie  Mitchell,  J.  T.  Fritz,  Lillie  Stewart,  Ira  Nash,  Oros  Attaway, 
P.  C.  Lorance  and  wife,  E.  A.  Henderson,  each,  50  cents;  Jennie  Wam¬ 
pler.  Ellen  Smith,  Sanford  Brown,  Lawrence  Mulvane,  Maude  Mulvane, 
Ijucile  Mulvane,  Edwin  Mulvane,  Frank  Kennedy,  Jessie  Kennedy,  Mrs. 
George  McColpin,  Maggie  Pa'get,  Emerson  Heck,  Mamie  Mitchell,  Jane 
Walls,  Mabel  Stewart,  Mr.  Beal,  Eunice  Lorance,  J.  W.  Weirich,  Mrs. 
D.  S.  Weirich,  Maude  Weirich.  Wm.  Henderson,  Florence  Sears,  Francis 
Schrader,  each  25  cents;  Velma  McColpin,  15  cents;  Oral  Maxwell, 
Gladys  Heck,  Hazel  Heck,  Paul  Sparks,  Medford  Lorance,  each,  10  cents ; 
Luther  Lorance,  15  cents ;  Ollie  Kennedy,  Clarence  Heck,  each,  5  cents. 

Collections. — General  Church  collections,  $44.42 ;  Leeper  Sunday 
school,  $4.25 :  Center  Sunday  school,  $6.18 ;  Zion  Sunday  school  and  Y. 
P.  C.  U.,  $25.25;  Leeper  Class  for  Westfield  College,  $9.59;  Eureka 
Sunday  school,  $10. 

Total  amount  received  by  individual  subscription,  $226.35 ;  total 
amount  received  by  collections,  $99.69 ;  total  from  all  sources,  $326.04. 
Paid  out  for  all  purposes — Total  for  home  missions,  $130.66 ;  total  for 
foreign  missions,  $100 ;  total  for  General  Conference  collections,  $95.38 ; 
paid  out  for  all  purposes,  $326.04. 

OLNEY  STATION— J.  T.  McCreery,  Pastor. 

N.  B.  Rose,  H.  G.  Taylor,  Glen  Rose,  D.  B.  Buckles  and  wife.  C. 
C.  Rose.  J.  T.  McCreery  and  family,  each  $5 ;  A.  W.  Schaeffer,  Caleb 
Heindselman,  Sam  Tarris,  each  $3 ;  Walter  McWilliams.  $2.50 ;  Rev. 
H.  Coen,  Alpha  Berry,  Marget  Hartz,  each  $2  ;  Jno.  Shook,  Mrs.  J.  B. 
Schaeffer,  Zorn  Myers,  Wm.  Daubs,  H.  Taylor,  Mrs.  H.  Taylor,  R. 
Heindselman,  Dora  Herche,  Ed  Nuding,  Harry  Jones.  Frank  Kidd.  Jas. 
Hicks,  Oscar  Hicks,  E.  R.  Ensor.  Bertha  Ward,  S.  Shook,  Maggie 
Berner.  Wm.  Seeley,  Mary  Wolf,  Mattie  Gray,  Wm.  Hart,  Jno.  Hicks, 
A.  J.  Chadowin,  Lydia  West,  Mary  Prickett,  Wm.  Belk.  Mrs.  Wm.  Belk. 
Moody  Taylor,  M.  T.  Adamson,  Mrs.  J.  T.  Murphy,  Lovena  Flemming, 
Mrs.  J.  Ritter,  Mary  Ensor,  Mrs.  C.  Heindselman.  Wm.  Tredway,  Arch 
Bolding,  Mrs.  Arch  Bolding,  Ralph  Berry,  Eda  Berry,  S.  Howe.  Mrs. 

S.  Howe,  Zrsula  Cope,  Loretta  Armsey,  Isabelle  Wheeler,  Geo.  Heindsel¬ 
man,  Mrs.  Geo.  Heindselman.  Lucinda  Tippeth,  Otis  Bolding.  Lem 
Coventry,  Geo.  Higgins,  each  $1 ;  Mrs.  Geo.  Richards,  75  cents ;  Victoria 
Temple,  Emma  McWilliams,  Jas.  Hart,  Eva  Farris,  Wm.  Berry,  Mrs. 
J.  Shook.  Marget  Coen,  Chas.  West,  Mrs.  Brownell.  Marie  Ward.  Chas. 
Gaddy,  Paren  Snively,  Mrs.  Alex.  Nelson,  Chas.  Bohnstedt.  Mrs.  C. 
Bohnstedt,  Hila  Concannon.  Pauline  Steffy,  Sampson  Parker,  each  50 
cents ;  Mrs.  Myers,  Floyd  Shook,  Jennie  Storer,  Bertha  Fruitaker,  Mrs. 


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^Meadows,  Mrs.  Chadowin,  Mrs.  Hessin.  .T.  T.  Murphy.  Irene  Parker, 
Bethel  Parker.  Addie  Gellespie.  M.  Hues  and  wife,  each  25  cents ;  by 
collection,  $45.57.  Total,  $158.82. 

Paid  to  foreign  missions,  $61.57.  Balance  on  conference  assessments. 

OLXEY  CIRCUIT— G.  W.  Ball,  Pastor. 

Wynoose  Class. — -Rev.  S.  T.  Bourne,  $5 ;  Rev.  Ball  and  wife.  $2 : 
Mrs.  A.  Bourne.  $3  ;  Rev.  H.  D.  Bourne,  Samuel  Bourne,  O.  P.  Bourne. 
9  Nellie  Ritter,  each  $1.50 :  Will  Taylor,  Eddie  Bourne,  W.  C.  Bourne. 
Mrs.  C.  A.  Binnix.  George  Ash,  each  $1 ;  Clifford  Ritter,  Bulah  Ritter, 
C.  L.  Ritter.  Fannie  Miller,  each  25  cents :  Mrs.  Lizzie  Holmes.  $1  : 
Mrs.  Lauvina  Taylor,  Mrs.  Lila  Standfield.  Mr.  Lewis  Metzger,  Martha 
Metzger,  Mrs.  D.  T.  Shannon.  Moses  Taylor,  Ella  Taylor,  Mrs.  Sadie 
Brooks,  each  50  cents  ;  J.  W.  Seneff  and  wife,  $5  ;  collection,  $7.  Total. 
$39. 

Pleasantview  Class. — .John  Hawkins.  M.  S.  Taylor,  Rev.  Ball,  each 
$2;  C.  T.  Montgomery,  $2.50:  Harry  Shan.  $1.50:  Amelia  Taylor,  James 
Dugan.  Sallie  Dugan,  Fred  Hawkins,  William  Rusk,  Anthony  Season- 
good.  Maude  Ball,  each  $1 ;  Mrs.  Lillie  Hawkins,  Mrs.  Harry  Shan, 
Harry  O.  Hawkins,  Wilbur  Hawkins,  Henry  Alvord.  Mrs.  Eva  B.  Al- 
vord,  Mrs.  Maggie  Rule,  Mrs.  Lenna  Totten.  Willi'am  Anderson,  each 
50  cents  :  Samuel  Shan.  Grade  Shan,  Hattie  Hawkins,  Miss  Ruby  Ring. 
Miss  Nellie  Montgomery.  Miss  Miller  Taylor,  Miss  Dessie  Taylor,  Mrs. 
Anna  Patterson,  Loy  Montgomery,  Ralph  Totten,  Dewey  Totten,  each 
25  cents;  collection,  $9.13.  Total,  $33.38. 

Sunny  Side  Class. — Rev.  Ball.  Mrs.  Mattie  Poff,  M.  L.  Poff,  .J.  H. 
Lucas,  each  $1  ;  Mrs.  Mima  Bower.  G.  W.  Wheeler,  each  fifty  cents : 
William  Parks,  Fannie  Parks,  each  25  cents;  Rev.  E.  Boley  and  wife, 
$1.50.  Total.  $7. 

Grand  total.  $77.75. 

Applied  on  missions,  $39.  Balance  on  conference  assessments. 

PARKERSBURG  CIRCUIT — I.  S.  McIver,  Pastor. 

T.  .T.  Lambert  and  wife.  $14:  George  Keartge,  $3.50;  I.  S.  McIver, 
$2 ;  R.  Harrison  and  wife,  $3.50 ;  O.  Rose.  $3 :  Elmer  Vanausdall. 
Laura  Garrett,  Mr.  Lines,  each  $1 :  John  Ogden.  $2  ;  John  Brynt,  $1  : 
Emma  Rose,  $2.50 ;  Mrs.  Vanausdall,  Mrs.  Brynt.  each.  25  cents :  M.  T. 
Walden,  W.  Matice,  each,  $1 :  H.  H.  Williams,  50  cents :  collection. 
$1.14:  Alis  Buxton.  $2;  Mary  Ferguson,  $1.50:  James  Taylor.  $1: 
W.  M.  Ulm,  $3 :  Henry  Peters,  T.  .T.  Peters,  each,  $2 ;  George  Hyde. 
$1.50 :  Hattie  Peters,  75  cents ;  Bettie  Hyde,  Alva  Peters,  each,  50 
cents;  Archie  Taylor,  25  cents;  Earl  Hyde,  50  cents;  Pearl  Ferguson. 
Lena  Byford,  each.  25  cents ;  E.  Taylor  and  wife,  $3  :  Elizabeth  Taylor, 
Fannie  Peters,  each.  25  cents ;  Clarence  Ferguson,  Elsie  Furgeson, 
Lovina  Furgeson,  each.  10  cents ;  Wm.  Taylor,  Maria  Peters,  each.  $1 ; 
Delbert  Sams.  Maud  Buxton,  each,  50  cents ;  Alice  Hyde,  Elizabeth 
Hyde.  Maria  Taylor.  Lizzie  Taylor,  Manda  Hyde,  each  25  cents  ;  Jane 
Greathouse.  50  cents :  E.  M.  Taylor,  25  cents  ;  Clark  Solsgiver,  10  cents : 
F.  H.  Peters,  $1 ;  Grant  Huffman,  $1.50 ;  Mrs.  Barker.  25  cents ;  Doctor 
Dixon.  Mrs.  Black.  Mary  Shrouder,  each,  $1  ;  Mr.  Matice,  Lizzie  Arnold, 
each,  50  cents ;  Martha  Jackson,  Della  Koertge,  each,  25  cents :  Mr. 
Walters,  50  cents ;  Mrs.  Weber.  25  cents  ;  Jennie  Wright,  $2  ;  Mrs.  Henry 
Markman.  25  cents ;  Mrs.  Williams,  $1 ;  Mrs.  Galher,  50  cents ;  Ida 
Woods,  25  cents ;  Ella  Koertge,  50  cents  ;  Mrs.  Edwin  Smith,  25  cents  ; 
Mrs.  C.  L.  Walden,  $1 :  R.  Walden.  Jessie  Arnold,  each.  25  cents  ;  Henry 
Markman,  William  Ulrich,  each,  50  cents ;  C.  E.  W.  Wright.  $1 :  H.  H. 
Williams,  30  cents ;  Edwin  Smith,  Eli  Weisner,  each.  25  cents :  Wm. 
Mathies,  $1 ;  Adam  Gyfe.  50  cents :  Grace  Williams,  10  cents :  Elmer 

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Vanausdall,  Mr.  Lines,  Mary  Shrouder,  Samuel  Smiley,  each  $1 ;  .Tames 
Parker,  Mrs.  Rash,  Mrs.  Weber,  Wm.  Pamfee,  each,  50  cents ;  collection, 
$13.56 ;  Howard  Lambert,  Verl  Lambert,  each,  25  cents ;  Alma  Koetge, 
Emma  Berkhomer,  each,  50  cents ;  Sarah  Albin,  $1  ;  Matt  'Shrouder,  50 
cents;  W.  M.  Black,  Lora  Gulp,  each,  $1;  .Tames  Waughtell,  50  cents; 
Peter  Rose,  $2 ;  E.  W.  Rose,  $1 ;  Mrs.  E.  W.  Rose,  25  cents ;  Alva 
Harrison,  $1 ;  Ralph  Albin,  5  cents ;  local  Sunday  schools  to  General 
Sunday-School  Fund,  $5;  I.  S.  Mclver,  $3.15.  Total,  $120. 

Foreign  missions,  $20.  Grand  total,  $140. 

ST.  FRANCISVILLE  CIRCUIT— E.  M.  Pierson,  Pastor. 

St.  Francisville  Class. — E.  M.  Pierson,  $10 ;  J.  M-  England,  Sunday 
school,  Senior  Y.  P.  C.  E.  U.,  each  $5;  Junior  Y.  P.  C.  E.  LT.,  $15; 
Johnathan  Litherland,  Stella  Wittennoyre,  Tobias  Ramsey,  Wm.  Cogg- 
burn,  each  $5 ;  Wm.  Highsmith,  C.  L.  Stephenson,  Rollie  Gray,  C.  C\ 
Ackman,  each  $3  ;  Jehu  Cluxton,  George  Highsmith,  George  Houts,  Pearl 
Staltz,  each  $2 ;  E.  H.  McElfresh,  N.  J.  Pepple,  each  $1.50 ;  J.  D.  Peck, 
Carl  England,  John  Barber,  Clarra  Highsmith,  H.  K.  Wardell,  Guy 
Jones,  Fern  Stoltz,  Katy  Jones,  John  Murry,  S.  E.  Greason,  Katy  Ott, 
John  Berryhill,  E.  L.  Day,  Wm.  Pepple,  each  $1 ;  Myrtle  Pierson,  50 
cents  ;  Flora  Pierson,  75  cents  ;  Andrew  Dean,  50  cents  ;  W.  E.  Dicus, 
75  cents;  W.  D.  Nappier,  Samuel  Poindextor,  Edward  Boltd.  Reman 
Litherland,  each  50  cents  ;  Constant  Dicus,  Mary  Peck,  Isabelle  Peck,  L. 
A.  Winkles,  John  Ramsey,  Nancy  Hughs,  Nellie  Ramsey,  Gertrude  Lane, 
Rov  Brewbeck,  each  25  cents  ;  Olen  Atkins,  10  cents  ;  general  collection, 
$11.65.  Total,  $116.50. 

.  Sand  Barrens  Class. — J.  B.  Jett,  Henry  Stoltz,  Perry  Vanwey,  Edgar 
Sibert,  each  $5;  Wm.  Bye,  Frank  Hovermale,  John  Hoh,  each  $2; 
Daniel  Haycock,  Henry  Stoltz,  A.  H.  Shafer,  Mrs.  Shafer,  Charley 
Hovermale,  Lula  Hovermale,  Mrs.  Frank  Hovermale,  Jacob  Yanwey, 
Louisa  Vanwey,  Mrs.  J.  B.  Jett,  Maggie  Bye,  James  Bye,  Allen  Sibert, 
John  Highsmith,  Rob  Schroyer,  Ivol  Hankins,  F.  K.  Pierson,  Eli  Lither¬ 
land,  J.  IT.  Jett,  each  $1 ;  Bell  Jett,  Mrs.  John  Hoh,  Lyda  Schroyer,  Mary 
Haycock,  Henry  Litherland.  each  50  cents  ;  Irene  Jett,  Ellen  Hoh,  Caro¬ 
line  Carry,  each  25  cents ;  E.  M.  Pierson,  $1 ;  Sunday  school,  $5.  Total, 
$54.25. 

Ackman  Class. — Sunday  school,  $5 :  Elmer  Brunson,  Arthur  Akin, 
Lyman  Ackman,  each  $2 ;  Clarra  Crutchfield,  $1.50 ;  Roll  Ackman, 
$1.25 ;  Lotta  Ryon,  Paris  Steward,  Harvey  Brunson,  F.  M.  Ackman, 
Mrs.  F.  M.  Ackman,  Mrs.  John  Ackman,  Warren  Ackman,  Mi’s.  Warren 
Ackman,  Mrs.  Dr.  John  Penner,  John  Belcher,  Mrs.  Harvey  Brunson, 
Howard  Ackman,  John  Marys,  Harry  Payne,  Mrs.  Harry  Payne,  Cyrus 
Belcher,  E.  M.  Pierson,  each  $1 ;  Alice  Ryon,  Sarah  Akin,  each  75  cents  ; 
Anna  B.  Akin,  Lawrence  Belcher,  Mrs.  Perry  Vanwey,  Flora  King, 
each  50  cents  ;  Ethel  Ackman,  Burnice  Ackman,  Gorman  Ackman,  Anna 
Ackman,  America  Brewbeck,  each  25  cents ;  Mary  Pavne,  $1.  Total, 
$36.50. 

Adams  Corners  Class. — Andrew  Rieber,  Henry  Veigliman,  L.  A.  Sand¬ 
lin,  Sunday  school,  each  $5  ;  E.  M.  Pierson,  $2 ;  Wm.  Showalter,  $2.50  ; 
Mary  Arnold,  $2 ;  Charley  Macer,  $1.50 ;  Ona  Shafer,  Laura  Sandlin, 
Wm.  Hauf,  Catharine  Showalter,  John  Dean,  Etta  King,  Adam  Shafer, 
John  Hauf,  Rosa  Mullenox,  each  $1 ;  Edward  Elkins,  Dwight  King,  J. 
G.  Seigers,  Isaiah  Peachy,  Letta  Seigers,  each  50  cents ;  Ilalie  Tally, 
Alma  Dean,  Winona  Dean,  Sarah  Hauf,  Mary  Stilwell,  each  25  cents  ; 
general  collection,  $4.50.  Total,  $45.25. 

Patton  Class. — Sunday  school,  $5  ;  Wm.  Lingleson,  $3  ;  .Tames  Wiggle, 
E.  M.  Pierson,  each  $1 ;  Florence  Buckman,  Myrtle  Pierson.  Weaver 
Pierson,  Chas.  Lingleson.  each  50  cents  ;  Anna  Wiggle,  Mary  Lingleson. 
each  25  cents.  Total,  $12.50. 

Grand  total,  $265. 


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Foreign  mission,  $70;  home  missions,  $70;  conference  mission  debt,. 
$40 ;  balance  on  other  claims. 


SUMMER  CIRCUIT— C,  A.  Hall,  Pastor. 

E.  M.  Piper,  J.  W.  Vangilder,  Summer  Sunday  school,  each  $5 ;  H. 
M.  Pepple,  $3  ;  .T.  W.  Vangilder’s  Sunday-school  class,  $5  ;  Callie  Jonesr 
Sunday-school  class,  $3 ;  Junior  Y.  P.  C.  II.  E.,  $3 ;  Lillian  Stoner’s 
Sunday-school  class,  $5;  Wm.  Travis,  $1.50;  C.  D.  Roberts,  Lillian 
Stoner,  Chas.  Combs,  each,%  $1 ;  Susan  Webber,  25  cents ;  Gertrude 
Cuningliam,  $1 ;  Myrtle  Piper’s  Sunday-school  class,  $2;  II.  O.  Stout’s 
Sunday-school  class,  $5;  Emma  Wright,  $1;  Y.  P.  C.  U.  E.,  $5;  Ezra 
Piper,  Frank  Stout,  each,  $1 ;  Dr.  S.  A.  Houchen,  $3 ;  Evana  Willie, 
$1.25  ;  D.  P.  Stoltz,  Sarah  McNece,  J.  K.  Vanatta,  each  $5  ;  Lee  Critch- 
field,  $1;  Oris  Pepple,  $2;  Wm.  Vangilder,  $1.50;  W.  A.  Hutchison, 
K.  P.  Petty,  Carl  Stoltz,  each  $1  ;  Carrie  Legg,  25  cents ;  Jessie  McNece, 
50  cents ;  Mabel  McNece,  G.  W.  Westall,  A.  T.  Westall,  each,  $1 ; 
Pleasant  Hill  Sunday  school,  $4.25 ;  Grace  Stoltz,  Elma  Stoltz,  Mabel 
Adamson,  each,  $1 ;  Odis  Klingler,  50  cents ;  D.  F.  Klingler,  75  cents ; 
Warren  Klingler,  40  cents;  John  Fype,  50  cents;  J.  R.  King,  $5; 
Ferd  McKelfresh,  $2.50;  Wm.  Heath,  $1;  A.  L.  Caudle,  $2;  J.  B. 
Klingler,  $1 ;  Anna  Neal,  25  cents ;  Elijah  Bowers,  25  cents ;  C.  E. 
Harper,  50  cents ;  GeO.  J.  Stoltz,  $1 ;  Ed.  Ashbaugh,  $1 ;  George  Griggs, 
Emerson  Caudle,  Eva  Fyppe,  each  50  cents ;  Jessie  Douglas,  $1 ;  Lillie 
Caudle,  25  cents  ;  Ray  Freeman,  Ed.  Fyppe,  each  50  cents ;  J.  F.  Stine, 
$2 ;  Pearl  Stine,  Pernie  Stine,  C.  E.  Hutchison.  G.  L.  Petty,  E.  S. 
Petty,  each,  $1 ;  J.  C.  Case,  $2 ;  A.  W.  Wagner,  $5 ;  Nancy  Palmer,  25 
cents ;  May  Palmer,  10  cents ;  Jacob  Slout,  David  McKelfresh,  Mrs.- 
McKelfresh,  each,  50  cents  ;  Sister  Alsey,  Sister  Walters,  each,  25  cents ; 
Vird  Jones,  $1 ;  George  Lathrop,  Wm.  Lathrop,  Harry  Lathrop,  each, 
$2 ;  Ellen  Lathrop,  $1 ;  Nettie  Lathrop,  Mabel  Lathrop,  each,  50  cents ; 
John  Greenly,  Steward  Greenly,  Fred  Middah.  each,  $1  ;  J.  R.  Middah, 
Mrs.  Frank  Eshleman,  each,  $2 ;  Fairview  Sunday  school,  George  Lappin, 
each,  $5 ;  Wm.  Irwin,  $1 ;  C.  W.  Robbins,  $2 ;  Linna  Lappin,  50  cents ; 
Maza  Lappin,  25  cents ;  Sister  Dalrymple,  Anabel  Thorn,  each  50  cents. 
Paid  on  Church  Erection  (special),  $93;  balance  on  other  claims. 


VERGENNES  CIRCUIT— C.  O.  Myers.  Pastor. 

Vergennes  Class. — Sunday  school,  Ladies’  Aid,  each  $5;  missionary 
box,  $2.01 ;  Marzilla  Myers,  Henry  Johnson,  J.  G.  Quillman,  Magnolia 
Quillman,  Wm.  Quigley,  L.  E.  Carlisle.  Wm.  Perry,  Robert  Blacklock, 
each  $1 ;  G.  W.  Perry,  Ida  Perry,  each  75  cents  ;  Dell  Allard,  25  cents ; 
E.  B.  Coffer,  Mrs.  E.  B.  Coffer,  each  50  cents;  James  Perry,  Olive 
Perry,  each  25  cents ;  Agnes  Quigley,  50  cents ;  Frank  Seyferth,  25  cents ; 
Rev.  Bert  Cox,  10  cents  ;  Mrs.  Chas.  Miller,  Lulu  Perkins,  Effie  Perkins, 
each  50  cents  ;  Willie  Perry,  10  cents ;  Maggie  Perry,  John  Dintleman, 
Rev.  ,Otto  Oliver,  each  50  cents ;  O.  H.  Porter,  H.  C.  Wisley,  Susan 
Wisley,  Ada  Blacklock.  Iva  and  Page  Randall,  Lulu  Rasenberger,  each 
25  cents ;  Rev.  C.  A.  Jacobs,  50  cents  :  Hattie  Page,  15  cents  ;  Bert  Hill, 
Zeora  Hill,  Dill  Hill,  Jennie  Hill,  John  Hill,  each  10  cents.  Total, 
$29.80. 

Mt.  Zion  Class. — Sunday  school,  $1;  Ottie  Schimpf,  50 'cents;  Noah 
Johnson,  Jake  Schimpf,  jane  Johnson,  Bastin  Schimpf,  Mrs.  Bastin 
Schimpf,  John  Schimpf,  Lena  Schimpf.  Lucy  Schimpf,  Adam  Schimpf. 
Anna  Schimpf,  each  25  cents  ;  Henry  Schimpf.  50  cents ;  Lizzie  Schimpf, 
Vesta  Schimpf,  Will  Butcher.  Gilbert  Woodward,  each  25  cents ;  Flossie 
Perry,  Daisy  Perry,  Jessie  Perry,  Lillie  Perry,  Frank  Perry,  each  10 
cents.  Total,  $6. 


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Oak  Grove  Class. — Sunday  school,  Jeff  Heape,  James  Holliday,  Luther 
Walters,  each  $1 ;  Owen  Wisley,  Geo.  Holliday,  Ed  Holliday,  Roy 
Holliday,  each  50  cents ;  Darlie  Heape,  25  cents ;  A.  J.  Sullivan,  50 
cents ;  Laura  Heape,  25  cents ;  Mrs.  L.  Walters,  50  cents ;  A.  J. 
Spangler,  W.  D.  Reese,  each  25  cents.  Total,  $8. 

Grand  total,  $43.86. 

$20  to  home  and  foreign  missions,  balance  on  conference  claims. 

YALE  CIRCUIT— M.  L.  Watson,  Pastor. 

Cummins  Class. — W.  T.  Kibler  and  wife,  J.  T.  Kibler,  each,  $5; 
Wilbert  McCoy  and  wife,  R.  S.  Hunt,  Charles  Hammer,  each,  $2  ;  Charles 
Cook  and -wife,  B.  E.  Fhinney,  T.  II.  Lambert,  E.  M.  Gifford,  each,  $1 ; 
R.  J.  Shuey,  Henry  Williams,  Otto  Stiffel,  each,  50  cents.  Total,  $21.50. 

Plainfield. — F.  M.  Fink  and  wife,  $3  ;  H.  F.  Brooks.  $2.25 ;  Marion 
Kibler,  Wash.  Kibler,  Otto  Cummins,  each,  $1 ;  S.  S.  White,  50  cents. 
Total,  $8.75. 

Otterbein. — W.  M.  Layman  and  wife,  G.  E.  Snearlev,  S.  S.  Farley, 
each,  $5;  Allen  Jarred,  $1.50;  Henry  Gifford  and  wife,  A.  J.  Davis, 
Robert  Murray,  each,  $1  ;  B.  E.  Snearley,  Isaac  Harrison,  each,  50  cents  ; 
B.  L.  Burch,  25  cents.  Total,  $18.75. 

Yale. — W.  A.  Gifford  and  wife,  $5 ;  P.  D.  Perisho,  A.  W.  Chapman, 
Clay  Lewis,  each,  $1.  Total,  $8. 

Grand  total,  $57. 


WESTFIELD  DISTRICT. 

AVENA  CIRCUIT— T.  H.  Decker,  Pastor 

Carrie  Nicols,  Geo.  Carson,  Oscar  Ivepner,  Lizzie  McIntyre,  James 
Carter,  L.  J.  Durbin,  Jacob  Miller,  Oscar  Miller,  each,  $1.  Total,  $8. 

\ 

ASHMORE  CIRCUIT - .  Pastor. 

Public  collections,  $3.90,  $3.10,  91  cents,  $1.60 — $9.51  ;  Z.  H.  and  Mrs. 
Byard,  each,  $2;  Walter  Adkins,  John  Replogle,  each,  $2.50;  Heber 
Lafferty,  Wm.  and  Mrs.  Weaver,  Peter  Coan,  Mollie  Courtney,  Win. 
Miner.  John  Thomas,  Orvil  Brown.  John  Eaton,  Walter  and  Mrs.  Hall, 
Thomas  McKee,  Charles  Adkins,  Eliott  Corbin,  Wm.  Rosebraugh,  each, 
$1 ;  Amy  Lanman,  Carrie  Miner,  Mrs.  John  Thomas,  Ethel  Byard, 
Philip  Kaw,  James  Temple,  Ida  Temple.  Thomas  Dunifer,  each,  50  cents; 
Perry  Thomas,  Orville  Thomas,  Lillie  Miner,  Minnie  Miner,  Rebecca 
Kaw,  Edward  Kaw,  each,  25  cents. 

BEECHER  CITY  CIRCUIT— Mrs.  R.  J.  Nash,  Pastor. 

Beecher  City  Class. — Mary  B.  Sweazy,  Clyde  Sweazy,  each,  $2 ;  David 
Sweazy,  Sallie  Richards,  R.  ,T.  Nash,  each,  $1  ;  Charles  Robbins,  Nannie 
Robbins,  each,  50  cents ;  Harriett  Sweazy,  75  cents ;  George  Hancock, 
Emma  Hancock,  Abigail  Allgood,  Scott  Connor,  Ella  Connor,  Charlie 
Connor,  each,  25  cents ;  Sarah  Lorton,  Wilson  Connor,  each.  10  cents ; 
Lizzie  Thompson,  25  cents  ;  Henderson  Connor,  10  cents ;  Lola  Connor, 
5  cents;  William  Sweazy,  15  cents;  Sallie  Richards,  foreign,  50  cents; 
public  collection,  $9.58.  Total,  $21.08. 

Holland  Class. — Mary  Barscth,  C.  L.  Grubb  (foreign),  each.  $1  ; 
Rebecca  Dennis,  Sadie  Lowe,  Florence  Grubb,  Will  Hubbartt,  each,  50 
cents;  Lillie  Rudisell,  John  Nash,  Edith  Hubbartt,  C.  E.  Bullerman, 
Alace  Musser,  Ed.  Davis,  Bessie  Flenniken,  J.  Turner,  each,  25  cents ; 


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Bess  Musser,  Prudence  Pousler,  each,  15  cents ;  Laura  Hubbartt,  25 
cents;  public  collection,  $6.08.  Total,  $12.63. 

Fancher  Class. — Charlotte  Lantz,  $1;  W.  B.  Lantz,  Fannie  Symmonds, 
R.  J.  Nash,  each,  50  cents ;  Charles  Lewis,  Walter  Symmond.  Sarah 
Marsh,  Mrs.  J.  Hutton,  John  Whitrock,  Nathan  Daniels,  Mrs.  Daniels, 
Belle  Pifer,  Laura  Vanderpool,  Amelia  Michaels,  Ray  Gallagher,  H.  O. 
Clausen,  each,  25  cents  ;  public  collections,  $9.08.  Total,  $14.58.  Foreign 
missions,  $2.45. 

Grand  total,  $48.29. 

CLARKSBURG  CIRCUIT— W.  O.  Albert,  Pastor. 

Pleasant  Hill  Class.— I.  F.  Wortman,  $5;  H.  W.  Fisher,  $1;  Lucy 
McLaughlin,  the  Sunday  school,  Nellie  More,  Thos.  Steele,  each,  50 
cents;  Martha  Graves,  C.  S.  Hart,  C.  G.  Phegley,  Ed.  Phegley,  each,  25 
cents;  Yicy  McLaughlin,  Edna  McLaughlin,  Clover  Wortman,  IJ.  W. 
Wortman,  Edna  Moore,  Everett  Phegley,  Freddie  Fisher,  each,  10  cents. 
Total,  $9.70. 

Mt.  Zion  Class. — C.  E.  Compton,  M.  .T.  Compton,  each,  $5 ;  M.  A. 
Compton,  Leverett  Compton,  H.  C.  Gallaher,  each,  $1 ;  Clyde  Triece, 
Frances  Gallagher,  Guss  Aichle,  each,  50  cents  ;  Cora  B.  Flenner,  Lizzie 
Aichle,  Nellie  Mars,  each,  25  cents.  Total,  $15.25. 

Clarksburg  Class. — W.  O.  Albert,  Ona  Albert,  Anna  Bets,  C.  Elliot, 
Cynthia  Graybill,  R.  E.  Peas,  each,  $1 ;  J.  J.  Gallagher,  Lena  Gallagher, 
Imo  Bets,  E.  M.  Westenhaver,  V.  M.  Graybill,  D.  E.  Elliott,  each.  50 
cents  :  B.  F.  Shutt,  Elma  Daugherty,  Isaac  Root,  each,  25  cents ;  John 
Graybill,  10  cents.  Total,  $9.85. 

Grand  total,  $34.80. 


CASY  STATION— W.  L.  Perkixs,  Pastor. 

Royal’  Fancher,  Rev.  J.  Congill.  Saloam  Gossett,  each.  $2;  W.  J. 
David,  $5;  Orilda  Neeley,  50  cents:  James  Houser,  $5;  M.  Killion.  Vern 
Pate,  each  $1 ;  Henry  David  and  wife,  $10 ;  a  member,  $5 ;  Merlie  Tippy, 
Mrs.  E.  J.  McCoy,  each  $1 ;  John  Evans,  50  cents  ;  Ruba  Miller,  50  cents ; 
Pomeb'a  Miller,  81  :  O.  E.  Fancher.  $2 ;  Harry  Bidle,  $1 :  F.  Strock- 
bine,  $2 ;  J.  J.  Neeley,  7 :  Virgil  Neeley,  25  cents ;  B.  Hudleston,  $5 ; 
lone  Hayes,  50  cents;  Vick  Pate,  $1:  Nora  David,  $2;  Laura  Fancher, 
$1 ;  Lula  Phelps,  $2.50 ;  Cordelia  Bell.  Lura  Evans,  Mona  Maynard, 
each  50  cents  ;  Allie  Tripplehorn,  Cecil  McClellan,  Walter  Gossett,  Lon 
Clem.  Mrs.  J.  J.  Neeley,  each  $1;  Perna  Stoltz,  $5;  Ethel  Wiley.  $1; 
Mathias  Gossett,  50  cents ;  R.  Fetters,  $1 ;  Pate  &  Son.  $2 :  R.  Shores, 
$4 ;  Pearl  Fancher,  Kate  Evans,  H.  Postlewait,  each  $1 ;  Mrs.  S.  Mc¬ 
Ginnis,  Sarah  Lee,  V.  Middleton,  each  50  cents ;  Walter  Perkins,  $1  ; 
general  offering,  $4 ;  T.  C.  Phillips,  $1 ;  Fred  Chrysler  and  wife,  $5 ; 
Mary  Girard,  $1 ;  Tony  Brewer,  50  cents ;  Wm.  Londsbury,  Mrs.  J. 
B.  Nay,  each  $1  ;  Mrs.  F.  M.  Pate,  25  cents;  Rev.  J.  B.  Marvill.  $5; 
Wm.  Price,  $1;  John  Main.  $2;  T.  Gore,  50  cents:  L.  F.  Miller,  Sunday- 
school  birthday  box,  each  $3:  Jesse  Ford.  $1;  S.  Crampton,  $3;  C.  C. 
Fancher,  $5  ;  Mr.  Chenneworth,  Mary  Orr,  .Tames  Congill,  each  50  cents ; 
W.  L.  Perkins  and  wife,  $5;  Sue  Gossett,  $3.65;  Nettie  StroCkbine,  $1. 
Total,  $134.65. 

Applied  on  assessments,  $114.  Applied  on  home  mission  debt,  $20.65. 

CASEY  CIRCUIT— W.  C.  Harbert,  Pastor. 

Olive  Class. — Amos  Roberts,  $12;  G.  W.  Huffman,  $5:  James  Bell, 
$4 ;  J.  H.  Hight,  Thos.  Bell,  Robert  Johnson,  each  $2 ;  Ella  Roberts, 
Muriel  Roberts,  Marie  Roberts.  Oti  Roberts,  each  $1 :  Lucy  Detroe,  Cora 
Hight,  Maggie  Roberts,  each  50  cents ;  Frank  Shadley,  Mary  Shadley, 


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Tena  Johnson,  Nellie  Jones,  Lizzie  Huchen,  Vina  Kitchen,  Lena  Murphy, 
Mrs.  Murphy,  each  25  cents ;  public  collection,  .$1.56.  Total,  $36.06. 

Pleasant  Valley  Class. — C.  C.  Armsby  and  wife,  $5  ;  H.  S.  Neely,  W. 
S.  Shuey,  Edd  Armsby,  each  $2 ;  J.  S.  Watts,  Etta  Neely,  Fannie  Luke, 
Nerna  Shuey,  May  Armsby,  J.  L.  Mattoon,  Mickel  Conkel,  each  $1 ; 
Fin  Shore,  Dallas  Shore,  Edna  Neely,  Harry  Henderson,  Clara  Neely, 
Lawson  More,  Rebecka  Conkel,  Ben  More,  each  50  cents;  Walt  Ruffner, 
Mrs.  Ruffner,  Ella  Watts,  Martha  Smith,  Chas.  Smith,  Blanch  Neely, 
Zeta  Henry,  Ella  Henderson,  each  25  cents ;  Cloe  Neely,  Leala  Nee  y, 
each  15  cents ;  Guy  Smith,  Mildred  Neely,  each  10  cents ;  Ruth  Wil¬ 
liams,  Fay  Neely,  Lorene  Neely,  Margie  Henderson,  each  5  cents  ;  Edna 
Neely,  50  cents  ;  public  collections,  $5.61.  Total,  $30.21. 

Long  Point  Class. — W.  H.  Arney,  David  Chrysler,  Carrie  Chrysler, 
each  $2 ;  Fannie  Miller,  Kate  Chrysler,  Millie  Howe,  Adda  Egett,  Mrs. 
Arney,  John  Hutton,  Chas.  Chrysler,  Paul  Chrysler ;  Jessie  Chrysler, 
Clarence  Chrysler,  each  $1 ;  public  collection,  $2.16.  Total,  $18.16. 

Washington  Class. — Bruce  Bower,  John  Bower,  Sarah  Bower,  Mrs. 
Richardson,  each  $1 ;  Jennie  Collins,  John  More,  each  50  cents  ;  Jane 
Mullin,  Mrs.  Taylor,  each  25  cents ;  Dasie  Sharp,  15  cents  ;  Mrs.  More, 
Lena  More,  each  10  cents  ;  collections,  $1.92 ;  W.  C.  Harbert,  $12.  Total, 
$7.77.  Grand  total,  $105.19. 

CHESTERVILLE  MISSION— F.  H.  King,  Pastor. 

F.  H.  King,  J.  M.  Dare,  Wm.  Louthan,  Mark  Cummings,  Wm.  Cum¬ 
mings,  L.  F.  Smith,  Henry  Kruger,  each  $5  ;  P.  M.  Painter,  J.  A.  Lay- 
ton,  Robert  Foster,  Bertha  Ormes,  Ed.  Hook,  Laura  Brown,  Wm.  Eakle, 
each  $2 ;  Clarence  Lamb,  $1.50 ;  Thos.  Hood,  Mrs.  J.  O.  Barnhart, 
Gertrude  Grant,  Carl  Hendrickson,  Dale  Walson,  Edward  Medler,  Bennie 
Hendrickson,  John  Thorntons,  Chas.  Hood,  Clifford  Grant,  Wm.  Shaw, 
Howard  Woodall,  Sunday  school,  each  $1 ;  Harry  Dare,  John  Wolfe, 
Henry  Grant,  each  25  cents  ;  Sunday  school  for  foreign  missions,  $11.02  ; 
Sunday  school  for  home  mission  debt,  $26 ;  Woman’s  Missionary  Associa¬ 
tion,  $21.62.  Total,  $122.89. 

Parkville. — Amelia  Summitt,  Chas.  York,  Grace  Rough  ten,  Edith 
Allen,  Mrs.  Chas.  Galbraith,  Grace  Lewis,  Mrs.  James  Beavers,  each  $1. 
Total,  $7. 

GALTON  STATION— N.  E.  Royer,  Pastor. 

J.  P.  Woolford  and  wife,  N.  E.  Royer  and  wife,  each  $10 ;  W.  M. 
A.,  $13.45 ;  Robert  Watson  and  wife,  Thomas  Lyons,  Alva  Watson  and 
wife,  Areola  First  National  Bank,  Ross  Woolford  and  wife,  W.  E. 
Cosier,  wife,  and  son,  W.  M.  A.,  each  $5 ;  Elmer  Clodfelter  and  wife, 
$3.50 ;  Sunday  school,  G.  H.  Moser,  each  $3 ;  Lewis  Brannan,  W.  E. 
Seaman,  Emma  Seaman,  each  $2.50 ;  G.  S.  Tarbox,  Harry  Maile  and 
wife,  Bragg  and  Helen  Bank,  Edward  Riley,  E.  H.  Hickman,  W.  H. 
Raney,  G.  W.  Schaffer  and  wife,  J.  C.  Woolford,  R.  B.  Jared,  W.  M. 
Smith  and  wife,  Mary  Raney,  Robert  W right  and  wife,  each  $2  ;  A.  D. 
Bradley,  Lizzie  Brannan,  each  $1.50 ;  Susan  Stover,  H.  A.  Baker,  Aaron 
Swick,  G.  H.  Stolley,  Ben  Passon  and  wife,  Sam  Woolford,  Virgil  Rich¬ 
ardson,  A.  R.  Gillogly,  Clem  Groves,  L.  C.  Almstead,  Floe  Brannan,  Joe 
Metz,  Alice  Raney,  W.  M.  Hunt,  Jennie  Hunt,  R.  C.  Jared  and  wife, 
W.  I.  Garrison  and  wife,  W.  L.  Shively,  Roy  Bird  and  wife,  each  $1 ; 
Lee  Widner,  Charles  Vancleve,  each  $1.50 ;  Willice  Tabor,  Marion  Evert 
Watson,  S.  W.  Raney,  J.  A.  Bradley,  each  50  cents ;  Clara  Bates,  35 
cents ;  Ethel  Bates,  Carl  Bates,  Otto  Bates,  Jesse  Bates,  each  10  cents  ; 
J.  P.  Woolford  and  wife,  W.  E.  Cosier  and  wife,  each  $5;  Susan  Stover, 
$2  ;  Ross  Woolford;  Alva  Watson,  $1 ;  Mary  Raney,  each  82.25 ;  A.  I). 
Bradley,  40  cents  ;  Wm.  Band,  Lottie  Raney,  Byrdena  Shaffer,  each  25 
cents  ;  Horace  Cosier,  5  cents.  Total,  $154.15. 

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GREENUP  CIRCUIT— H.  O.  Fowler,  Pastor. 

Williams  Chapel  Class. — Foreign  Missions. — Ester  Oaks,  $1 ;  Florence 
Oaks,  15  cents:  Bro.  Oaks,  20  cents. 

Conference  Claims. — Bro.  Oaks,  Sister  Bilman,  William  Curl,  Sister 
Allen,  each  25  cents.  Total,  $2.35. 

Liberty  Hill  Class. — John  Nees,  Frank  Snearly,  each  $1 ;  Sister 
Campbell,  Bro.  Atkins,  Sister  Hawk,  25  cents  ;  Sister  Snearly,  Otis  Mc- 
Master,  each  50  cents.  Total,  $3.75. 

Union  Chapel  Class. — Bro.  Feltner,  $1. 

Grand  total,  $7.10. 

ISLAND  GROVE  CIRCUIT— G.  W.  Padrick,  Pastor. 

Kerns  Class. — G.  W.  Ebbert,  Emma  Ebbert,  Evelin  Eagelton,  each 
$1 ;  Sallie  Hutton,  Sarah  Eagleton,  each  50  cents ;  Lewis  Paterson,  Wil¬ 
liam  Beard,  Grant  Wilson,  each  25  cents  ;  James  T.  Story,  A.  H.  Dart, 
each  50  cents ;  Lillian  Hicks,  25  cents  ;  Effa  Newlin,  50  cents :  William 
Lee,  25  cents;  Jasper  Newlin,  Liberty  Kuntz,  each  $1;  Nella  Kibler. 
Lillie  Arnold,  each  25  cents  ;  Anna  Arnold,  $1. 

Bethel  Class. — Martha  Brown.  50  cents ;  Elizabeth  Henderson,  Charles 
Smith,  Zona  Smith,  William  Candill,  Wm.  Kneipp,  Eliza  Glover,  each 
95  cents 

Mt.  Zion  Class. — William  Clark,  $1  ;  Ella  Kibler,  50  cents. 

Jewett  Class. — Rev.  A.  A.  Rice  and  wife,  Henry  Slade  and  wife,  each 
$1 ;  Sara  Allenbaugh,  25  cents. 

Ten  dollars  for  home  missions,  special ;  balance  to  be  applied  on  con¬ 
ference  claims. 

LOOGOOTEE  CIRCUIT— J.  L.  Pellum,  Pastor. 

Pleasant  Grove. — J.  R.  Fogler,  $11 ;  K.  D.  Henry,  $5 ;  J.  H.  Mahon, 
$4 ;  Chas.  Gatewood,  Chas.  Mahon,  Mary  Fogler,  Lewis  Lape,  W.  H. 
Gray,  each,  $2 ;  George  Harner,  $1.55 ;  Elba  IJarner,  $1.25 ;  Nancy 
Eberhart,  Mary  Peters,  Catharine  Miller,  Elsie  Fogler.  Mary  Mahon, 
Manda  Gray,  Sam  Eberhart,  Margaret  Henry,  John  Godsey,  each,  $1  : 
Mary  Henry,  Bertha  Gray,  Lucy  Harner,  Lindy  Harpster,  Edna  Bull- 
ington,  Ella"  Lape,  C.  M.  Rush,  Arva  Gatewood.  Lincoln  Gray,  Nineveh 
Helm,  F.  W.  Miller,  each,  50  cents ;  Marne  Helm,  W.  S.  Helm,  Chas. 
Miller,  A.  K.  Mahon,  Clarence  Helm,  Rolla  Pryor,  Mary  A.  Helm,  C.  E. 
Switzer,  Emily  Lambert,  Clara  Miller,  W.  S.  Ervin,  Josie  Ervin,  Nellie 
Schwarm,  Mary  Lash,  R.  E.  Stephens,  Lela  Mahon,  Wm.  Guffy,  each, 
25  cents ;  Gertie  Helm,  Bertha  Helm,  M.  S.  Lansbord,  Ralph  Mahon, 
each,  10  cents;  Earl  Mahon,  Herald  Mahon,  Frank  Mahon,  each,  5  cents. 
Total,  $52.10. 

Salem  Class. — A.  W.  Lowry,  $8 ;  Silas  Greider,  $6 :  Mary  A.  Lowry, 
$5 ;  A.  E.  Lowry,  $3 ;  Silas  Griffeth,  $2 ;  Wilbert  Ragel,  $1.25 ;  Emma 
Ragel,  Albert  Lowry,  Wm.  Lippincott,  J.  L.  Lippincott,  Amy  Wagner, 
Edith  Lovett,  Melvina  Greider,  Christina  Lowry,  L.  G.  Lippincott,  Nancy 
Lowry,  Susan  Ragel,  Chas.  Dunbar,  each,  $1 ;  Sam  Wagner,  Fred  Rex- 
winkel,  each,  75  cents ;  DeWitt  Greider,  Cariline  Lippincott.  Sophrona 
Greider,  Henry  Smith,  S.  L.  Sapp,  each,  50  cents ;  C.  W.  Ragel,  75  cents ; 
Belle  Welker,"  $1 ;  Rilla  Ragel,  Sarah  Greider.  each,  25  cents ;  Ruby 
Ragel,  10  cents;  Glen  Lowry.  Bertha  Pellum,  Jerome  Pellum,  Leo 
Pellum,  Raymond  Fisher,  Clifford  Fisher,  Herold  Sapp,  Celia  Ragel, 
Ethel  Lowrv,  each,  5  cents.  Total,  $44.05. 

Prairie  Chapel. — John  Crawford,  A.  T.  Parks.  Margaret  Poland,  J.  P. 
Crabbs,  each,  $1  ;  David  Magraw,  S.  V.  McCormick,  each^  50  cents ; 
Eupliema  Magraw,  Joe  Crawford,  each,  25  cents.  Total.  $5.50. 

Public  collections  for  circuit,  $15.35.  Grand  total,  $117.  Applied 
on  missions,  $62  ;  balance  on  other  claims, 

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MARTINSVILLE  CIRCUIT— H.  S.  Reese,  Pastor. 

Centenary  Class. — Wm.  Washburn,  Ed.  Fredenberger,  each,  $5 ;  Abie 
Honderich,  $10 ;  Dick  McCarty,  Henry  Bierbaum,  each,  $5 ;  Ben  Bier- 
baum,  Forest  Smith,  each,  $3 ;  Wm.  Washburn,  Sr.,  $2 ;  Lizzie  Eckle, 
Josie  Bierbaum,  Irvin  Honderich,  George  Bierbaum,  Orville  Honderich, 
Eva  Honderich,  each,  $1 ;  Bessie  Vaughn,  25  cents.  Total,  $44.25. 

Friendship  Class. — Frank  Leonx  and  family,  Wm.  Hariocl  and  family, 
each,  $5 ;  Charlie  Hardesty,  Joshua  Smith,  each,  $2 ;  Stella  McCrory, 
Mrs.  Sam  Huffman,  Mrs.  F.  McCrory,  Frank  Huffman,  each,  $1 ;  Mrs. 
Tom  Tifft,  50  cents ;  Allen  Huffman,  Purl  Huffman,  each,  25  cents ;  Mrs. 
Jeff  McDaniel,  $3.54;  from  Sunday  school,  $5.  Total,  $27.44. 

Dolson  Class. — Jasper  Ulery,  John  Kimler,  each,  $5;  Mrs.  Jeffers,  $3 ; 
Charlie  Walker,  $2  ;  Ben  St.  Clair,  Mr.  Cooper,  Wm.  Jeffers,  Mrs.  Ervin 
Morgan,  Mrs.  Jasper  Ulery,  Ervin  Morgan,  Maude  Nerr,  Samuel  Gallatin, 
Mrs.  Sam  Gallatin,  each,  $1 ;  Effie  Winterroad,  Mrs.  Black,  Mrs.  H. 
Catcher,  John  Collier,  Mrs.  John  Hanley,  Mrs.  S.  Thomas,  Mr.  Thomas, 
Mr.  Espinshide,  John  Tomaw,  Mrs.  John  Waters,  Mrs.  Jones,  each,  50 
cents ;  A.  H.  Hackney,  $2.  Total,  $31.50. 

Regular  collections,  $37.78.  Grand  total,  $140.97.  Applied  on  mis¬ 
sions,  home  and  foreign,  $76.07 ;  balance  applied  on  Conference  claims. 

« 

NEWMAN  CIRCUIT— Su^y. 

Mary  Hutchison,  $5;  Andrew  Hutchison,  ^^0 ;  Grant  Josserand, 
Geo.  Stoughton,  E.  Gahert,  Wm.  Warnes,  Mr.  Waltz,  Lulu  Gunn,  W. 
R.  Henderson,  each  $1 ;  Laura  Chism,  Earl  Chism,  Lewis  Jusserand, 
John  Kracht,  Francis  Kracht,  Wm.  Ellington,  each  50  cents ;  Wm. 
Denba,  25  cents ;  Mrs.  Spitzmuir,  $1.  Total,  $18.75. 

REDMON  CIRCUIT— L.  E.  Miller,  Pastor. 

Redmon  Class. — John  Mason  and  wife,  $10 ;  Harry  Young  and  wife, 
$5 ;  J.  W.  Mason  and  wife,  $3 ;  W.  M.  A.  Society,  $21.96 ;  Y.  P.  C.  E.  * 
U.,  $1.25 ;  Walter  Wilson,  R.  L.  Downs,  Winifred  McCard,  Ruth  Lee, 
John  Bertram,  Roy  Gill,  Geo.  Wendell,  each  $1 ;  Elben  Appelgate,  H. 
W.  Mood,  Wm.  Dyer,  Homer  Humphry,  Maggie  Osborn,  Clara  Winn, 
W.  S.  Burton,  Everett  Dyer,  Anna  Stanley,  50  cents ;  Walter  Luttrill, 
Joe  McDaniels,  Jeff  Ervin,  Mabel  Stanley,  each  25  cents;  public  col¬ 
lection,  $7.47.  Total,  $61.18. 

Embarrass  Class. — Peter  Chesrown,  $3.50 ;  Howard  Vanawker,  $2.50 ; 
Sunday  school,  $2.05 ;  Ladies’  Aid  Society,  $2 ;  Lucinda  Cummins,  Anna 
Combs,  C.  Thompson,  James  Chesrown,  Wm.  Cummins,  Arthur  Hess, 
E.  Kinder,  Ray  Trimble,  Mattie  Chesrown,  Minnie  Chesrown,  Arthur 
Trimble,  Cooper  Welsh,  Earl  Weaver,  Alf  Eskew,  Wm.  Witt,  Cyrus 
Wood,  Hannah  Roll,  Mary  ITatheway,  each  $1 ;  Rebecca  Chesrown,  Loda 
Fry,  Dan  Chesrown,  Lolo  Pittman,  Robt.  Patrick,  E.  N.  Trimble,  Arthur 
Cummins,  Gertrude  Brinkerhoff,  each  50  cents ;  Myrtle  Chesrown, 
Bertha  Furgeson,  each  25  cents ;  public  collection,  $2.64.  Total,  $36.19. 

Barton  Class. — Palmyra  McCreery,  $13 ;  L.  L.  Swinfard  and  wife, 
$5 ;  Sunday  school,  $3.98 ;  M.  W.  A.  Society,  $3.20 ;  Mitchel  Sims  and 
wife,  $3 ;  Martha  Browning,  $2  ;  Emma  Browning,  $1.75 ;  Perl  Miller, 
Birt  Plank,  Bell  Babb,  Anna  Early,  Mrs.  J.  B.  Browning,  H.  J.  Turner, 
Ray  Turner,  J.  B.  Browning,  F.  A.  Lauher,  Fannie  Lauher,  Frank 
Miller,  each  $1 ;  Mollie  Turner,  Dell  Miller,  Laurie  Babb,  Earl  Babb, 
Sattie  Hunt,  A.  C.  Blair,  Lelia  Erp,  Mary  Stakes,  Malinda  Plank,  each 
50  cents  Geo.  Early,  65  cents ;  Herb  Browning,  Minnie  Browning,  each 
50  cents  ;  Mary  White,  Sarah  Farker,  each  25  cents  ;  J.  R.  Blair,  $1 ; 
public  collection,  $1.70 ;  Rev.  L.  E.  Miller  and  wife,  $28.50.  Total' 
$52.28.  • 

Grand  total,  $178.15. 


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Applied  on  conference  mission  debt,  $14.89 ;  applied  on  foreign  mis¬ 
sions,  $26.41.  Remainder  applied  on  other  conference  claims. 


TOLEDO  CIRCUIT — C.  W.  Perkins,  Pastor. 

Olive  Class. — Sne  Egleston,  Catharine  Shupe,  B.  R.  Sparks,  each  $1 ; 
E.  D.  Gordan,  Ida  Gordan,  Thomas  Grissamore,  R.  Richardson,  Matilda 
Oakley,  each,  50  cents;  Earn  Sparks,  Nancy  Sparks,  Sarah  Dow,  Minnie 
Garrison,  Alva  Gordan,  Carl  Gordan,  Morris  Gordan,  Edna  Gordan,  Anna 
Starbuck,  Mary  Sparks,  each,  25  cents ;  Earl  Sparks,  10  cents ;  Joseph 
Dow,  90  cents;  collections,  $2.45;  Sunday  school  (for  foreign  missions), 
$3.35.  Total,  $14.80. 

Connette  Class. — J.  H.  Williams,  B.  M.  Holsapple,  each,  $1.50 ;  Mary 
Hines,  J.  W.  Stitt,  each,  $1 ;  Lucrecia  Chesser,  Ellen  Holsapple,  H. 
Holsapple,  J.  W.  Holsapple,  E.  E.  Holsapple,  Lue  Holsapple,  each,  50 
cents;  collections,  $4;  Sunday  school  (foreign  missions),  $3.47.  Total, 
$15.47. 

Zion  Class. — Elmer  Coen,  $1 ;  Rosco  Coen,  Ethel  Coen,  Emma  Coen, 
Nettie  Coen,  each,  25  cents ;  Alice  Dalton,  Lucy  Bayne,  each,  50  cents ; 
collections,  $2.23.  Total,  $5.23. 

Johnstown  Class. — Nealson  Beals,  Anna  Beals,  each,  $1  •  James  Shull, 
50  cents  ;  Maggie  Laymon,  Alice  Borroff ,  F anny  Sweet,  each,  25  cents ; 
Nellie  Laymon,  15  cei^  ;  collections,  $1.70.  Total,  $5.10. 

Grand  total,  $40.6™  Applied  on  missions,  $21.30 ;  on  Conference 
claims,  $19.30. 


WESTFIELD  STATION— H.  H.  Heberly,  Pastor. 

Foreign  Missions. — H.  H.  Heberly,  $20 ;  C.  E.  Bigelow  and  family, 
$15 ;  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Anderson,  $10 ;  Luther  Anderson,  25  cents ;  E.  R. 
Shuey,  Samuel  Spelbring,  R.  G.  Catron,  Mrs.  Lizzie  Laws,  each,  $10 ; 
W.  Beasely,  25  cents  ;  Mrs.  M.  L.  Briscoe,  $1 ;  Mrs.  S.  R.  Connelly,  $6 ; 
Prof.  L.  H.  Cooley,  Mrs.  Katie  L.  Cooley,  each,  $2.50 ;  Katie  Dawson, 
50  cents ;  Dr.  B.  F.  Daugherty,  $5  ;  Mrs.  B.  F.  Daugherty,  $2 ;  Carroll 
Daugherty,  Elva  Dawson,  each,  $1 ;  Mrs.  Mary  Evinger,  50  cents ;  Iris 
Eginton,  25  cents ;  S.  W.  Ellis,  Henry  C.  Fabert,  Mrs.  Mary  Fabert, 
each,  50  cents ;  Bessie  Garver,  Francis  Haworth,  each,  $1 ;  E.  A.  Kauble, 
$1.25 ;  Rev.  S.  Mills  and  wife,  $5 ;  Rev.  W.  H.  Nickerson,  $2.50 ;  Mrs. 
W.  PI.  Nickerson,,  $1;  Flossie  Nickerson,  Carl  Nickerson,  Vera  Nicker¬ 
son,  each,  50  cents ;  Geneva  Nichols,  $2 ;  M.  J.  Parcel,  $1 ;  Lewis  R. 
Perigo,  $5 ;  Mrs.  Flattie  B.  Perigo,  $1.75 ;  R.  M.  Porterfield,  $5  ;  C.  C. 
Peters,  50  cents ;  Kathryn  Reid,  25  cents ;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  C.  Rider, 
$2.50 ;  Lela  Seneff,  $3.50 ;  Prof.  W.  E.  Shear,  $5  ;  Rev.  W.  R.  Shuey  and 
wife,  $5 ;  Mrs.  J.  R.  Shuey,  $1.50 ;  Mrs.  Sarah  Smith,  $5 ;  Lois  Shuey, 
$1 ;  Hattie  Tobey,  25  cents  ;  Mrs.  Josephine  Tobey,  Mrs.  B.  F.  Wilson, 
each,  $1 ;  Emma  Wilson,  $2 ;  Florence  Wilson,  $2.50 ;  B.  F.  Wilson, 
H.  O.  Walker,  each,  $1 ;  Lucy  Walker,  $2 ;  Mrs.  M.  J.  White,  $1 ;  Sunday 
school,  $5 ;  I).  M.  Armentrout,  $1 ;  Prof.  M.  M.  Hoover,  $2 ;  Hazel 
Eginton,  25  cents;  L.  A.  Rider,  $5:  Dr.  D.  R.  Seneff,  $3;  Professor 
Meltom  $1 ;  A.  H.  Garver,  $5 ;  E.  T.  Pinnell,  Mr.  H.  Spellbring,  $1 ; 
Mrs.  Plaworth,  $4 ;  H.  P.  Mills,  Mi’s.  Hancock,  each,  $2  ;  Sylvia  Rule, 
$1 ;  Sunday  school,  $2.32 ;  Y.  P.  C.  U.,  $27.03  ;  Junior  Y.  P.  C.  U.,  $2 ; 
Intermediate  Y.  P.  C.  U.,  $5.50  ;  special  to  Ishiguro,  $5  ;  Woman’s  Mis¬ 
sionary  Society,  $38.47.  Grand  total  for  foreign  missions,  $288 ;  Con¬ 
ference  collections,  $208 ;  home  mission  debt,  $30. 


WESTFIELD  CIRCUIT— G.  W.  Reid,  Pastor. 

Weaver  Mission. — Bert  Stewart,  John  Jenkins,  C.  R.  Lowe,  .Henry 
Brandenburg,  I.  C.  Gossett,  Emma  Gossett,  each,  $1 ;  Henry  Without, 
James  Hutton,  Gay  Brandenburg,  Wm.  Cox,  Maggie  Cox,  M.  A.  Wood- 


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burn,  Will  Comer,  Dave  Moontz,  Charles  Brandenburg,  J.  A.  Lippencott, 
E.  E.  Richardson,  each,  50  cents  :  Dovie  Cox,  Stella  Miller,  Harry  Bran¬ 
denburg,  Charles  Rhoades,  Belle  Baker,  Clara  iMcMorriss,  Wm.  I. 
Able,  Agnis  Able,  J.  A.  Cox,  each,  25  cents ;  Wallace  McMorriss,  10 
cents;  general  collection,  $1.46;  birthday  offerings,  $10.87;  ‘birthday 
offerings,  48  cents ;  general  collection,  $2.36.  Total,  $28.92. 

Fairview  Mission. — W.  A.  Woodburn,  $1;  Jas.  Lippencott,  $2;  I.  W. 
Yanaway,  E.  G.  Sidwell,  Sam  Sid  well,  E.  A.  Lippencott,  each  50  cents  ; 
Lloyd  Frizell,  J.  Richardson,  Effie  Hall,  Howard  Etnise,  Kate  Frizell, 
Delila  Rinebolt,  Mamie  Rinebolt,  S.  G.  Closson,  M.  Malcom,  Gertrude 
Cook,  each,  25  cents ;  general  collection,  $1.63  ;  birthday  offering,  $2.13. 
Total,  $10.26. 

Liberty  Mission. — Adetta  Richardson,  $2  ;  Jane  Newell,  A.  C.  Ingram, 
J.  W.  Dallas,  W.  A.  Stewart,  John  Richardson,  each,  $1 ;  Willey  Turner, 
Lizzie  Ingram,  Sarah  Robinson,  E.  W.  Mann,  Aurora  Mann,  L.  M. 
Landrus,  Ella  Ingram,  Bert  Brown,  each,  50  cents  ;  Ollie  Brown,  Anna 
Ingram,  Tom  Newell,  each,  25  cents.  Total,  $11.75. 

Salisbury  Mission — Lucy  Gossett,  Martha  Gossett,  Rev.  Mr.  Reid, 
each,  $1 ;  Mat  Malcom,  Burt  Malcom,  C.  E.  Malcom,  S.  S.  Sargent, 
Vivian  Lee,  H.  A.  Malcom,  each,  50  cents;  Orval  Lee,  75  cents ;  Charley 
Lee,  W.  D.  Slade,  G.  O.  Calhoun,  E.  Abernathy,  Mrs.  E.  Abernathy, 
each,  25  cents :  society,  7  cents ;  Total,  $8.07. 

Fox  Ridge  Mission. — General  collection,  $1. 

Diona  Class. — General  collection,  $1.26 ;  Oscar  Haddock,  50  cents. 
Total,  $1.76. 

Grand  total,  $61.76. 


Conference  Proceedings 


REPORT  OF  MISSIONARY  CIRCUITS. 


Lower  Wabash,  $1,093.86. 


Charge 

Annapolis . 

A vena  . 

Ashmore  . 

Blackhawk  . 

Beecher  City  . < 

Birds  . 

Bluford  . 

Center  Point  . 

Clay  City  . 

Cfhesterville  . 

Casey  Station  . 

Casey  Circuit . 

Calhoun  . 

Flora  Station  . . 

Flora  Circuit  . 

Galton  . 

Island  Grove  . . . 

Lewis  . . 

Loogootee  . 

Marshall  . 

Mt.  Zion  . . 

Martinsville  . 

Mt.  Vernon  . 

New  Hebron  . 

Oblong  . 

Olney  Station  . 

Olney  Circuit  . 

Paris  . 

Prairieton  . 

Parkville  . 

Parkersburg  . 

Robinson  . . . 

Redmon  . 

St.  Francisville  . ' . 

Sumner  . 

Terre  Haute,  First  . . 

Terre  Haute,  Second  . 

Terre  Haute,  Third  . 

Terre  Haute,  Fourth  . 

Toledo  . . 

Vermilion  . 

Vergennes  . 

Vienna  . 

Westfield  Station  .  . .  .  % . 

Westfield  Circuit  . 

Yale  . 


Amt. 

Av. 

per  mem. 

5  68 

03 

5  00 

02 

15  91 

08 

18  00 

06 

2  45 

01 

15  25 

08 

1  13 

01 

14  80 

03 

29  95 

10 

31  02 

51  10 

32 

7  20  . 

04 

6  00 

04 

7  33 

21 

11  70 

03 

26  25 

23 

1  35 

01 

32  00 

07 

24  00 

15 

7  83 

03 

8  25 

03 

11  75 

06 

2  50 

02 

100  00 

35 

10  00 

05 

69  82 

25 

8  32 

04 

14  44 

•07 

25  15 

11 

25 

01 

22  30 

09 

21  12 

13 

1  25 

01 

75  55 

16 

3  00 

01 

51  00 

14 

12  60 

05 

35  16 

64 

13  96 

13 

10  25 

06 

17  25 

09 

11  15 

04 

1  00 

01 

226  85 

1  16 

15  00 

04 

12  16 

04 

The  following  charges  gave  nothing :  Browns,  Clarksburg,  Greenup, 
New  Goshen.  Newman,  Oakgrove. 

Average  per  member  for  the  conference,  ten  cents. 

Rev.  S.  O.  Stoltz.  Treas., 

St.  Francisville,  Ill. 


August  28,  1908. 


